Daniel Violette, PhD, Director, Energy Lumina Decision Systems, Inc., is a recognized industry leader in the areas of demand-side management and distributed energy resources (energy efficiency, demand response, electric vehicles, renewables and storage). He has led integrated supply-side/demand-side resource planning assignments for utilities and collaborative processes, and he is currently working on operational/performance risk assessments of utility distribution systems and DER investments. Dr. Violette has authored guidebooks and protocols on DSM evaluation for EPRI, NARUC, the International Energy Agency, and OECD.
