Matthew McDonnell

Senior Advisor

Matthew is an Independent Consultant and experienced regulatory attorney who leverages his background as Commission Counsel to deliver valuable insights to clients. Matthew is a champion of new utility business models and innovative regulatory frameworks to responsibly accelerate the clean energy transition. He has experience in a variety of energy issues, including energy storage, power system planning, rate design, grid modernization, and distributed energy resources (DER).

Matthew was previously a Strategen Partner and Head of Consulting Services. Prior to Strategen, Matthew served as Commission Counsel at the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (HPUC), a regulatory body that is a global leader in market design for the deployment of clean energy technologies. Matthew supported the thought leadership, organization, and execution for critical projects, from advanced DER program design to establishing a statewide community solar framework to articulating guidance for innovative grid modernization that earned the Hawaiian Electric Companies SEPA’s 2018 Utility of the Year award.

Matthew is licensed to practice law in Arizona and Hawaii. He earned a Juris Doctor from the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona and a B.A. in Finance from Michigan State University.