Eric Bell, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Fullerton, Ca, Us

Fullerton, California, United States

Leading quantitative analysis of consumer energy usage behavior research for electric and gas utilities. Areas of expertise include evaluation of pricing pilots, Time-of-Use (TOU) and demand rates, demand response programs, behavioral energy reports, electric vehicle charging, battery storage, smart thermostats, and other distributed energy resources.

Fullerton, California, United States

Responsible for leading Nexant's Behavioral Science & Analytics team and management of DSM Measurement & Evaluation (M&E) load & bill impact evaluation research.• Xcel Energy's Residential Battery Demand Response Pilot Evaluation 2020 - Present• ComEd’s Residential Time of Use Pricing Pilot Evaluation 2020 - Present • Con Edison's Innovative Pricing Pilot Evaluation 2019 - Present• Con Edison's Smart Home Rate Pilot Evaluation 2019 - Present• Duke Energy's Flex Savings Options Pilot Evaluation 2019 - Present• Duke Energy's Power Manager Load Impact Evaluation 2018 - Present• SCE's Default Residential Time of Use (TOU) Pilot Annual Evaluation 2018 - Present• SDG&E's Default Residential Time of Use (TOU) Pilot Annual Evaluation 2018 - Present• SoCalGas' Behavioral Conservation Campaign Evaluation 2016 - Present• ComEd’s Peak Time Savings (PTS) Program Annual Load Impact Evaluation 2015 - Present • SCE's Home Energy Report Persistence Study 2020• California Statewide Plug-in Electric Vehicle (PEV) Submetering Pilot Evaluation 2019• SoCalGas' Gas Demand Response Impact Evaluation- 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 Winter• California Statewide Opt-in Residential Time of Use (TOU) Pilot Evaluation 2017 - 2018• California Statewide 2015 & 2016 load impact evaluation of the Critical Peak Pricing (CPP) Program• OG&E’s Peak Time Rebate (PTR) Pilot 2015 load impact evaluation• ComEd’s Peak Time Savings (PTS) Direct Load Control (DLC) Pilot 2015 Evaluation• IESO 2014 Load Impact Evaluation of DR-2 & DR-3 Aggregator Demand Response Programs• California Statewide 2014 & 2015 load impact evaluation of the Permanent Load Shifting (PLS) Program• SCE’s Residential Peak Time Rebate (PTR) 2014 & 2015 load impact evaluation• SCE’s Real-Time Pricing (RTP) and Agricultural and Pumping Interruptible (AP-I) Programs 2014 & 2015 load impact evaluation

Rosemead, Ca

Manager of the Operational Analytics group, responsible for corporate goal development, performance reporting and analysis for goals and strategic initiatives, annual operating unit strategic planning, benchmarking, staffing management and forecasting, and special projects for the Customer Service Operating Unit, an organization of nearly 3,000 employees.Co-Project Manager for initiative to optimize DSM program portfolio and operations to ensure delivery of cost-effective DSM. Deliverables include refined DSM strategy/value statement, plan to derive operational savings, portfolio optimization recommendations, and action plan for working with regulators.Coordinator on CS Operational Excellence Program Management and Planning Team providing centralized governance for initiatives designed to improve O&M cost efficiency and service quality. Responsibilities include development of charters, project plans, progress tracking, and coordination with the DSM Optimization, Outage Improvement, and Strategic Customer Solutions initiatives.Partnered with Accenture team to develop new Customer Service strategy and operating model. Individual contributions include facilitating exercises to quantify and prioritize O&M spending across organizations.Contributed to development of General Rate Case testimony common assumptions including forecasts of customer call volume, program enrollment, capital software, and electric vehicle adoption rates.

Rosemead, Ca

Managed first program evaluation of full-scale Smart Meter enabled Demand Side Management (DSM) Energy Conservation and Demand Response (DR) programs at SCE from end to end. Developed integrated research plans including load impact analysis and customer surveys, secured funding of $1.25M, selected vendor via competitive bidding process, facilitated data quality control and delivery, stakeholder review process, overall project management, and contract administration. Compiled monthly corporate goal reports for the Customer Service Business Unit and prepared the Senior Vice President to discuss any variances at the Utility Operating Committee executive meeting.Completed econometric billing analysis of all small business customers in the SCE service territory to assess response to seasonal price differentiation of $0.046/kWh (35%). Analysis included more than 400,000 customers and 7 million observations. A reduction in energy usage of approximately 1.25% during the summer pricing season was estimated. Customers with an average summer monthly bill of less than $50 generally did not respond to the price signal. Evaluated In-Home Display Pilot via econometric billing analysis and provided guidance on experimental design for larger scale subsequent deployments. A foundational analysis methodology was developed, and program managers were educated about the need to consider research requirements early in the program design process. Led ad hoc projects in support of executive initiatives and annual business planning and benchmarking activities.

Irwindale, Ca

Collaborated with regulators, internal stakeholders, and the other California Investor Owned Utilities (IOUs) in the research design, vendor selection, technical review, and contract management of Demand Response (DR) program load impact measurement and evaluation studies.Facilitated bi-weekly conference calls with the statewide Demand Response Measurement & Evaluation Committee (DRMEC) consisting of representatives from the three IOUs, the CPUC, and the CEC. Developed econometric modeling technique to estimate DR load impacts using one-minute interval data in support of the Participating Load Pilot (PLP) project. Authored the PLP report section demonstrating temperature strongly correlated with load impacts, potentially allowing for minimization of high cost telemetry equipment.

Los Angeles, Ca

Established systems for reconciling expenses for the offices of the Dean, Public Relations, Development, and Special Events; prepared reports on a monthly basis.Prepared the Dean’s manuscripts for publication in peer review journals. Created slides and assembled PowerPoint presentations for the Dean to use as keynote speaker at lectures and various special events. Worked with the Department of Information Technology to support the computer needs of the Dean’s office including desktop troubleshooting and data backup.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Economics: Field- Industrial Organization

Activities and Societies: Graduate Student Council: Served as Vice President of the Student Council and student representative on the CGU.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Economics

Activities and Societies: Trojan Knights- The Guardians of Tradition and Official Hosts of USC: Served as President, Director.

Bachelor'S Degree, Economics

Bachelor'S Degree, Economics