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Hire Dr. Tony P.

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PhD Economist | 30 Years in Energy Modelling, Climate Risk & Econometrics | Ex-Statistics Canada, NRCan, Finance Canada

Profile Summary

PhD economist with 30 years of applied experience in energy systems modelling, climate risk analysis, and quantitative policy research. Former senior federal public servant at Statistics Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Health Canada, and Finance Canada, including co-directing Canada's Energy Outlook 2006 — the federal government's official long-term forecast of energy supply, demand, and greenhouse gas emissions — and serving as an invited expert at two IPCC emissions scenario workshops. Core expertise includes econometric and time-series modelling, computable general equilibrium (CGE) modelling, extreme value theory, and Monte Carlo simulation, applied to energy prices, industrial emissions, and climate vulnerability. Technical skills span Python, R, SAS, and SQL, including dashboard and GIS application development (R Shiny, Plotly). Since 2020, working independently on energy transition analytics, utility dashboard development, and climate risk modelling for municipal and public-sector clients — projects have included EV load microsimulation, transformer thermal aging models (IEC/IEEE C57.91), and investment optimization tools. Certificate in Sustainability and Climate Risk (GARP). PhD, Energy Modeling and Policy, University of Pennsylvania (Wharton School). Native bilingual in English and French. Open to project-based consulting in energy economics, climate risk, econometric modelling, and quantitative policy analysis.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Data Analysis
• ☆ Data Exploration
• ☆ Data Visualization
• ☆ Business Analytics
• ☆ Statistics
• ☆ Social Statistics
• ☆ Regression Analysis
• ☆ Spatial Statistics
• ☆ Health Data Analysis
• ☆ Electric Power
• ☆ Decision Science
• ☆ Risk Assessment & Actuarial Science
• ☆ Health Policy
• ☆ Economic Policy
• ☆ Python
• ☆ R
• ☆ Health Economics
• ☆ International Economics
• ☆ Environmental Economics
• ☆ Econometrics
• ☆ Microeconomics
• ☆ Risk Management

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing

Research Fact Checking, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Business Strategy Consulting, Healthcare Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting, Financial Consulting

Data & AI Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization, Data Mining

Work Experience

Energy, Climate & Utility Analytics Consultant

Independent Consultant

September 2020 - Present

Assistant Director

Statistics Canada

September 2020 - September 2020

Chief, Health Analysis

Health Canada

September 2010 - September 2013

Chief, Analysis and Modellin

Natural Resources Canada

September 2002 - September 2010

Senior Analyst

Finance Canada

September 1998 - September 2001

Education

Energy Modelling and Policy

University of Pennsylvania

September 1989 - May 1995

Certifications

• Certificate in Sustainability and Climate Risk

  Global Association of Risk Professionals

  https://www.garp.org/scr

  September 2020 - January 2026

Publications

REPORT

Anthony Peluso (2006). Canada’s Energy Outlook: The Reference Case 2006. Natural Resources Canada.

Anthony Peluso (2000). A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis of Greenhouse-Gas Reduction Paths and Scenarios. Finance Canada.

Anthony Peluso (1996). Performance and Potential: Indicators of Canada’s Socio-Economic Well-Being. Conference Boad of Canada.

CONFERENCE PAPER

Anthony Peluso (2004). The Impact of Climate Change Policy on the Canadian Energy Sector. The 24th Annual North American Conference of the USAEE/IAEE, Washington D.C.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Anthony Peluso (1998). The Siting of Ethanol Plants in Quebec. Canadian Journal of Regional Science.