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Wilson Gonzalez

Senior Regulatory Analyst
Office of the Ohio Consumers' Counsel

Areas of Expertise:

Energy Economics, Environmental Policy, Power Sector, Regulation, Renewables, Smart Grid, Transmission

Mr. Gonzalez has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Yale University and a Master of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. I have also completed coursework and passed my comprehensive exams towards a Ph.D. in Economics at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. I have been employed in the energy industry since 1986, first with the Connecticut Energy Office (Senior Economist, 1986-1992), then Columbia Gas Distribution Companies (“Columbia Gas”) (Integrated Resource Planning Coordinator, 1992-1996) and American Electric Power Service Corporation (“AEP”) (Marketing Profitability Coordinator and Market Research Consultant, 1996-2002). I have been spearheading the Resource Planning activities within OCC since 2004, and have been involved in numerous electric industry cases before the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (“PUCO” or “Commission”). Mr. Gonzalez was a finalist for Commissioner of the Public Utility Commission in 2010.