Dr. Daniel McLeod is an Economist with an academic background in empirical industrial organization and applied econometrics. He has been involved in the calibration of price and revenue caps, helped design and evaluate incentive regulation plans, performed and critiqued cost benchmarking studies, and estimated the load impacts of EV smart charging algorithms and critical peak pricing demand response programs. Â As a graduate student, Daniel taught classes in econometrics and machine learning. His research proposed a novel econometric approach to estimating marginal costs in the airline industry and quantified the impacts of airline mergers using both structural models of the industry and emerging deep learning algorithms.
Making Sense of Multi-Year Rate Plan Options
October 07, 2024 - Electric and gas utilities have increasingly adopted multi-year rate plans as a way to address rising costs and streamline the regulatory process. These plans offer potential benefits such as improved cost efficiency, reduced regulatory uncertainty, and greater investment incentives. However, they may also present challenges.
Crowley and McLeod Analyze Distribution Utility Costs
April 23, 2024 - Analysis by Mr. Nicholas Crowley and Dr. Daniel McLeod finds that consumer prices for electricity have increased substantially since the Covid-19 pandemic.
