John Dulude, PE, MBA

Senior Vice President, Energy Transition & Impact Assessment and Permitting J.S. Held LLC

  • Moncks Corner SC

Energy & Environmental Advisor | Power Generation and Transmission Expert | Strategic Project Management | Energy Financial Analyst

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Biography

John is a Senior Vice President at J.S. Held and leads the Energy & Environmental Advisory service line within our Environmental, Health & Safety practice. With over 40 years of domestic and international industry experience, John has spent much of his career in the power sector, with expertise ranging from hydroelectric, fossil, nuclear, wind, and solar generation as well as transmission facilities, system reliability, capital investment assessment, generation mix analysis, finance, equipment selection, and load profiles. His project management experience spans North America, Africa, China, Vietnam, and Kazakhstan.

John has decades of project management and oversight experience on complex projects, overseeing and driving the regulatory process, environmental requirements, and operational needs of a project or program. He has performed project energy assessments and financial alternative analysis as part of the overall fleet due diligence efforts. John has significant transmission design experience, heavy civil construction, regulatory permitting, coal waste management, energy economics, system portfolios, and dispatching analysis. He has also performed substantial work in dams and dam safety areas, including static and dynamic stability analysis, hydrologic and hydraulic analysis, including dam break analysis.

John holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from The Citadel and an MBA from Charleston Southern University.

Industry Expertise

Environmental Services
Energy

Areas of Expertise

Civil Engineering
Construction
Environmental Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering
Hydroelectric, Fossil, & Nuclear Power Plants
FERC & Related Regulatory (NOAA, USFWS)
Aquatic Habitat & Anadromous Fisheries
Water Quality, Hydrologic & Hydrodynamic Modeling
International Development
Impact Assessments

Affiliations

  • American Society of Civil Engineers
  • National Hydropower Association : Served as Board Member, Treasurer, and Vice President

Articles

Impact of the Clean Energy Transition on Asset Retirement Obligations and Environmental Cleanup Costs

JD Supra

2024

The evolution of energy transition in the United States has been driven, historically, by advances in new technology, fuel availability, fuel pricing, and, probably most importantly, societal benefits. In response to these pressures, the US is currently attempting to convert most of its electrical energy resources from carbon-based fuels to non-carbon sources such as solar and wind.

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Disaster Reduction: Key Insights for Risk Managers & Corporate Executives

JD Supra

2024

In this article, we examine the critical components of disaster resilience – preparedness, mitigation, and resilience – and delve into the insights that can empower risk managers and corporate executives to safeguard their organizations.

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Energy Transition: Past, Present, & Future

JD Supra

2023

In this article, we will look at the status of energy transition and attempt to clarify some of today’s vernacular as it relates to the current state; we will examine progress (or lack thereof); desired timetables for the transition process and the suitability of that schedule; the real-time opinions of those responsible for implementation; and we will discuss whether the regulatory scheduling requirements and technological capability for this important transformation align.

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Languages

  • English

Education

Charleston Southern University

MBA

The Citadel

B.S.

Civil Engineering

Licenses and Certifications

Registered Professional Engineer

#10316
1984 – Present
South Carolina

State of Arkansas Engineering License

PE 19821