Wooddynne Dejeanlouis

Wooddynne Dejeanlouis joined Synapse in 2023 as a Research Associate. She conducts both qualitative and quantitative research and provides consulting on various energy issues. She has supported written testimonies, comments, discovery, and technical reports related to rate-making, performance-based regulation of utilities, grid modernization, wholesale markets, and other energy-related topics. Additionally, she participates in stakeholder committee meetings for the New England Power Pool (NEPOOL) as part of ISO New England's Wholesale Markets. In these meetings, she represents consumer advocate clients' interests and engages with ISO staff to monitor ongoing changes in the capacity and energy markets, as well as to track transmission and reliability issues.

Prior to joining Synapse, Ms. Dejeanlouis interned at BW Research Partnership through the Massachusetts Clean Energy Internship Program. During her internship, she researched the feasibility of expanding energy-efficient manufactured homes and related programs, such as the Weatherization Assistance Program and Energy STAR, to alleviate the energy burden on low-income households. She also conducted a case study on the Department of Energy’s Community Benefits Agreement policy under the Inflation Reduction Act and its impact on clean energy workforce development and equitable hiring for marginalized communities. Other previous experience includes financial modeling and policy analysis research focused on anaerobic digester clean energy technology for Harvard Law School.

Wooddynne holds a B.A. in Environmental Science and Engineering from Harvard University.