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William Steinhurst
William Steinhurst is a Senior Consultant with Synapse Energy Economics. Dr. Steinhurst worked at the Vermont Department of Public Service from 1981 to 2003, where he served as Planning Econometrician and, beginning in 1986, as Director for Regulated Utility Planning. Before that he served as Chief of Research and Statistics and Director of Planning and Research at the Vermont Department of Corrections; as Acting Deputy Commissioner and Director of Planning and Evaluation at the Vermont Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services, and as Director of Planning at the Vermont Agency of Human Services.
Dr. Steinhurst has written or co-authored dozens of papers and reports on statistics, modeling, energy policy, and regulation. Most recently, he was commissioned by the National Regulatory Research Institute to write a primer on the electric industry for new regulators, Electricity at a Glance. He has consulted for various clients, including the consumer advocates, state energy offices, and private firms.
He has testified as an expert witness in approximately 30 cases on topics including utility rates and ratemaking policy, default service procurement, prudence reviews, integrated resource planning, demand side management policy and program design, utility financings, power purchases, statistical analysis, and decision analysis.
Dr. Steinhurst holds a BA in Physics from Wesleyan University, and an MS in Statistics and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Vermont.
