BILL CARLSON

Beck Group Associate: Technical Consultant
Principal, Carlson Small Power Consultants

William Carlson has over 35 years of experience as a consultant and senior manager in electric power production, and has experience with a wide variety of fuels, technologies, and plant sizes. He has worked with independent power producers, electric utilities, and cooperatives, as well as having integral involvement with the deregulation of the electric power industry and the risks and opportunities that restructuring entails. He has long been a spokesman for the renewable industry generally and biomass specifically, in a variety of settings including numerous Congressional testimonies.  For over 25 years, Mr. Carlson has overseen networks of production facilities at the vice-presidential level, and has been involved in numerous business development activities during the last decade.

CSPC offers diverse services relating to the energy industry, including assistance with the development of new power projects; due diligence regarding the acquisition or sale of existing power plant assets; evaluation of operating assets from both a technical and economic perspective; help with contractual issues between owners and host utilities and/or state regulatory agencies; representation of individual owners or associations at legislative bodies or state/federal agencies regarding need for supplemental funding for small plants in form of tax credits, fuel subsidies, renewable portfolio standards, etc.; assistance to land management agencies in evaluation of biomass power facilities as part of proper land management efforts; guidance with staffing, training, compensation, etc. for small power plant owners; and evaluation of used power plant equipment and systems.