Scott Reeves

Education

• B.A., Comparative Sociology, University of Puget Sound, 2003
• M.P.A., Public Affairs, Indiana University, 2007

Experience

2025-present

Managing Consultant, Energy Futures Group, Hinesburg, VT

2021-2024

Director, Cadeo Group, Portland, OR

2006-2021

Senior Associate, Cadmus Group (formerly Quantec), Portland, OR

2006-2007

Analyst, Indiana Department of Housing and Community Development, Indianapolis, IN

Selected Projects

Citizens Action Coalition (Indiana). Provided technical review, recommendations, and expert testimony on utility demand response planning and program design. (2023-present)

Portland General Electric (PGE). Community Benefit Indicator (CBI) Assessment. Conducted study developing suite of CBIs, composed of monetizable benefits and trackable metrics, that PGE will use to reflect community values in integrated resource planning, distribution system planning, and program delivery. (2024-present)

Washington State Department of Commerce. Led study focused on research, stakeholder facilitation, and recommendations for proposed statewide energy navigator entity, aimed at increasing access to efficiency and electrification programs with an emphasis on reaching underserved communities. (2023-2024)

Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s Regional Technical Forum. Flexibility Benefit Valuation Study. Led study exploring benefits of demand flexibility unlocked through interactions of energy resources, and how these are being captured in current power system planning methods. Developed framework for considering different types of flexibility benefits, highlighting examples of multidirectional interactions, and valuation methods for future application. (2022-2023)

Seattle City Light. Led evaluations of two City light pilot programs, Smart Thermostat Direct Load Control and Commercial Fleet Charging pilots. Conducted stakeholder interviews across utility departments to assess demand response understand and applications. (2022-2024)

Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development. Led Cadmus’ statewide evaluation of EmPOWER Maryland’s low-income energy efficiency programs. (2016-present)

Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. Supported CT Innovative Energy Solutions (IES) pilot administration (as a subcontractor to Strategen), including development of evaluation criteria, scoring rubric, and cost effectiveness model. (2022-2024)

Northwest Energy Coalition / EarthJustice. Provided technical review and developed testimony on Puget Sound Energy’s general rate case and clean energy implementation plan (CEIP) filings, focusing on clean energy goals and equity associated with DR/DER program planning and design proposals. (2022-2023)

Sierra Club / Natural Resources Defense Council. Xcel Colorado DSM Strategic Issues Proceeding. Provided technical review, analysis, and developed testimony aimed at setting goals for demand response and beneficial electrification programs. (2022-2023)

Portland General Electric. Locational Assessment for Community Benefit Targeting. Led analysis to develop composite indices for improved locational targeting of equity, environmental, and resiliency benefits in distribution system planning. (2021-2022)

Portland General Electric. Residential Demand Response Pilot Evaluations. Led evaluation and planning support of PGE’s residential demand response pilot programs, including peak time rebates, behavioral demand response, time varying pricing, and smart thermostat direct load control. Conducted seasonal evaluations providing insight on customer experience, load impacts, scalability, and use case parameters. (2016-2021)

Portland General Electric. Smart Grid Test Bed (SGTB) Project Evaluations. Led evaluations of PGE’s SGTB project focused on the acceleration of flexible load resources and strategies for engaging customers in demand response. Assessed messaging campaigns testing different value propositions and factors that resonate with different customer segments. (2019-2021, 2022-2024)

Selected Publications and Presentations

Reeves, Scott and Emma Johnson. Overcoming Winter DR Challenges – Results from Seattle’s BYOT Pilot. Peak Load Management Alliance Spring Conference. May 2024.

Widder, Sarah, Scott Reeves, Emma Johnson, and Lucas Judson. Demand Flexible Line Voltage and Zonal Thermostat Market Scan; Winter DR Results from SCL BYOT Pilot. NEEA Product Council Series, Emerging Technology and Product Management. Webinar. August 2024.

Reeves, Scott, Jess Siegel, Josh Keeling, and Sarah Widder. 2023. Accounting for interactivity In Resource Planning and Impacts of Demand Flexibility. Regional Technical Forum and Northwest Power and Conservation Council. https://nwcouncil.app.box.com/v/2023FebCadeoInteract

Reeves, Scott, and Eli Font. PGE Community Benefit Indicator Research – CBIAG Discussions. Portland General Electric’s Community Benefits & Impacts Advisory Group Meetings. October 2024.

Reeves, Scott. Unlocking Demand Flexibility – Accounting for EE/DR Interactivity In Resource Planning. Efficiency Exchange Conference. March 2023

Reeves, Scott. Equity in Energy. Lecture for Portland State University’s PA 567 Energy Resources: Policy & Administration. November 2022.

Reeves, Scott. Location Matters: Community Targeting for Equity, Environment, and Resiliency. AESP Summer Conference. August 2022

Reeves, Scott, and Jim Stewart. Demand Response Technology, Evaluation Methods, and Results. Lecture for Portland State University’s PA 573 Smart Grid and Sustainable Communities. March 2020.

Reeves, Scott. Pathways for Deep Decarbonization – Modernization Best Practices (session moderator). GridFWD Conference. October 2019.

Reeves, Scott, Mackay Miller, Michael Noreika, and Neil Veilleux. Strategic Electrification and the Changing Energy Paradigm: Challenges and Opportunities for Utilities. ACEEE Summer Study. August 2018.

Reeves, Scott. Home Energy Management Systems (HEMs) Paths to Savings: On-Ramps and Dead Ends. ACEEE Summer Study. August 2016.

Reeves, Scott, Natalie Bodington, and Joe Swift. Triangulation vs. Strangulation: Appling Multimethod Impact Evaluation to Whole-House Retrofit Programs. ACEEE Summer Study. August 2016.

Reeves, Scott and Alex Reedin. PGE Demand Response Initiatives and Considering EM&V for DR. Efficiency Exchange Conference. May 2017.