Valerie Brader, Governor Snyder’s new Chief Energy Policy Officer, has been on the job since September 12.  This week she has been moved from offices at the Michigan Economic Development Corporation to the Governor’s Office.  A Harvard Law School graduate, her energy experience includes clients in the advanced battery industry, non-profits working on energy efficiency issues, and companies affected by Federal Energy Regulatory Commission rulings.  Although the Governor has previously stated he would announce his energy policy in the fall of 2011, Brader has indicated that because of her own late appointment this date has been pushed back to the first quarter of 2012.  Two of her recently expressed concerns are energy prices and energy reliability.  She has been quoted as saying:  “The Governor wants an energy policy that is sustainable, as I said before, both economically and environmentally.“