Mr. Bode has led impact analysis of multiple DR programs including dynamic pricing tariffs, direct load control programs, interruptible tariffs, demand buy-back programs, and capacity bidding programs. He was a key contributor to the development of load impact evaluation protocols in California and is currently part of the team assisting Ontario in the development of load impact protocols and a benefit cost framework for DR. He has extensive experience in the design, development, and application of program design and cost-effectiveness tools for utilities and regulatory entities. Most recently, he developed the engine behind the first bottom-up, state-by-state, national estimate of DR potential — the FERC National DR Potential Assessment. He has also worked extensively in quantifying DR benefits for AMI business cases and in quantifying reliability benefits — avoided outage costs — from SmartGrid investments. In addition, Mr. Bode has worked on multiple projects involving the quantification of customer participation decisions and has worked extensively with both revealed preference and choice experiment data.

He has a rich background in applied statistical analysis and research design, with particular skill in handling large panel, time series, and survey datasets, and expertise in combining statistical analysis, optimization, and risk analysis to produce decision making insights. These skills provide immense value when applied towards evaluating program changes and their implications. Mr. Bode completed his Master’s in Public Policy — with an emphasis on research and statistical methods — at the University of California, Berkeley.