Analyst Profile

Craig Williamson

Practice Director, Customer and End-Use Research

Mr. Williamson leads Energy Insights’ Energy Use practice area and directs the Energy Use Strategic Service. He also contributes to custom consulting projects related to energy use and load shape estimation, pricing, and profitability. He is a leading authority on applications of statistical analysis, particularly sampling theory related to electric and gas loads and usage, and is actively involved in the Western Load Research Association and the Association of Edison Illuminating Companies.

Mr. Williamson has more than 20 years of experience in the gas and electricity industry, including over 15 years in load research and demand-side management/demand response evaluation. Prior to joining Primen (now part of Energy Insights), he served as a statistician on the Mathematical and Statistical Modeling Team for US West/Qwest Advanced Technologies. For over 10 years, he led load research and evaluation investigations for New Century Energies/Public Service of Colorado.

Mr. Williamson received his B.A. in Mathematics, with a Computing Science option, from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He has an M.S. in Applied Mathematics, with an emphasis in Statistics, from the University of Colorado at Denver.

Research Authored by Craig Williamson

DR Policy, Planning, and Programs — Highlights from 2008 Spring/Summer Conferences Craig Williamson Oct 2008 - Doc # EI214606      Update This Energy Insights update presents conference highlights related to demand response (DR) policy and program design and implementation. The industry conferences held during the spring and summer of 2008 included a wide variety ... purchase document

To Call or Not to Call: When to Call Demand Response Events Kelly Marrin, Craig Williamson Jun 2008 - Doc # EI212937      Methods and Practices This Energy Insights report examines seven fully deployed residential demand response programs and two pilot programs across the United States and Canada to uncover a variety of methods for calling events and allocating event h ... purchase document

New Residential Energy Market Profiles Craig Williamson, Bridget Kester Jun 2008 - Doc # EI212916      Update Energy Insights has updated our Residential Energy Market Profiles (EMP). The EMP provide summary information about U.S. energy use for major customer segments by end use and fuel, and are a key resource for forecasting, market ... purchase document

Load Research Salary Survey Bridget Kester, Craig Williamson Apr 2008 - Doc # EI211713      Update This Energy Insights update and the accompanying PowerPoint document present the results of the Energy Insights Load Research Salary Survey. Load research requires a unique set of skills and experience that are not typically re ... purchase document

Insights on Utilities: January 2008 - Special Predictions Edition Rick Nicholson, Jill Feblowitz, Karen Blackmore, H. Christine Richards, Nicholas Lenssen, Craig Williamson, Jan Borstein, Bridget Kester, Barb Ryan Feb 2008 - Doc # EI210433      Update This Energy Insights update summarizes our North America Utility Industry 2008 Top 10 Predictions (Energy Insights #EI210311, December 2007) report, which analyzes the primary fac ... full document read

North America Utility Industry 2008 Top 10 Predictions Rick Nicholson, Jill Feblowitz, Nicholas Lenssen, Craig Williamson Jan 2008 - Doc # EI210311      Top 10 Predictions This Energy Insights report covers Energy Insights' top 10 predictions for the North American utility industry in 2008. The content of this report will also be presented as part of a Web conference on January 10, 2008. The scop ... purchase document

Smart Metering: Meter Data Management Is the Key Factor Karen Blackmore, H. Christine Richards, Craig Williamson Dec 2007 - Doc # EI210065      Perspective This Energy Insights Perspective provides an update to earlier analyses of smart metering meter data management (MDM) trends. Energy Insights examines the key smart metering drivers for MDM, three approaches to the technology, ... purchase document

What's Up in Load Research Bridget Kester, Craig Williamson Dec 2007 - Doc # EI210081      Update This Energy Insights update provides highlights from the Western Load Research Association (WLRA) biannual conference held in late September in San Francisco. This update also provides commentary on the recent acquisition of LO ... purchase document

Who Has What? Predictive Modeling Using Customer Billing Data Craig Williamson, Shawn McNulty Aug 2007 - Doc # EI208062      Methods and Practices This Energy Insights report discusses predictive modeling, which uses information that is known for a sample, combined with information that is known for the population overall, to create a statistical model for predicting some ... purchase document

What's New with Demand Response Bridget Kester, Craig Williamson, Jan Borstein, Nadav Enbar Jul 2007 - Doc # EI207696      Update This Energy Insights update provides highlights from the U.S. Demand Response Coordinating Committee's (DRCC's) fourth National Town Meeting on Demand Response, held in April 2007 in Washington, D.C. Once again, the format was ... purchase document

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