About Us

EES Consulting is a registered professional and management consulting corporation with offices in the metropolitan areas of Seattle, Washington and Los Angeles, California. Learn more about our management and staff.

Donald Tretheway, Managing Director

Don Tretheway has over 13 years' experience in wholesale energy market design and policy. At the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), Don led development of market design enhancements including creation of the Western Energy Imbalance Market (WEIM), and explored further regional collaboration in the day-ahead market (EDAM). He was responsible for creating the 15-minute market, including GHG costs in wholesale markets; developing the original storage market model that provided the foundation of FERC Order No. 841; and introducing the flexible ramping product in the real-time market and imbalance reserves in the day-ahead market. Mr. Tretheway holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from University of California-Los Angeles, and a Master of Business Administration from University of California-Davis.