Table Of ContentFuture of Utilities – Utilities
of the Future
How Technological Innovations in
Distributed Energy Resources will Reshape
the Electric Power Sector
Edited by
Fereidoon P. Sioshansi
Menlo Energy Economics
Walnut Creek, CA
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Author Biographies
Rasika Athawale is a Research Analyst at CEEEP, Rutgers University where
she manages evaluation and research activities for the New Jersey Board of
Public Utilities. Her research interests are regulation and economics of the
power sector, business models of utilities, and financial modeling.
Her prior work experience includes KPMG India and PricewaterhouseCoo-
pers India as a Senior Consultant where she advised clients on business strat-
egy, and prior to which she worked in the utility tariff design team at Reliance
Energy, Mumbai.
She holds PGDBM with specialization in Finance from Sydenham, Mumbai
University and BTech in Chemical Engineering from Nagpur University.
Darryl Biggar is the Special Economic Advisor for regulatory matters at the
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and the Australian Energy
Regulator where he provides advice and carries out research in the economics
of public utility regulation and electricity markets. He has multiple publications
on regulation, market power, and investment in electricity networks including a
textbook, with M. Hesamzadeh, on the Economics of Electricity Markets, pub-
lished in 2014.
Prior to the ACCC, he worked at the OECD in Paris and for the New Zealand
Treasury.
He holds PhD from Stanford University in Economics and MA in Math-
ematics from the University of Cambridge.
Luis Boscán is PhD fellow at the Department of Economics, Copenhagen Busi-
ness School (CBS). His research focuses on the design of contracts and markets
to enable power system flexibility, supported by ForskEL, a Danish fund in en-
vironmentally friendly technologies.
Prior to joining CBS, he worked as Economic Analyst at the Central Bank
of Venezuela working on global oil and gas markets and macroeconomic
policy.
He holds an undergraduate degree in Economics from Universidad del Zulia
(Venezuela), MSc in Systems Modeling and Simulation from Universidad de
Los Andes (Venezuela), and MSc in Energy Economics and Policy from the
University of Surrey (United Kingdom).
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Christoph Burger is a faculty member and senior associate dean of executive
education at ESMT European School of Management and Technology (ESMT),
Berlin. His research focus is on energy/innovation and decision making/negotiation
He is the author of the ESMT Innovation Index—Electricity Supply Industry
and The Decentralized Energy Revolution—Business Strategies for a New Para-
digm. Before joining ESMT, he worked in the industry and as a consultant.
Christoph studied business administration at the University of Saarbrücken,
Germany, the Hochschule St. Gallen, Switzerland, and economics at the Uni-
versity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.
Ralph Cavanagh is a senior attorney and codirector of NRDC’s energy pro-
gram, a Visiting Professor of Law at Stanford and UC Berkeley, a lecturer at the
Harvard Law School, and served on US DOE’s Advisory Board.
His focus has been mobilizing the utility industry to invest in clean energy
solutions, led by cost-effective energy efficiency, and ensuring that progress is
not blocked unintentionally by regulatory policies. He has received numerous
awards in recognition of his years of service including from the National As-
sociation of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, the Yale Law School, and the
Bonneville Power Administration.
He is a graduate of Yale College and the Yale Law School.
John Cooper launched North American consulting services for Siemens Busi-
ness Transformation. Since joining Siemens in 2013, John has been responsible
for engaging pioneer utilities in a managed transition to a new more sustainable
business model.
Being coauthor of The Advanced Smart Grid: Edge Power Driving Sustain-
ability, 2nd edition, he has led numerous innovative projects as a thought leader
in the Smart Grid industry, also authoring many white papers, articles, and blog
posts since his early days helping to launch the pioneer Smart Grid at Austin
Energy in 2004–05.
He has BA in Government and MBA with honors from the University of
Texas at Austin.
Susan Covino is a Senior Consultant, Emerging Markets at PJM. She previ-
ously served as Manager for Demand Side Response.
She has been actively involved in the development of demand response in
the PJM region and nationally. She has served as PJM’s liaison to the Mid-
Atlantic Distributed Initiative (MADRI) and has led the development of mul-
tiple iterations of the Demand Response Road Map for the PJM Region. She
has led PJM stakeholder outreach in demand response, organizing three demand
response and smart grid symposia. She has served as board chair of the Associa-
tion for Demand Response and Smart Grid. She is currently the lead for PJM’s
role as technical advisor to MIT’s “Utility of the Future” initiative.
She earned BA with a double major in Economics and History from the
University of Connecticut and Juris Doctor degree from Dickinson School of Law.
Author Biographies xiii
Taylor Curtis is an associate researcher and community solar clinician at Ver-
mont Law School’s Institute for Energy and the Environment.
She consults with Vermont communities regarding net-metered solar proj-
ects. She also works to educate policymakers and regulators about smart grid
and distributed generation deployment.
She graduated in 2012 with Masters in Environmental Law and Policy, while
helping to compose The Watt? An Energy 101 Primer. She is a 2015 JD/Energy
Law candidate at VLS and plans to use her degree to advocate for sustainable
and ethical energy initiatives.
Marc de Konkoly Thege is a research associate at Vermont Law School’s
Institute for Energy and the Environment, researching distributed generation
deployment in Brazil and the evolution of smart grid regulation in the United
States.
Before attending VLS, he began his career in the energy sector working for
the New York branch of Green Mountain Energy Company, a retail electricity
supplier.
He graduated in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations
from George Washington University in Washington, DC. He is a 2015 candidate
for an Energy Regulation and Law master’s degree from Vermont Law School.
Frank Felder is Director of the Center for Energy, Economic and Environmen-
tal Policy and Associate Research Professor at the Edward J. Bloustein School
of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University.
He directs applied energy and environmental research including energy ef-
ficiency, renewable portfolio standards, modeling of state energy policies, and
restructured electricity markets. He has published widely on market power
and mitigation, wholesale market design, reliability, transmission planning, and
rate design. He was a submarine officer in the US Navy.
He holds undergraduate degrees from Columbia College and the School of
Engineering and Applied Sciences and a masters and doctorate from M.I.T in
Technology, Management, and Policy.
Stephen Garner joined Ergon Energy in 2011 as a research analyst. His
interests involve developing data processing and analytics tools to help the
business understand the distribution network and implement appropriate new
technologies.
He is a data scientist, quant strategist, MATLAB developer, and choice
architect. Prior to Ergon, he worked in finance and funds management. The
majority of his career has involved highly quantitative work in engineering,
geophysics, and software development.
He has BSc with Japanese Language, BSc Hons 1 and PhD in Microelec-
tronic Engineering (Electrical Geophysics), all from Griffith University in
Brisbane, Australia.
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Clark Gellings is a fellow at the Electric Power Research Institute, responsible
for technology strategy in energy efficiency, demand response, renewable en-
ergy, and clean technologies.
He joined EPRI in 1982 progressing through management and executive
positions including seven vice president positions. Prior to EPRI, he was at
Public Service Electric and Gas Company in New Jersey. He is the recipient of
numerous awards, has served on numerous boards and advisory committees.
He has Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Newark College
of Engineering in New Jersey, Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
from New Jersey Institute of Technology, and Master of Management Science
from the Stevens Institute of Technology.
Eric Gimon consults as a technical expert, research scholar, and policy adviser
with Energy Innovation. He is a main contributor to America’s Power Plan,
working especially on questions of renewable energy integration.
Prior to working with Energy Innovation, he was a technical adviser for Vote
Solar, a nonprofit solar advocacy organization. He was a AAAS fellow with two
offices in the Department of Energy, transitioning out of a 15-year career in high
energy physics.
He holds BS/MS from Stanford University in Mathematics and Physics, as
well as PhD in Physics from the University of California in Santa Barbara.
George Grozev is a principal research scientist and a team leader at CSIRO
Land and Water, Australia. His background is in operations research with expe-
rience in energy market modeling and network theory.
His current projects include analysis of customer load profiles for distribu-
tion networks, data analysis, and simulation of distributed energy resources,
including solar PV, batteries, and electric vehicles under different scenarios and
tariffs. He led the development of a simulation tool for Australia’s national elec-
tricity and gas markets.
He has PhD from the Institute of Engineering Cybernetics and Robotics,
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and Bachelor degree in Engineering Physics
from St. Kliment Ohridski University, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Philip Hanser is a principal of The Brattle Group with over 30 years of con-
sulting experience in the energy industry. He has appeared as an expert witness
before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and numerous state public
utility commissions, environmental agencies, utility boards, arbitration panels,
and federal and state courts.
Prior to Brattle, he was manager of Demand-Side Management Program
at the Electric Power Research Institute. He held teaching positions at several
universities including Columbia University and is a Senior Associate in the
Mossavar-Rahmani Center at the Harvard Kennedy School.
Author Biographies xv
He had undergone undergraduate training in economics and mathematics at
the Florida State University and doctoral studies in economics and statistics
at Columbia University.
Andrew Higgins is a principal research scientist at CSIRO Land and Water
where he manages the development of decision support tools to forecast tech-
nology uptake across building stock under different policy interventions. He
also leads a large research portfolio in freight transport logistics, particularly in
northern Australia agriculture.
Before joining CSIRO in 1996, he completed PhD and Post Doctoral Re-
search Fellowship at the Queensland University of Technology through the
Mathematics and Civil Engineering departments.
Gerhard Jochum is a senior consultant at BÜRO JOCHUM based in Berlin
and a board member in the energy industry. Currently, he acts as member of the
Boards of GASAG Berliner Gaswerke Aktiengesellschaft; GDF SUEZ Energie
Deutschland AG; Repower, Poschiavo, Switzerland; and STEAG GmbH.
Prior to his current position, he was Member of the Management Board
of Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, Karlsruhe; CEO of swb AG, Bremen; and
Director of VSE AG, Saarbrücken. Before starting his management career in the
energy industry, he was managing partner of a consulting company focused on
the energy business.
He holds a degree in economics.
Kevin Jones is the Deputy Director and Professor of Energy Technology and
Policy at the Institute for Energy and the Environment at Vermont Law School
where he leads the Smart Grid Project and the Energy Clinic.
Previously, he worked at the Long Island Power Authority, Navigant Consulting,
and the City of New York. He is the coauthor of A Smarter, Greener Grid: Forging
Environmental Progress Through Smart Energy Technologies and Policies.
He has a Doctorate from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; a Master of Public
Affairs from the LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin;
and BS from the University of Vermont.
Günter Knieps is Professor of Economics at the University of Freiburg, Ger-
many. Prior to joining Freiburg, he held Chair of Microeconomics at the Uni-
versity of Groningen, the Netherlands. He is member of the Scientific Council
of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy and the Ministry of Transport
and Digital Infrastructure.
His main research interests include study of network economics; deregula-
tion; competition policy; industrial economics; and sector studies on energy,
telecommunications, and transportation. He has published widely in academic
and professional journals.
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He has diplomas in Economics and Mathematics and PhD in Mathematical
Economics from the University of Bonn, Germany.
Amanda Levin is an Energy and Climate Advocate with the Natural Resources
Defense Council, focusing on alternative rate designs and the integration of
distributed energy resources on the grid.
Prior to joining the NRDC, she worked as a research associate at the Con-
gressional Research Service where she was responsible for handling congres-
sional requests related to ecosystem restoration projects, trans-boundary water
disputes, and water infrastructure.
She has both BA and MA in Public Policy, with a concentration in Energy
and Natural Resources, from Stanford University.
Andrew Levitt is a Senior Strategist, Emerging Markets at PJM. He identifies,
monitors, and assesses emerging technologies including but not limited to solar
and batteries. He also analyzes the impact of emerging technologies on PJM
markets, operations, and planning.
He previously managed the vehicle-to-grid research and development proj-
ects for NRG Energy. This work included overcoming technical and regulatory
barriers to unlock the grid value of electric vehicles. This project featured a
partnership between NRG and Honda.
He earned BS in Physics from the University of Toronto and MS degree in
Marine Policy from the University of Delaware’s Center for Carbon-Free Power
Integration.
Sabine Löbbe is a professor and researcher at Reutlingen University, School
of Engineering/Distributed Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency, Reutlingen
Research Institute, Germany and lectures in the master program at the Univer-
sity of Applied Sciences HTW Chur, Switzerland. Her consulting company
advised utilities in strategy and business development and in organizational
issues.
Prior to her current position, she was Director for Strategy and Business
Development at swb AG Bremen, Project Manager at Arthur D. Little Inc., and
Project Manager at VSE AG, Saarbrücken.
She holds a Doctorate in Business Administration from the university in
Saarbrücken and studied business administration in Trier, Saarbrücken, and EM
Lyon/France.
Iain MacGill is an Associate Professor in the School of Electrical Engineering
and Telecommunications at the University of New South Wales, Australia, and
Joint Director of the University’s Centre for Energy and Environmental Mar-
kets (CEEM). His teaching and research interests include electricity industry
restructuring and the Australian National Electricity Market, sustainable energy
technologies, and energy and climate policy.
Author Biographies xvii
Iain leads CEEM’s research in Sustainable Energy Transformation including
energy technology assessment and renewable energy integration, and in D istributed
Energy Systems including smart grids, distributed generation, and demand-side
participation. He has published and consulted widely in these and related areas.
He has a Bachelor of Engineering and Masters of Engineering Science from
the University of Melbourne, and PhD on electricity market modeling from
UNSW.
Chris Marnay is a retired Staff Scientist from LBNL, where he worked for
29 years. He currently leads an independent consultancy, Microgrid Design of
Mendocino, but retains affiliate status with LBNL’s China Energy Group.
He has lectured widely on microgrid principles, economics, and demonstra-
tions; chaired the first 10 annual International Microgrid Symposiums; and is
Convenor of CIGRÉ Working Group 6.22: Microgrid Evolution Roadmap. He
was a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fellow in 2006 and a member
of the team that proposed the CERTS Microgrid concept.
He obtained his BA, MS, and PhD from UC Berkeley. His dissertation pro-
posed mitigating intermittent air quality events by biasing generator dispatch
against dirtier sources.
Judith McNeill is an economist and Senior Research fellow in the Institute for Ru-
ral Futures at the University of New England in Armidale, Australia. She is engaged
in investigating the impact of carbon policy on energy supply in rural A ustralia, cli-
mate change adaptation, infrastructure finance, and ecological economics.
Prior to academic life, she conducted research for the Australian Parliament
and the Office of National Assessments in Canberra. She has also held e conomic
policy positions in the Australian and Northern Territory Treasuries.
She has Masters Degree and PhD in Economics from the University of New
England, Armidale.
Tim Nelson is the Head of Economics, Policy, and Sustainability at AGL
Energy—one of Australia’s largest energy utilities—where he is responsible
for sustainability strategy, greenhouse reporting, economic research, corporate
citizenship program, and greenhouse gas policy. He is an Adjunct Associate
Professor with Griffith University. Before joining AGL Energy, he was an
economic adviser to the NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet and the
Reserve Bank of Australia.
He has advised governments and utilities on energy and climate change
policy and published in Australian and international journals. He holds a degree
in economics, is a Chartered Secretary, and is currently completing a PhD in
Energy Economics.
Paul Nillesen is a partner with PwC based in Amsterdam where he works in
the firm’s Global Energy Utilities & Mining Practice and the coleader of PwC’s
