Andrew W. Thompson

Dr. Thompson is an energy economist with a background in electrical engineering and expertise in wholesale electricity market design, regulatory economics, and policy analysis of network industries, particularly in the energy sector.

His work focuses on:

• Capacity market/auction design
• Wholesale electricity market design and reform
• Integration of emerging energy technologies
• Energy market regulation
• The hydrogen economy
• Energy finance and cost of capital estimation
• Economic damages assessments for renewable and battery storage assets

Dr. Thompson has supported clients and diverse stakeholder groups – including electricity system operators, energy regulators, governments, clean energy advocacy groups, market participants, institutional investors, and utilities – in several international jurisdictions. This includes PJM, CAISO, ERCOT, NYISO, ISO-NE, the Non-ISO/RTO United States, Ontario, Alberta, the United Kingdom, Spain, Colombia, Saudi Arabia, Australia, and New Zealand.

He has published thought leadership on the evolving hydrogen economy; the regulation of the energy sector; energy policy to integrate emerging resources (renewables, battery storage, long-duration energy storage, distributed energy resources, and flexible load); and the economic implications of lithium-ion battery degradation for energy storage and electric vehicle technologies.