Kevin Porter is a principal at Exeter Associates.  Mr. Porter has been active in renewable energy analysis and research since 1984.   He is considered one of the preeminent national experts on renewable energy.  His scope of work and expertise includes the technical and economic status of renewable energy technologies; design and implementation of state and federal renewable energy policies; transmission access and pricing for renewable energy technologies; and electric restructuring in general.  At Exeter, Mr. Porter advises the state of Maryland on green power procurement and renewable energy policy issues; the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s wind technology program on transmission pricing and access; and the American Wind Energy Association on transmission and state renewable energy policies. 

Mr. Porter was named the Executive Director of the National Council on Electricity Policy, an organization sponsored by the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners.  The National Council is a partnership between the states, the Department of Energy and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission formed in order to address electric policy issues.  Before joining Exeter, Mr. Porter was a senior policy analyst with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's Washington, D.C. office.  He also worked for the Investor Responsibility Research Center and the Renewable Energy Institute, both based in Washington, D.C. Mr. Porter holds a B.S. in Environmental Studies from Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon and an M.A. in Economics from The American University in Washington, D.C.