Profile

Jonathan Palmer graduated from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Electrical Engineering and from the University of Saskatchewan with a Master of Business Administration (MBA). He supported the Saskatchewan Crown Corporations in pioneering the 4-party turnkey program, has lead engineering teams for the delivery of renewable energy projects, substations, distribution infrastructure, system planning, and load forecasting.

His project experience covers Western Canadian utilities including SaskPower, SaskEnergy, SaskTel, FortisBC, BC Hydro, Saskatoon Light & Power, Summerland Power, Manitoba Hydro, City of Penticton Electric Utility, Access Communications, and Shaw. Palmer’s focus is utility planning, load forecasting, and turnkey operations and has been involved in a number of planning studies including the City of Kelowna Electric Utility Master Plan, The City of Penticton System Development Plan, The District of Summerland Electric Utility System Development Plan, the FortisBC Kelowna Area Spatial Electric Load Forecast, and Saskatoon Light & Power's Bulk System Planning Study.

Areas of Practice

Jonathan's key interest areas include: renewable energy, solar, energy storage systems, electric utilities, distribution planning, design, and design-build, load forecasting, and project development. DC grids, entrepreneurship, and leadership.

Skills