Dan Hansen works in a variety of areas related to retail and wholesale pricing in electricity and natural gas markets. He uses statistical models to forecast energy sales and demand, estimate customer load response to changing prices, and estimate customer preferences for product attributes. Dan has conducted evaluations and provided testimony regarding revenue decoupling and weather adjustment mechanisms. He has developed and priced new product options, evaluated existing pricing programs, evaluated the risks associated with individual products and product portfolios, and developed cost-of-service studies. His research has been published in Industrial and Labor Relations Review, the Journal of Labor Economics, and The Electricity Journal.
CA Energy Consulting Experts Speak at Edison Electric Institute Electric Rates Course
July 31, 2024 - Four experts from CA Energy Consulting presented at the 2024 Edison Electric Institute Electric Rates Course on issues related to costing, pricing, and incentive regulation.
April 01, 2016 - CA Energy Consulting presents ex-post and ex-ante load impact evaluations for the statewide Demand Bidding Program (“DBP”) in place at Pacific Gas and Electric Company (“PG&E”), Southern California Edison (“SCE”), and San Diego Gas and Electric Company (“SDG&E”) in 2015.
April 01, 2016 - CA Energy Consulting documents ex-post and ex-ante load impact evaluations for the statewide Base Interruptible Program (“BIP”) in place at Pacific Gas and Electric Company (“PG&E”), Southern California Edison (“SCE”), and San Diego Gas and Electric Company (“SDG&E”) in 2015.
April 01, 2016 - CA Energy Consulting reported on ex-post and ex-ante load impact evaluations for the statewide Demand Bidding Program (“DBP”) in place at Pacific Gas and Electric Company (“PG&E”), Southern California Edison (“SCE”), and San Diego Gas and Electric Company (“SDG&E”) in 2015.
April 01, 2016 - CA Energy Consulting reported on 2015 ex post and 2016-2026 ex ante load impact estimates for Pacific Gas & Electric Company’s (PG&E) residential time-based pricing tariffs.
March 30, 2016 - CA Energy Consulting calculated the 2015 ex-post and 2016-2026 ex-ante load impacts for Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (PG&E) mandatory time-of-use (TOU) rates that were implemented for small-sized, medium-sized, and agricultural non-residential customers in 2015.
April 01, 2015 - CA Energy Consulting reported on ex post and ex ante load impact evaluations for the statewide Base Interruptible Program (“BIP”) in place at Pacific Gas and Electric Company (“PG&E”), Southern California Edison (“SCE”), and San Diego Gas and Electric Company (“SDG&E”) in 2014.
April 01, 2015 - CA Energy Consulting documented the results of a load impact evaluation of aggregator-based demand response (“DR”) programs operated by the three California investor-owned utilities (IOUs), Pacific Gas and Electric (“PG&E”), Southern California Edison (“SCE”), and San Diego Gas and Electric (“SDG&E”) for Program Year 2014.
April 01, 2015 - CA Energy Consulting produced ex-post and ex-ante load impact evaluations for Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (“PG&E”) mandatory time-of-use (“TOU”) rates that were implemented for small and medium-sized non-residential customers in 2014.
April 01, 2015 - CA Energy Consulting conducted ex-post and ex-ante load impact evaluations for the statewide Demand Bidding Program (“DBP”) in place at Pacific Gas and Electric Company (“PG&E”), Southern California Edison (“SCE”), and San Diego Gas and Electric Company (“SDG&E”) in 2014.
Dan Hansen Presents on Energy Utility Basics
October 20, 2014 - Dan Hansen participated in WPUI’s Energy Utility Basics Course that took place in Madison, Wisconsin during the week of October 20, 2014.
Dan Hansen Testifies on Xcel Energy’s Revenue Decoupling Mechanism
August 31, 2014 - Dan Hansen supported Xcel Energy’s revenue decoupling proposal for its Minnesota service territory in August, 2014.
Dan Hansen Presents on Transforming the Utility Business Model
August 25, 2014 - Dan Hansen participated in the EUCI conference "Transforming the Utility Business Model” that took place in Chicago, Illinois on August 25-26, 2014.
Dan Hansen Presents on Rate Design Strategies
July 22, 2014 - Dan Hansen participated in and helped organize an EUCI conference called “Rate Design Strategies for Meeting Regulatory Objectives” that took place in Denver, Colorado on July 22-23, 2014. Dr. Hansen conducted a pre-conference workshop that included discussions of electric vehicle pricing principles, efficient electricity pricing principles, and dynamic pricing products.
Dan Hansen Presents at Load Impact Evaluation Workshop
May 07, 2014 - Dan Hansen presented at the annual Load Impact Evaluation Workshop of the California DRMEC that took place in San Francisco, California on May 7, 2014.
April 01, 2014 - CA Energy Consulting documented ex post and ex ante load impact evaluations for the statewide Demand Bidding Program (“DBP”) in place at Pacific Gas and Electric Company (“PG&E”), Southern California Edison (“SCE”), and San Diego Gas and Electric Company (“SDG&E”) in 2013.
April 01, 2014 - This second volume of the aggregator program evaluation report for program-year 2013 contains an analysis of the performance of the current program baseline methods and of a number of potential alternative baseline methods. The baseline analysis was ordered in the CPUC decision regarding DR activities and budgets for 2012 through 2014.
April 01, 2014 - CA Energy Consulting documents the results of a load impact evaluation of aggregator demand response (“DR”) programs operated by the three California investor-owned utilities (IOUs), Pacific Gas and Electric (“PG&E”), Southern California Edison (“SCE”), and San Diego Gas and Electric (“SDG&E”) for Program Year 2013.
A Summary of Revenue Decoupling Evaluations -
July 21, 2013 - This presentation provides an overview of the independent evaluations of four revenue decoupling mechanisms conducted by CA Energy Consulting.
2012 Load Impact Evaluation of San Diego Gas & Electric’s Residential Peak Time Rebate Program -
April 01, 2013 - CA Energy Consulting reports on the ex post and ex ante load impact evaluations of San Diego Gas & Electric’s (SDG&E) 2012 Peak Time Rebate (PTR) program.
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April 01, 2013 - CA Energy Consulting documents the results of a load impact evaluation of aggregator demand response ("DR") programs operated by the three California investor-owned utilities (IOUs), Pacific Gas and Electric ("PG&E"), Southern California Edison ("SCE"), and San Diego Gas and Electric ("SDG&E") for Program-Year 2012.
April 01, 2013 - CA Energy Consulting presents a load impact evaluation of the PeakChoice Program offered by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (“PG&E”) in 2012.
April 01, 2013 - CA Energy Consulting documents ex post and ex ante load impact evaluations for the statewide Demand Bidding Program (“DBP”) in place at Pacific Gas and Electric Company (“PG&E”), Southern California Edison (“SCE”), and San Diego Gas and Electric Company (“SDG&E”) in 2012.
May 31, 2012 - CA Energy Consulting estimated customer load reductions during event days for SDG&E’s Peak-time Rebate pilot program. The study also included a forecast of program load impacts for 2012 through 2021.
May 29, 2012 - CA Energy Consulting estimated customer load reductions during event days for the Demand Bidding Programs in place at PG&E and SCE. The study also included a forecast of program load impacts for 2012 through 2022.
March 03, 2012 - CA Energy Consulting estimated customer load reductions during event days for the Summer Discount Program in place at Southern California Edison.
March 29, 2011 - CA Energy Consulting estimated customer load reductions during event days for the Aggregator demand response programs in place at PG&E, SCE, and SDG&E. The study also included a forecast of program load impacts for 2011 through 2020.
March 29, 2011 - CA Energy Consulting estimated customer load reductions during event days for the Demand Bidding Programs in place at PG&E and SCE. The study also included a forecast of program load impacts for 2011 through 2021.
Highly Volatile-Load Customer Study -
October 27, 2010 - This study identifies commercial and industrial customers with highly volatile loads and explores their experience in demand response programs offered by the three California investor-owned electric utilities.
September 17, 2010 - This study estimated the load impacts from customers in SDG&E’s Participating Load Pilot Program.
April 21, 2010 - CA Energy Consulting estimated customer load reductions during event days for the Aggregator demand response programs in place at PG&E, SCE, and SDG&E. The study also included a forecast of program load impacts for 2010 through 2020.
April 19, 2010 - CA Energy Consulting estimated customer load reductions during event days for the non-residential Critical Peak Pricing demand response programs in place at PG&E, SCE, and SDG&E. The study also included a forecast of program load impacts for 2010 through 2020.
April 01, 2010 - CA Energy Consulting estimated customer load reductions during event days for the Demand Bidding Programs in place at PG&E and SCE. The study also included a forecast of program load impacts for 2010 through 2020.
May 01, 2009 - CA Energy Consulting estimated customer load reductions during event days for the Aggregator demand response programs in place at PG&E, SCE, and SDG&E. The study also included a forecast of program load impacts for 2009 through 2020.
April 29, 2009 - CA Energy Consulting estimated customer load reductions during event days for the non-residential Critical Peak Pricing demand response programs in place at PG&E, SCE, and SDG&E. The study also included a forecast of program load impacts for 2009 through 2020.
April 29, 2009 - CA Energy Consulting estimated customer load reductions during event days for the Demand Bidding Programs in place at PG&E and SCE. The study also included a forecast of program load impacts for 2009 through 2020.
August 15, 2008 - This study evaluates customer response to two demand response programs operated by the three investor-owned utilities in California. It includes estimated demand response for the 2007 program year of the critical-peak pricing (CPP) rates and the demand-bidding programs (DBP) offered to non-residential customers.
