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Thomas Burns

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Vice President of Resource Planning & Acquisitions at PacifiCorp
📍 Portland, Oregon, United States

Thomas Burns is the Vice President of Resource Planning & Acquisitions at PacifiCorp, specializing in energy management, strategic technology planning, and contract negotiations. A graduate of Illinois State University, he has a distinguished history of leading large-scale power infrastructure projects and executing programs that increase efficiency and reduce carbon emissions.

Outside of his professional role, Thomas is engaged in his local community, having participated in a "Pick-it-up Portland" volunteer day. He values family involvement, bringing his sons along to contribute to the community cleanup effort.

He was instrumental in the technical design and implementation of the Western Energy Imbalance Market, which has provided customer savings of more than $1 billion.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
Vice President of Resource Planning & Acquisitions
Job Level
Senior
Location
Portland, Oregon, United States
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Priorities

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Renewable Power Contracts
Is actively creating new positions and hiring team members to manage PacifiCorp's expanding portfolio of renewable purchase power agreements.
Energy Market Design
Directed the technical design of the Western Energy Imbalance Market, a system that has generated over $1 billion in customer savings since 2015.
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Career

Work history

9-2022
Vice President of Resource Planning & Acquisitions
PacifiCorp
3-2015 - 9-2022
Director Energy Supply Management, Operations & Reliability
PacifiCorp
1-2015 - 3-2015
Manager of Real Time Operations
PacifiCorp
6-2003 - 1-2007
Commodity Trader
Georgia-Pacific LLC
12-1999 - 6-2003
Generation Portfolio Manager
Xcel Energy
In the press

Media appearances

Docket No. UE‑433 – Exhibit PAC/900 – Witness: Thomas R. Burns (Pacific Power). Featured in Pacific Power (PacifiCorp) – Oregon Rate Regulation Filing
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Education
1988 - 1992
Bachelor of Science - BS
Illinois State University
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