Dan Goodwin

Dan Goodwin specializes in advanced power market modeling and power and gas resource planning, providing critical analytical support for market participants across the United States. Mr. Goodwin brings deep experience in energy markets across the United States, delivering rigorous, data-driven insights that underpin strategic planning, asset valuation and regulatory decision-making within the evolving energy landscape.

As a leader of complex market simulation engagements, Mr. Goodwin is instrumental in translating intricate market data into actionable intelligence. He brings a robust command of industry-leading analytical tools, including PLEXOS, Enelytix, R and SQL. At FTI Consulting, Mr. Goodwin performs capacity expansion planning and production cost modeling for a range of scenarios to support the firm’s quarterly U.S. Power Market Outlook, a long-term forecast of U.S. energy markets.

Mr. Goodwin’s technical capabilities are complemented by deep market experience gained from a 12-year career at a power and gas utility. He works with a diverse range of energy sector participants, including global conglomerates, financial institutions, technology companies, energy project developers and government agencies, enabling his clients to navigate complex market dynamics and policy outcomes.

Mr. Goodwin holds a B.S. in Economics from the University of New Hampshire. Prior to joining FTI Consulting, he served as a senior energy analyst for Unitil Service Corporation, a gas and electric utility in New England.

Relevant Experience:

• Developed an expansive market landscape analysis for a large industrial manufacturer to support site selection for a new manufacturing facility in multiple U.S. markets; included forecasts of power prices, generation by technology, grid emissions and energy policy evolution
• Played a principal role in the development of a comprehensive report for the Affordable Clean Power Alliance (“ACPA”); detailed the significant consumer cost savings, accelerated environmental progress and enhanced reliability delivered by competitive wholesale electricity markets in New York
• Performed nodal modeling to evaluate pricing in SPP to support client’s evaluation of a potential solar project at an existing node; evaluated hub pricing, capture rates at the node and curtailments under multiple project configurations, including with and without co-located battery storage