Decisions (GED), now called Ventyx. He is the editor and
publisher of EEnergy Informer, is on the Editorial Advisory
Board of The Electricity Journal, and serves on the editorial
board of Utilities Policy.
Dr. Sioshansi's interests include climate change and
sustainability, energy efficiency, renewable energy
technologies, regulatory policy, corporate strategy, and
integrated resource planning. His four recent edited books,
Electricity Market Reform: An International Perspective, with
W. Pfaffenberger; Competitive Electricity Markets: Design,
Implementation, Performance; Generating Electricity in a
Carbon Constrained World; and Energy, Sustainability, and
the Environment: Technology, Incentives, Behavior, were
published in 2006, 2008, 2009, and 2011, respectively.
He has degrees in Engineering and Economics, including an
MS and PhD in Economics from Purdue University.
Paul M. Sotkiewicz is the Chief Economist in the Market
Services Division at the PJM Interconnection where he
provides analysis and advice on PJM's design and
performance, including the implications of federal and state
policies on various PJM markets. Prior to his present post he
served as the Director of Energy Studies at the Public Utility
Research Center, University of Florida, and prior to that he
was an economist in the Office of Economic Policy and later
served on the Chief Economic Advisor's staff at the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission.
At PJM, Dr. Sotkiewicz has led initiatives to reform scarcity
pricing as mandated by FERC Order 719 and has also led
efforts examining transmission cost allocation and the
potential effects of climate change policy on PJM's energy
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