A 30-year energy veteran, George Edgar served as executive director of WECC from 1991 to 1999. Today, he is responsible for developing policy and new initiatives for the company. In addition, George provides consulting services on energy/regulatory policy issues as well as on energy efficiency policy and program design, administration, and implementation to state regulatory commissions; investor-owned, municipal and cooperative utilities; consumer and environmental groups; and local governmental entities across North America. He has presented at numerous conferences and published articles on a wide variety of energy issues.
Prior to joining WECC, George served as commissioner for the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, an attorney for the Citizens' Utility Board of Wisconsin and a partner in a private law firm that provided energy and environmental legal services primarily to municipal utilities. George holds a bachelor's degree in government and foreign affairs from the University of Virginia and a law degree from the University of Wisconsin.
