John Dalton, Executive Advisor, combines a strong understanding of wholesale power market fundamentals with a broad economic and energy policy background. He has advised numerous clients on wholesale market opportunities and risks. John has considerable experience with the review of electric utility resource plans and resource planning methods, including critiquing and providing testimony on the appropriate resource planning methods. John has developed and overseen the development of numerous market price forecasts across North America. These price forecasts have been used to support generation project development efforts, project financings, regulatory policies, and power procurement efforts. He has testified in a number of proceedings across North America on issues ranging from the need for new electric generating facilities, electric utilities’ competitive procurement practices, wholesale electricity market prices, transmission pricing policy, and the likely competitiveness of wholesale power markets. Prior to serving as a consultant, John served as an economist with the Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Council where he reviewed electric utility demand forecasts and supply plans and applications for the construction of new energy facilities. Prior to this he served as an economist with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection where he assisted with the costing of emission control initiatives that were targeted at electric utilities and major industrial facilities. John served on the Board of the New England Cogeneration Association. John has a B.A. in Economics from Brown University and an M.B.A. from Boston University.