National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates
Executive Director
Kansas Citizens Utility Ratepayer Board Jan 2002 - Nov 2015
Consumer Counsel
Citizens Utility Ratepayer Board Aug 1998 - Jan 2002
Chief Economist
Kansas Corporation Commission 1994 - 1998
Managing Economist
Education:
The University of Kansas 1989 - 1992
Masters, Master of Arts, Economics
The University of Kansas 1989 - 1992
Doctor of Jurisprudence, Doctorates, Law
Skills:
Policy Energy Policy Legislative Relations Renewable Energy Public Policy Mergers and Acquisitions Electricity Markets Strategic Planning Energy Regulation Analysis Energy Contract Management Management Natural Gas Budgets Demand Response Electric Power Smart Grid Economic Regulation Administrative Law Environmental Policy Legislation Energy Efficiency Energy Markets Negotiation Regulatory Analysis Utility Regulation Mergers
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David Springe Board of Directors, President, Director, Vice President
National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates Business Association Legal Services Office
Since the Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Board's consumer counsel David Springe resigned in December, the group's board fired his interim replacement and its economist and rate analyst resigned. CURB chairwoman Ellen Janoski said the agency hasn't yet determined its position on the transmission rates.
David Springe, an attorney for the Citizens Utility Ratepayers Board, filed testimony with the Kansas Corporation Commission saying Westar Energy, Inc., could reduce its rate increase request by $1 million and still accomplish its goals, the Topeka Capital-Journal reported (http://bit.ly/174gE3t ).