Dr. Celebi is an expert in electricity markets, resource planning, and the analysis of environmental and climate policy.

He has assisted clients in the areas of electricity litigation and regulatory disputes, including on the economic viability of coal-fired and nuclear power plants, wholesale power pricing, and market design. Dr. Celebi has also analyzed federal and state climate policies, environmental regulations, the role of hydrogen in reducing economy-wide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, generation plant valuation, and transmission cost allocation.

Dr. Celebi has provided expert testimony in a number of cases before the Supreme Court of the United States, district courts, and federal and state energy regulatory agencies. His testimonies have covered topics including the compliance burden of federal environmental regulations; economic damages in energy contract disputes; transmission cost allocation; excessive charges in long-term power contracts; causes of locational marginal price (LMP) spikes in PJM; and the allocation of ancillary services costs among market participants in ERCOT. He has also consulted and testified on matters related to coal plants, the recovery of undepreciated past investments, and the impact of coal plant retirements on wholesale energy prices.

Practices
Education

Boston College
PhD in Economics

Bilkent University
MA in Economics

METU, Turkey
BSc in Industrial Engineering

Hebrew University
Summer School in Economic Theory on Auctions and Market Design

Personal Interests

Metin enjoys playing basketball and billiards on occasion and practices playing reed flute (ney) with his friends.

Clean Hydrogen Industry

Hydrogen (H2) is gaining significant attention as a low-carbon alternative fuel or energy carrier that can help achieve economy-wide decarbonization mandates.

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Testimony

August 16, 2024

Before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit, declaration on behalf of Clean Water Action, Sierra Club, Waterkeeper Alliance, Inc., Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., Environmental Integrity Project, Pennenvironment, Inc., and Prairie Rivers Network re: economics of coal-fired electric generating units in the US and the potential impacts of EPA’s Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards rule on the US coal fleet (August 16, 2024).

June 7, 2024

Before the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, declaration on behalf of Environmental and Public Health Respondent-Intervenors re: economics of coal-fired electric generating units in the US and the potential impacts of EPA’s GHG Rule on the US coal fleet (June 7, 2024).

October 26, 2023

Before the US Supreme Court, declaration on behalf of Public Interest Respondents re: compliance requirements and flexibility to choose among compliance options under the EPA’s Good Neighbor Plan for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (October 26, 2023).

October 12, 2023

Before the Iowa Utilities Board, direct testimony on behalf of Interstate Power and Light Company re: reasonableness of IPL continuing to fully recover the remaining net book value of Lansing Generating Station Unit 4, a coal-fired generating unit, after the unit’s retirement (October 12, 2023).