Deborah Reynolds Email & Phone Number

United States

Staff to the National Council on Electricity Policy, Transmission State Working Group.

Tumwater, Washington, United States

Offering consulting services in the areas of energy efficiency and electrification. Available to testify before public utility commissions.

Olympia, Wa

As the managing director of the clean transportation unit in the energy division:• Oversaw development of first statewide Transportation Electrification Strategy outlining equitable approach to electrification. Completed on time and on budget. Incorporated broad and deep stakeholder engagement. Email feedback from a participant: “The best stakeholder meeting I have ever attended, and I have attended lots of them.” • Cochair of Interagency Electric Vehicle Coordinating Council… Show more As the managing director of the clean transportation unit in the energy division:• Oversaw development of first statewide Transportation Electrification Strategy outlining equitable approach to electrification. Completed on time and on budget. Incorporated broad and deep stakeholder engagement. Email feedback from a participant: “The best stakeholder meeting I have ever attended, and I have attended lots of them.” • Cochair of Interagency Electric Vehicle Coordinating Council, leading 10 agencies involved in transportation electrification strategy development and program guidance. • Oversaw development of $69M grant program for charging infrastructure. Show less

Olympia, Washington, United States

As the new deputy director of energy in the regulatory services division, I guided the completion of the 2022 Puget Sound Energy General Rate Case:• Resolved complex issues for development and implementation of state policies and regulations and utility programs, particularly the incorporation of equity into utility programs.• Managed subcontracts with external consultants preparing expert testimony.• Maintained strong relationships with intervening parties, while respecting their… Show more As the new deputy director of energy in the regulatory services division, I guided the completion of the 2022 Puget Sound Energy General Rate Case:• Resolved complex issues for development and implementation of state policies and regulations and utility programs, particularly the incorporation of equity into utility programs.• Managed subcontracts with external consultants preparing expert testimony.• Maintained strong relationships with intervening parties, while respecting their perspectives. Show less

Olympia, Wa

As the acting director of the regulatory services division: • Ensured all staff work was consistent with agency standards and regulatory principles; managed supervisors of staff; managed multiple tasks under tight deadlines and uncertain schedules.• Continued to work on developing testimony on equity for the Puget Sound Energy general rate case.

Olympia, Washington, United States

• Proposed and led establishment of new Conservation and Energy Planning section, including creating the strategic vision, developing business goals and performance metrics, creating and documenting processes and budgets, and hiring and managing employees. • Provided oversight of and feedback on regulated utility customer-side portfolios which included conservation, renewable energy, peak load management, and electrification of transportation.• Ensured regulated utilities met all… Show more • Proposed and led establishment of new Conservation and Energy Planning section, including creating the strategic vision, developing business goals and performance metrics, creating and documenting processes and budgets, and hiring and managing employees. • Provided oversight of and feedback on regulated utility customer-side portfolios which included conservation, renewable energy, peak load management, and electrification of transportation.• Ensured regulated utilities met all requirements of the Washington State Energy Independence Act, Clean Energy Transformation Act, Clean Buildings Act, Clean Fuels Program as these laws emerged. Dec. 2019 Chairman's Coin awardee for CETA implementation team.• Regularly updated senior management, agency commissioners, and other key groups.• Directed cross-functional teams to evaluate research results and provide feedback on utility pilots and program implementation.• Regularly participated in and championed the development of the vision, mission, core values, and strategy of the agency. Was responsible for translating strategies and associated initiatives into achievable and actionable team goals.• Oversight and development of policy statements and staff testimony on conservation, renewable energy, peak load management, and electrification of transportation.• Using current metrics and data, monitored the performance of regulated utility portfolios ensuring programs added value to customers, were cost effective, and were easy to use.• Served on national advisory groups for the National Standard Practice Manuals for both Energy Efficiency and Distributed Energy Resources. Worked with national experts to develop new jurisdiction-specific cost-effectiveness test guidance. • Regularly responded to requests for complex analysis of staffing costs for various legislative proposals, providing estimates that were used in the Governor’s budget proposals. Mar. 2018 Chairman's coin awardee for team responses to these requests. Show less

Olympia, Washington, United States

• Negotiated changes in utility standard practices and procedures to achieve strategic conservation and renewable resource results.• Resolved complex issues for development and implementation of state policies and regulations and utility programs.• Performed direct analysis of data as required for in-depth evaluation of technical and policy topics that informed the implementation of energy policies.• Developed staff testimony with the assistance of consultants on decoupling issues.

Master Of Regional Planning

Coursework included public policy, environmental law, environmental engineering, sociology and geographic information systems (GIS)..

Bachelor Of Science, Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Coursework included biological sciences, ecology, statistics, calculus.

Associate Of Arts And Sciences - Aas

High School

Activities and Societies: National Honor Society, Future Business Leaders of America, Cross Country Letter, Chorus, Drama Club.