President
Strategic Economic Research, LLC
Dr. David G. Loomis is Emeritus Professor of Economics at Illinois State University and Co- Founder of the Center for Renewable Energy. He has over 20 years of experience in the renewable energy field. He has served as a consultant for 43 renewable energy development companies. He has testified on the economic impacts of energy projects before the Illinois Commerce Commission, Iowa Utilities Board, Missouri Public Service Commission, Illinois Senate Energy and Environment Committee, the Wisconsin Public Service Commission, Kentucky Public Service Commission, Ohio Public Siting Board, and numerous county boards.
Dr. Loomis has published over 38 peer-reviewed articles in leading energy policy and economics journals. He has raised and managed over $7 million in grants and contracts from government, corporate and foundation sources. He received the 2011 Department of Energy’s Midwestern Regional Wind Advocacy Award and the 2006 Best Wind Working Group Award. Dr. Loomis received his Ph.D. in economics from Temple University in 1995.