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Prescott C. Hartshorne, Executive Advisor, is a financial and economic consultant with more than 15 years of experience in the energy industry. He has provided financial and strategic advisory services in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, asset divestitures and purchases, strategic planning, corporate and asset valuation, energy market analysis, and rate and regulatory matters to clients across North America. Mr. Hartshorne has recently led assignments regarding due diligence on a utility-scale solar project; assisting with the development of a wind developer’s transmission strategy; providing strategic advice on a client’s New England energy import strategy; drafting ROE testimony regarding a California transmission line; valuing a wind project developer in the Pacific Northwest; providing an assessment of renewable generation alternatives for a Midwestern city; and providing corporate strategic analysis for a Canadian utility. Before joining Concentric, Mr. Hartshorne led consulting teams in the energy and utilities strategy practices of FTI Consulting and Navigant Consulting. Mr. Hartshorne has also served in the Treasury area of National Grid US, formerly NEES, where he had responsibility for acquisition analysis and project financing. He has also held corporate lending positions at Chemical Bank and Fleet Bank. Mr. Hartshorne holds a B.A. in Economics from Hobart College, and an M.B.A. from Cornell University.