Bill Peacock

Bill Peacock is the policy director of The Energy Alliance. He conducts research for the Alliance on issues related to energy policy. These include federal and state regulation of electricity markets, the Texas electricity market, renewable energy, federal, state, and local energy subsidies, and the relationship between free markets, regulatory policy, and economic prosperity.

Bill has extensive experience in Texas government and policy on a variety of issues, including economic, regulatory, and fiscal policy, property rights, natural resources, and public education. His work has focused on identifying and reducing the harmful effects of regulations on individuals, businesses, and the economy.

Bill has served in various roles in and around Texas government. He has been a legislative and communications consultant, and was the vice president for research at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, the deputy commissioner for coastal resources at the Texas General Land Office, the deputy assistant commissioner for intergovernmental affairs at the Texas Department of Agriculture, and a legislative aide to Rep. John Culberson in the Texas House of Representatives. Bill began his career in state policy as the analyst for public education and school finance for the Texas Senate Committee on Education.

Bill has a B.A. in History from the University of Northern Colorado and a M.B.A. with an emphasis in public finance from the University of Houston. He lives with his wife, Kelly, and son, William, in Austin, Texas, where they attend Redeemer Presbyterian Church.

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