Brattle Group

Brattle Report Analyzes the Impact of New Load Drivers on Electricity Demand and Forecasting

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Giovedì, Maggio 9, 2024
Brattle Group, Growth, Electricity, Transport, Forecasting, Over, Projection

BOSTON, May 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In a new report, experts from The Brattle Group examine the rapidly changing landscape of load drivers and how they complicate load forecasting for utilities and system operators.

Key Points: 
  • BOSTON, May 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In a new report, experts from The Brattle Group examine the rapidly changing landscape of load drivers and how they complicate load forecasting for utilities and system operators.
  • The report, Electricity Demand Growth and Forecasting in a Time of Change , provides an overview of several new and emerging demand drivers that will affect the growth and patterns of load in the coming decades and the ways in which utilities are currently including them in their forecasts.
  • The potential impact of demand-side resources – including distributed generation (DG), energy efficiency (EE), and demand response (DR) – that can partially offset these load drivers is also considered.
  • The report also includes a discussion of the costs of over- and under-forecasting load, both individual drivers and as a whole.

Federica Pietrogrande Joins The Brattle Group as Principal, Specializing in Restructuring, Insolvency, and Alternative Investment Disputes

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Giovedì, Maggio 2, 2024
Bankruptcy, Brattle Group, Capital, Security (finance)

LONDON, May 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Brattle Group has welcomed Federica Pietrogrande to the firm as a Principal in the firm's Bankruptcy & Restructuring practice.

Key Points: 
  • LONDON, May 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Brattle Group has welcomed Federica Pietrogrande to the firm as a Principal in the firm's Bankruptcy & Restructuring practice.
  • Ms. Pietrogrande brings over two decades of global experience in restructuring, insolvency, and special situations.
  • "Recent legal developments have significantly increased the demand for independent experts in restructuring and insolvency cases in the UK and Europe," said Ms. Pietrogrande.
  • Prior to joining Brattle, Ms. Pietrogrande was Managing Director of International Strategy and Capital at a global distressed investment, restructuring, and valuation firm.

Federica Pietrogrande Joins The Brattle Group as Principal, Specializing in Restructuring, Insolvency, and Alternative Investment Disputes

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Giovedì, Maggio 2, 2024
Bankruptcy, Brattle Group, Capital, Security (finance)

LONDON, May 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Brattle Group has welcomed Federica Pietrogrande to the firm as a Principal in the firm's Bankruptcy & Restructuring practice.

Key Points: 
  • LONDON, May 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Brattle Group has welcomed Federica Pietrogrande to the firm as a Principal in the firm's Bankruptcy & Restructuring practice.
  • Ms. Pietrogrande brings over two decades of global experience in restructuring, insolvency, and special situations.
  • "Recent legal developments have significantly increased the demand for independent experts in restructuring and insolvency cases in the UK and Europe," said Ms. Pietrogrande.
  • Prior to joining Brattle, Ms. Pietrogrande was Managing Director of International Strategy and Capital at a global distressed investment, restructuring, and valuation firm.

Transmission and Resource Planning Expert Akarsh Sheilendranath Rejoins The Brattle Group as Principal

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Martedì, Aprile 23, 2024
Brattle Group, Policy, Optical disc image, ISO New England, Monolithic kernel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Electricity, Engineering, Strategy

BOSTON, April 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Brattle Group has welcomed Akarsh Sheilendranath to its Boston, MA office as a Principal in the firm's Electricity Wholesale Markets & Planning practice.

Key Points: 
  • BOSTON, April 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Brattle Group has welcomed Akarsh Sheilendranath to its Boston, MA office as a Principal in the firm's Electricity Wholesale Markets & Planning practice.
  • Mr. Sheilendranath, who previously worked at Brattle and will be based in Houston, specializes in electric transmission, regulatory corporate finance, and resource planning and strategy.
  • "We are thrilled to welcome Akarsh back to Brattle," said Torben Voetmann, Brattle President & Principal.
  • This includes cost of capital and risk assessments, transmission policy, utility resource planning, renewables and electric storage valuation, investment strategy, resource adequacy matters, and electricity market rules and tariffs.

Virtual Power Plants Could Save California Utilities and Consumers $550M per Year

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Giovedì, Aprile 11, 2024
Virtual power plant, Brattle Group, Electricity, VPP, Face, State, Policy, Renewable energy

BERKELEY, Calif., April 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- GridLab, a non-profit that provides comprehensive technical expertise to policy makers, advocates and other energy decision makers, released its latest report, California's Virtual Power Potential: How Five Consumer Technologies Could Improve the State's Energy Affordability, conducted by The Brattle Group.

Key Points: 
  • The report explores the market potential for Virtual Power Plant (VPP) deployment in California, identifying all cost-effective VPP capacity that could be realized through achievable, voluntary participation by 2035.
  • By 2035, VPPs could create consumer savings of $550 million per year in California.
  • It is significantly larger than the  capacity of the largest power plant in California, and higher than the total system peak demand of Los Angeles.
  • "VPPs can play an important role in helping California achieve its goal of 100% clean electricity by 2045."

FTI Consulting Adds Former Mexican Government Energy Official to Growing Litigation & Disputes Resolution Practice

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Mercoledì, Marzo 27, 2024
Growth, FCN, NERA, International arbitration, Associate, Strategic planning, FTI Consulting, Brattle Group, FTI, Senior, Economy, Lawsuit, Economic consulting, NERA Economic Consulting, Paulo, Economics

WASHINGTON, March 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: FCN) today announced the appointment of Veronica Irastorza as a Senior Managing Director in the Litigation & Disputes Resolution practice within the firm’s Economic Consulting segment.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, March 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: FCN) today announced the appointment of Veronica Irastorza as a Senior Managing Director in the Litigation & Disputes Resolution practice within the firm’s Economic Consulting segment.
  • Ms. Irastorza joins FTI Consulting with more than 20 years of experience supporting clients with issues related to competition, regulation, economics of contracts, markets, damages, valuations, disputes and arbitrations, primarily in the energy sector.
  • “As energy investment continues to grow in Latin America, political and regulatory changes in an industry that is transitioning worldwide are resulting in a growing number of disputes,” said Dr. Jose Alberro , a Senior Managing Director in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice and Head of International Arbitration for Latin America at FTI Consulting.
  • The team joins a growing practice of experts across Canada, the United States and Latin America led by Dr. Randal Heeb .

Brattle Report Analyzes the Emerging Economics of Clean Hydrogen Production and Delivery

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Lunedì, Marzo 11, 2024
Hydrogen, Natural gas, Thumb, Brattle Group, Transport, Electrolysis, Carbon, Environmental Defense Fund, Parity, Economics, DOE, Hydrogen production, Renewable energy

Specifically, they explore how the production and delivery costs of H2 are changing under the influence of recent strong tax incentives, US Department of Energy (DOE) support for hydrogen research and hub development, rapid commercialization, and projected technology improvements.

Key Points: 
  • Specifically, they explore how the production and delivery costs of H2 are changing under the influence of recent strong tax incentives, US Department of Energy (DOE) support for hydrogen research and hub development, rapid commercialization, and projected technology improvements.
  • The report, Emerging Economics of Hydrogen Production and Delivery, compares the cost of hydrogen under a few different modes of production, as well as potential differences based on year and region.
  • Blue hydrogen costs are also projected to reach cost parity with grey hydrogen by 2030.
  • Emerging Economics of Hydrogen Production is authored by Principal Frank Graves , Senior Associate Josh Figueroa , Energy Associate Ragini Sreenath , Senior Energy Analyst Jadon Grove, Senior Research Analyst Lorenzo Sala, and outside expert Stephen Thumb.

BYU Law Hosts 6th Annual Winter Deals Conference and Inaugural Winter Bankruptcy Conference in March

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Mercoledì, Marzo 6, 2024
Stan Nichols, BYU, Female, Class action, Brattle Group, Conference, Justice, University, Kirkland & Ellis, Bankruptcy, Policy, LLP, Delaware Court, Ropes & Gray, Court of Chancery, Research

PROVO, Utah, March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BYU Law today announced two corresponding events in March hosted by its Global Business Law Program, a global platform for research and policy development. The 2024 BYU Law Winter Deals Conference, an annual event convening leading researchers to discuss the modern global economy's most pressing legal issues, will be held on March 14-15. The inaugural Winter Bankruptcy Conference, co-hosted with the University of Chicago Center on Law and Finance, will take place March 12-14 and will bring together leading scholars, judges, and practitioners to present cutting-edge research on bankruptcy, reorganization, and distressed debt. Both events will be held in Park City, Utah.

Key Points: 
  • The 2024 BYU Law Winter Deals Conference, an annual event convening leading researchers to discuss the modern global economy's most pressing legal issues, will be held on March 14-15.
  • Focusing on "New Ideas for Modern Markets' Most Difficult Challenges," BYU Law School's Winter Deals Conference brings leading scholars, policymakers and practitioners together to discuss state of the art research on the legal institutions supporting contemporary markets.
  • This conference will overlap one day with the 6th Annual Winter Business Deals Conference at Westgate in Park City, Utah.
  • Special thanks to inaugural Winter Bankruptcy Conference sponsors The Brattle Group, Brown Rudnick LLP, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Ropes & Gray LLP, and Cooley.

The Brattle Group Announces 10 New Promotions to Principal

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Martedì, Febbraio 6, 2024
Brattle Group, Policy, Natural Resources, Economics

BOSTON, Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Brattle Group is pleased to share that 10 experts were recently promoted to Principal: Dr. Can Çeliktemur, Dr. Charlie Gibbons, Dr. Lucrezio Figurelli, Dr. Yingzhen Li, Mame Maloney, Dr. Nguyet Nguyen, Ilinca Popescu, Dr. Shastri Sandy, Chris Wall, and Jake Zahniser-Word.

Key Points: 
  • BOSTON, Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Brattle Group is pleased to share that 10 experts were recently promoted to Principal: Dr. Can Çeliktemur, Dr. Charlie Gibbons, Dr. Lucrezio Figurelli, Dr. Yingzhen Li, Mame Maloney, Dr. Nguyet Nguyen, Ilinca Popescu, Dr. Shastri Sandy, Chris Wall, and Jake Zahniser-Word.
  • "In the past year, these nine individuals have gone above and beyond in cultivating their expertise and providing exceptional client service on matters related to financial services, utility regulation, antitrust and competition, corporate governance, and more," said Brattle President & Principal Torben Voetmann.
  • We look forward to the contributions these experts will make in the years ahead!"
  • Charles Gibbons | Practice Leader: Environment & Natural Resources | San Francisco
    Dr. Gibbons provides sophisticated econometric and statistical analysis for legal, regulatory, and policy matters.

The Brattle Group Announces 10 New Promotions to Principal

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Martedì, Febbraio 6, 2024
Brattle Group, Policy, Natural Resources, Economics

"In the past year, these nine individuals have gone above and beyond in cultivating their expertise and providing exceptional client service on matters related to financial services, utility regulation, antitrust and competition, corporate governance, and more," said Brattle President & Principal Torben Voetmann.

Key Points: 
  • "In the past year, these nine individuals have gone above and beyond in cultivating their expertise and providing exceptional client service on matters related to financial services, utility regulation, antitrust and competition, corporate governance, and more," said Brattle President & Principal Torben Voetmann.
  • "Further, they embody Brattle's four foundational principles – development, collegiality, quality, and sustainability – in all that they do, and they represent the outstanding leadership pipeline we have at the firm.
  • We look forward to the contributions these experts will make in the years ahead!"
  • Charles Gibbons | Practice Leader: Environment & Natural Resources | San Francisco
    Dr. Gibbons provides sophisticated econometric and statistical analysis for legal, regulatory, and policy matters.