Luther Dow, PE

Luther Dow, PE, Sr. Director of Distribution and West Coast Operations, has over 35 years of electric utility, research, manufacturing and consulting experience. He has had numerous managerial and technical responsibilities, including electric research, equipment manufacturing, electric distribution planning, electric distribution operations, transmission, substation and distribution construction and maintenance, asset strategy and project prioritization.

Areas of Expertise

  • Strategic planning
  • Distribution planning
  • System reliability

Experience and Background

  • 38 years of experience in the electric power industry 1972 – 2010
  • Director, Pacific Gas & Electric Co. 2005  –  2008
  • Director, EPRI 2000  – 2005
  • Sr. VP, Doble Engineering Co. 1997  – 2000
  • Manager, Pacific Gas & Electric Co 1972  – 1997

Accomplishments and Industry Recognition

  • IEEE Life Member
  • Registered Professional Engineer, State of California

Education

  • MBA — California State University, Sacramento   — 1975
  • B.S.  —  California State University, Sacramento  — 1972

Luther Dow can be reached at ldow@quanta-technology.com