Education
Brandeis University, M.A. in Economics and Finance; University of Technology, Vienna, Austria, M.S. (Diplom Ingenieur) in Electrical Engineering and Energy Economics; Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan, Program of International Business |
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Biography
Johannes (Hannes) Pfeifenberger is an economist with a background in electrical engineering and over twenty years of experience in the areas of regulatory economics and finance. He has assisted clients in the formulation of business and regulatory strategy, submitted expert testimony to the U.S. Congress, courts, arbitration panels, and regulatory agencies around the world, and provided support in mediation, arbitration, settlement, and stakeholder processes.
As head of The Brattle Group’s Utility Regulation and Electric Power areas, he specializes in energy and capacity market design, transmission and network access, ratemaking and incentive regulation, analysis and mitigation of market power, financial evaluation, and commercial litigation.
On behalf of his clients, Mr. Pfeifenberger has addressed RTO market designs, the economic benefits and cost allocation of transmission projects, the reasons behind rate increases, implications of restructuring policies, competitive conduct in electric power markets, and the effects of proposed mergers. He has also explored the benefits of alternative regulation, the desirability of settlement proposals, and the need of regulatory and legislative actions in the context of evolving market conditions.
He is retained frequently by counsel to testify in energy litigation cases or provide litigation support, including identifying and coordinating expert witnesses and assistance with discovery, depositions, and cross examination on economic or highly technical industry matters.
Before joining The Brattle Group, Mr. Pfeifenberger was a Consultant for Cambridge Energy Research Associates and a Research Assistant at the Institute of Energy Economics at the University of Technology in Vienna, Austria.
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Selected Publications
- "For Grid Expansion, Think ‘Subregionally’,"
by Johannes P. Pfeifenberger, Peter S. Fox-Penner, and Delphine Hou, The Energy Daily, June 8, 2010.
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"Incentive Regulation: Introduction and Context,"
by Johannes P. Pfeifenberger, The Brattle Group, Inc., May 26-27, 2010.
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"Incentive Regulation: Lessons from other Jurisdictions,"
by Toby Brown, Paul R. Carpenter, and Johannes P. Pfeifenberger, The Brattle Group, Inc., May 26-27, 2010.
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"Job and Economic Benefits of Transmission and Wind Generation Investments in the SPP Region,"
by Johannes P. Pfeifenberger, Judy Chang, Delphine Hou, and Kamen Madjarov, The Brattle Group, Inc., March 2010.
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"Best Practices in Resource Adequacy, presented at the PJM Long Term Capacity Issues Symposium,"
by Johannes P. Pfeifenberger and Kathleen Spees, The Brattle Group, Inc., January 27, 2010.
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"Transmission Investment Needs and Cost Allocation: New Challenges and Models,"
by Johannes P. Pfeifenberger, Peter S. Fox-Penner, and Delphine Hou, The Brattle Group, Inc., December 1, 2009.
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"A Comparison of PJM's RPM with Alternative Energy and Capacity Market Designs,"
by Johannes P. Pfeifenberger, Kathleen Spees, and Adam C. Schumacher, The Brattle Group, Inc., September 2009.
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"Assessment of a Maine ISA Structure As A Possible Alternative to ISO-NE Participation,"
by Ken Belcher, Johannes P. Pfeifenberger, Judy Chang, and Delphine Hou, The Brattle Group, Inc., May 2009.
- When Sparks Fly: Economic Issues in Complex Energy Contract Litigation 2009 No. 1 (Energy).
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"Review of PJM's Reliability Pricing Model (RPM),"
by Johannes P. Pfeifenberger, Samuel A. Newell, Robert L. Earle, Attila Hajos, and Mariko Geronimo, The Brattle Group, Inc., June 30, 2008.
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"Assessing the Benefits of Transmission Investments,"
by Johannes P. Pfeifenberger, presented at the Working Group for Investment in Reliable and Economic Electric Systems (WIRES) meeting, Washington, DC, February 14, 2008.
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"Review of PJM’s Market Power Mitigation Practices in Comparison to Other Organized Electricity Markets,"
by James D. Reitzes, Johannes P. Pfeifenberger, Peter S. Fox-Penner, Gregory N. Basheda, Jose A. Garcia, Samuel A. Newell, and Adam C. Schumacher, The Brattle Group, Inc., September 2007.
- "Restructuring Revisited: What we can learn from retail-rate increases in restructured and non-restructured states,"
by Gregory Basheda, Johannes P. Pfeifenberger, and Adam C. Schumacher, Public Utilities Fortnightly, June 2007.
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"The Power of Five Percent: How Dynamic Pricing Can Save $35 Billion in Electricity Costs,"
by Ahmad Faruqui, Ryan Hledik, Samuel A. Newell, and Johannes P. Pfeifenberger, The Brattle Group, Inc., May 16, 2007.
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"Evaluating the Economic Benefits of Transmission Investments,"
by Johannes P. Pfeifenberger and Samuel A. Newell, EUCI’s Cost-Effective Transmission Technology Conference, Nashville, TN, May 3, 2007.
- "Valuing Demand-Response Benefits in Eastern PJM,"
by Samuel A. Newell, Frank A. Felder, and Johannes P. Pfeifenberger, Public Utilities Fortnightly, March 1, 2007.
- "Financial Pressures Ahead: Can utilities simultaneously manage rising costs and pressing capital investment needs?,"
by Johannes P. Pfeifenberger, Public Utilities Fortnightly, October 2006.
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"Why Are Electricity Prices Increasing? An Industry-Wide Perspective,"
by Gregory Basheda, Marc Chupka, Peter S. Fox-Penner, Johannes P. Pfeifenberger, and Adam C. Schumacher, The Edison Foundation, June 2006.
- MODELING POWER MARKETS: Uses and Abuses of Locational Market Simulation Models 2006 No. 1 (Energy).
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"Innovative Regulatory Models to Address Environmental Compliance Costs in the Utility Industry,"
by Johannes P. Pfeifenberger and Samuel A. Newell, Newsletter of the American Bar Association, Section on Environment, Energy, and Resources, October 2005.
- "Keeping Up with Retail Access? Developments in U.S. Restructuring and Resource Procurement for Regulated Retail Service,"
by Johannes P. Pfeifenberger, Adam C. Schumacher, and Joseph B. Wharton, The Electricity Journal, December 2004.
- "21st Century ROEs: What Is Reasonable?,"
by Johannes P. Pfeifenberger and Mark W. Jenkins, Public Utilities Fortnightly, October 15, 2003.
- "Efficiency as Discovery Process: Why Enhanced Incentives Outperform Regulatory Mandates,"
by Johannes P. Pfeifenberger and Dennis L. Weisman, The Electricity Journal, January/February 2003.
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"Power Market Design in Europe: The Experience in the U.K. and Scandinavia,"
by Johannes P. Pfeifenberger and Carlos Lapuerta, Energy Bar Association, 56th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, April 18, 2002.
- "The State of Performance-Based Regulation in the U.S. Electric Utility Industry,"
by David E. M. Sappington, Johannes P. Pfeifenberger, Philip Q Hanser, and Gregory Basheda, The Electricity Journal, October 2001.
- "Netzzugang in Deutschland im internationalen Vergleich (International Benchmarking of German Transmission Access),"
by Johannes P. Pfeifenberger, Carlos Lapuerta, W. Pfaffenberger, and Jürgen Weiss, Energiewirtschaftliche Tagesfragen, July 1999.
- "What's in the Cards for Distributed Resources?,"
by Paul R. Ammann, Philip Q Hanser, and Johannes P. Pfeifenberger, The Energy Journal, Special Issue 1998.
Selected Testimony
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"In the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Case No. 08-CV-3649-NS, PJM Interconnection v. Tower Research, Expert Report on behalf of PJM re: hedge fund trading activities of financial transmission rights and virtual bidding,"
by Johannes P. Pfeifenberger, February 22, 2010.
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"Filed Comments of Peter Fox-Penner, Johannes Pfeifenberger, and Delphine Hou, FERC Docket
No. AD09-8-000, re: regional transmission planning and cost allocation,"
by Peter S. Fox-Penner, Johannes P. Pfeifenberger, and Delphine Hou, December 18, 2009.
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"Comments of Peter Fox-Penner, Johannes Pfeifenberger, and Delphine Hou, regarding transmission cost allocation in FERC Docket No. AD09-8-000,"
by Peter S. Fox-Penner, Johannes P. Pfeifenberger, and Delphine Hou, December 18, 2009.
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"Before the Missouri Public Utilities Commission, Case No. ER-2010-0036, Direct Testimony on Interim Rates on Behalf of AmerenUE,"
by Johannes P. Pfeifenberger, October 20, 2009.
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"American Arbitration Association, AAA No. 13-198-02918-08, General Electric International, Inc. vs. Project Orange Associates, LLC; Expert Report and Oral Testimony on behalf of General Electric International re: Operating Agreement Dispute,"
by Johannes P. Pfeifenberger, October 12, 2009 and January 5, 2010.
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"Before the Maine Public Utilities Commission, Docket No. 2008-156, Assessment of a Maine ISA Structure as a Possible Alternative to ISO-NE Participation, Report and Oral Testimony submitted on behalf of Central Maine Power Company and the Industrial Energy Consumer Group,"
by Johannes P. Pfeifenberger, May 2009.
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"Before the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, Docket 137-CE-149, Direct Testimony on behalf of American Transmission Company re: transmission cost-benefit analysis,"
by Johannes P. Pfeifenberger, January 17, 2008.
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"Before the Missouri Public Utilities Commission, Case No. EO-2008-0046, Rebuttal, Supplemental Rebuttal, and Surrebuttal Testimonies on behalf of Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. re: Aquila RTO cost-benefit analyses,"
by Johannes P. Pfeifenberger, November 30, 2007, December 28, 2007, and February 27, 2008.
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"Before the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, Docket 137-CE-149, Planning Analysis of the Paddock-Rockdale Project, report by American Transmission Company re: transmission cost-benefit analysis,"
by Samuel A. Newell and Johannes P. Pfeifenberger, April 5, 2007.
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"Before the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board, Proceeding No. 1468565, submission on behalf of AltaLink Management Ltd. re: Benchmarking the Costs and Performance of Utilities using a Uniform System of Accounts,"
by Johannes P. Pfeifenberger and Carlos Lapuerta, October 2006.
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"Oral Testimony of Johannes Pfeifenberger before the Arizona Power Plant and Transmission Line Siting Committee, Docket No. L-00000A-06-0295-00130, Case No. 130, on behalf of Southern California Edison Company re: economic impacts of the proposed Devers-Palo Verde No. 2 transmission line,"
by Johannes P. Pfeifenberger, September and October, 2006.
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"Affidavit and Rebuttal Affidavit of Johannes Pfeifenberger before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Docket No. EL-06097-000, on behalf of WPS Resources Corporation re: benefits of implementing a joint and common market across the MISO-PJM service areas,"
by Johannes P. Pfeifenberger, August 15 and October 2, 2006.
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"Before the Maine Public Utilities Commission, Docket No. 2005-554, Direct Testimony and Surrebuttal on behalf of Penobscot Energy Recovery Company re: retail rate structure for station-use distribution service,"
by Johannes P. Pfeifenberger, June 7 and September 29, 2006.
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"Before the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, Docket No. 06S-234EG, Direct Testimony on behalf of Public Service Company of Colorado re: purchased power rate adjustment mechanisms and imputed debt of purchased power,"
by Johannes P. Pfeifenberger, April 14, 2006.
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"In the Matter of Binding Arbitration Between La Paloma Generating Trust, Ltd, as Revocably Assigned to La Paloma Generating Company, LLC, v. Southern California Edison Company, JAMS CASE NO. 1220032122, Direct and Rebuttal Testimony on behalf of Southern California Edison re: Power Contract Dispute,"
by Johannes P. Pfeifenberger, June and July 2005.
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"Before the Illinois Commerce Commission, Docket Nos. 05-160, et al., Direct Testimony prepared on Behalf of Central Illinois Light Company, Central Illinois Public Service Company, and Illinois Power Company re: Competitive Procurement of Retail Supply Obligations,"
by Johannes P. Pfeifenberger, February 28, 2005.
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"Prepared Direct and Answering Testimony on Behalf of the Michigan-Wisconsin Utilities before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Docket No. ER04-375-002 et al., re: Financial Impact of ComEd’s and AEP’s RTO Choices on Michigan and Wisconsin,"
by Samuel A. Newell and Johannes P. Pfeifenberger, September 15, 2004.
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"Before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Docket No. ER00-2019-0000, California Independent System Operator Corporation, Prepared Direct Testimony on Behalf of the California Independent System Operator,"
by Johannes P. Pfeifenberger, February 14, 2003.
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"Affidavit of Peter Fox-Penner and Johannes Pfeifenberger before FERC, on behalf of the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator regarding inter-RTO coordination, Docket No. RT01-87-001,"
by Johannes P. Pfeifenberger and Peter S. Fox-Penner, August 31, 2001.
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