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Rachel Freeman has extensive experience in renewable energy technologies, renewable energy economic modeling, energy efficiency program evaluation, and demand response programs. Ms Freeman has worked on projects related to energy efficiency program impact analysis, the integration of demand response within resource planning, renewable energy potential, and the financial analysis of renewable energy technologies. Ms Freeman has a BS in Mathematics from the University of London and a MS in Renewable Energy and the Environment from the University of Reading, UK. For her dissertation, she designed and engineered a low-cost solar pump for drip irrigation. Her main areas of interest are renewable energy potential studies, energy efficiency technologies, and demand response program design. Ms Freeman s recent professional experience includes projects in the following work areas: Renewable Energy Potential and Analysis Renewable Energy Markets Renewable Energy Program Portfolio Design Pro-forma analysis of Renewable Energy Projects Analysis of Energy Efficiency Program Impacts Energy Efficiency Impact Analysis Protocol Reviews Demand Response Valuation and Program Design DSM Potential Studies Utility Avoided Costs for Energy Efficiency and Demand Response Risk/Uncertainty Analysis with Crystal Ball Software Billing Records Analysis Market Effects Evaluation Requirements for Additionality for the CDM Prior to obtaining her MS in Renewable Energy and the Environment, Ms Freeman worked for both commercial and scientific organizations, including: as a software engineer at the ISIS neutron scattering facility at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in the UK; as a flight software engineer at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado; and as a firmware engineer at Exabyte Corporation, Colorado. Ms Freeman has managed numerous technical and research projects for a diverse group of clients. She also has excellent language skills, and serves part-time as the editor of a bimonthly lifestyle magazine. | 