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<br /> DANIEL J. LAWTON <br /> PRINCIPAL, DIVERSIFIED UTILITY CONSULTANTS, INC. <br /> B.A. ECONOMICS, MERRIMACK COLLEGE M.A. ECONOMICS, TUFTS UNIVERSITY <br /> Prior to beginning his own consulting practice, Diversified Utility Consultants, Inc., in <br /> 1986, Mr. Lawton had been in the utility consulting business with a national engineering <br /> and consulting firm. In addition, Mr. Lawton has been employed as a senior analyst and <br /> statisical analyst with the Department of Public Service of Minnesota. Prior to Mr. Lawton's <br /> involvement in utility regulation and consulting he taught economics, econometrics, statistics <br /> and computer science at Doane College. <br /> Mr. Lawton has conducted numerous financial and cost of capital studies on electric, <br /> gas and telephone utilities for various intervenors before local, state and federal regulatory <br /> bodies. In addition, Mr. Lawton has provided studies, analyses and expert testimony on <br /> statistics, econometrics, accounting, forecasting, and cost of service issues. Other projects <br /> in which Mr. Lawton has been involved include: rate design, analyses for electric, gas and <br /> telephone utilities. Mr. Lawton has developed software systems, data bases and <br /> management systems for cost of service analyses. <br /> In addition, Mr. Lawton has developed and reviewed numerous forecasts of energy <br /> and demand used for utility generation expansion studies as well as municipal financing. <br /> Mr. Lawton has represented numerous municipalities as a negotiator in utility related <br /> matters. Such negotiations ranged from the settlement of electric rate cases to the <br /> negotiation of provisions in purchase power contracts. <br />