Trevor Drake Email & Phone Number

I help people design and run engagement processes to develop informed and robust energy and climate solutions.People usually come to me for one of two reasons:1) The problems they're trying to solve are "messy" -- they involve multiple actors, the issues on the table are interdependent and complex, and there are no easy existing solutions.2) They're looking to do something new and innovative, but they want to get input and buy-in from stakeholders before moving forward.I primarily work with electric and natural gas utilities, regulatory commissions, state agencies, and independently organized groups of stakeholders who are looking to develop solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while supporting affordability, economic development, equity, and energy system reliability.Across all projects, my goal is to put people in the best possible position to understand one another, clarify the key challenges and opportunities, identify areas of agreement and disagreement, and collaboratively develop consensus solutions where possible. Regardless of whether consensus can be reached, I want everybody to walk away with greater wisdom about the situation at hand.Topics that I've worked on include (but are not limited to) the following:- Natural gas utility decarbonization strategies and regulatory frameworks- Electric utility integrated resource planning and integrated distribution planning- State climate action planning and implementation- Grid modernization and holistic energy system planning- Electric utility time-varying rate designs- Transportation electrification -- regulatory frameworks and utility offerings- Electric and gas utility performance-based regulation- Just transitions for power plant host communities- Regulatory frameworks for enabling community choice aggregation

Listed skills include Entrepreneurship, Team Building, Energy Efficiency, Program Management, and 13 others.