DEP Secretary Kathleen McGinty this week announced the appointment of Dan Griffiths as the director of DEP's Bureau of Energy, Innovations and Technology Deployment in the Office of Energy and Technology Deployment.

Most recently, Griffiths served as senior analyst in the Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate. During his tenure at the Office of Consumer Advocate he represented consumer interests through various PJM committee assignments as well as before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. He also developed departmental policy related to renewable energy as well as distributed and demand-side resources.

Over the course of 18 years in the public sector, he served in a variety of positions at the Public Utility Commission. Specifically, he was a Commissioner's energy assistant, and manager for planning and research in the Bureau of Consumer Services.

Griffiths' experience in the private sector includes working as vice president of corporate development for New Energy Ventures where he managed the business-to-business activities with utility distribution companies located in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. He also worked as a senior consultant for Customized Energy Solutions where he focused on working with retail generation suppliers, utilities and end-users regarding the competitive retail electricity business.

Finally, he was the director of operations for the Energy Cooperative Association of Pennsylvania where he was responsible for managing the daily operations of that energy retailer.

3/23/2007