Experts

Brattle consultants have coauthored a new article that discusses the instrumental role economic analyses can serve in evaluating force majeure or other contract defense disputes in energy-industry transactions.

Brattle Principal Frank Graves, assisted by Principal Metin Celebi and Associate Long Lam, was retained by PNM to provide expert testimony in the unanimous NMPRC decision for PNM to abandon a San Jaun coal plant.

Brattle Principal Metin Celebi joined a National Regulatory Research Institute (NRRI) webinar on “PURPA Perspectives: Do the Comments Provide Opportunities for Common Ground?” on January 29 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. (ET).

Brattle Principal Metin Celebi will speak at the Electric Utility Consultants, Inc. (EUCI) Modernizing PURPA conference, which will be held September 9-10 in Denver, CO.

A report by Brattle economists estimates the cost of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) proposed draft memorandum plan to support uneconomic coal and nuclear plants across the country.

Brattle economists have contributed an article to the February 2018 issue of Norton Rose Fulbright’s Project Finance NewsWire that discusses how the Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) has resurfaced as a prime mover for renewables development in the U.S.

A discussion paper by economists at The Brattle Group examines the trends of the California greenhouse gas (GHG) market and analyzes the underlying future drivers that will affect California GHG prices to achieve the state’s ambitious goal of 80% decarbonization by 2050. 

Brattle Principals Metin Celebi, Marc Chupka, Dean Murphy, Sam Newell, and Ira Shavel recently co-authored an article that analyzes the decline in coal-generated electricity in North America and discusses the implication of a recently-proposed U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) rule that could shield certain coal and nuclear plants from competitive market forces.

Brattle Principals Metin Celebi, Judy Chang, Marc Chupka, Sam Newell, and Ira Shavel authored a report that supported comments a diverse coalition of energy companies submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in response to Secretary of Energy Rick Perry’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (DOE NOPR).

Brattle Principal Metin Celebi will present at the American Coal Ash Association’s (ACAA) 2017 Winter Membership Meeting, taking place January 24-25, 2017 in Jacksonville, FL.

A report issued by Brattle consultants examines the potential implications for competitive wholesale electricity markets if new gas-fired combined cycle (CC) plants are not covered under the Clean Power Plan’s (CPP) mass-based state implementation plans (SIPs).

Principals Robert Mudge and Metin Celebi will present at the American Bar Association Business Law Section Annual Meeting, taking place September 8-10, 2016 in Boston, MA.

Based on evidence presented by Brattle consultants, a FERC Administrative Law Judge issued a ruling that found that the Mobile-Sierra doctrine does not protect two long-term wholesale electricity contracts entered into during the Western Energy Crisis in 2001.

Economists at The Brattle Group issued a policy brief that examines the compliance and implementation challenges facing states and utilities under the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed CO₂ emissions standards for existing fossil units under the Clean Air Act (CAA) Section 111(d), known as the Clean Power Plan (CPP).

Brattle principal Metin Celebi will present that the upcoming Wisconsin Energy Institute 2015 Energy Summit, “Air & Energy: The Path Ahead for U.S. States,” taking place October 12-14, 2015 in Madison, WI.

Brattle principal Metin Celebi will participate at the EUCI conference, “The EPA’s Clean Power Plan: Its Effect on Electric Reliability in North America,” taking place March 31-April 1, 2015 in Houston, TX.

The Brattle Group was recently featured in a Bloomberg Businessweek article, “Breathing Cleaner Air to Cost Americans on Utility Bills,” which outlines the implications U.S. electricity markets will face as clean-air regulations shut down more coal-fired power plants, forcing producers to rely more on natural gas.

Brattle economists issued a policy brief that examines the primary features and implications of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed CO₂ emissions standards for existing fossil units under the Clean Air Act (CAA) Section 111(d).

In anticipation of the EPA's proposed guidelines under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act, The Brattle Group has released a compendium of prior studies examining the effects of a potential carbon emissions rulemaking.