Expert Witness & Litigation Support

Frank has testified in numerous federal and state regulatory proceedings, arbitrations, and court proceedings on retail and wholesale electricity market design, market power, and retail energy rates. He has provided litigation analysis and support in over thirty proceedings. 

Wholesale & Retail Electricity Market Analysis & Planning

Frank has led electricity wholesale and retail market analyses in North America and the Middle East. He has developed and used multiple models of the power sector in generation capacity expansion planning, state energy planning, wholesale and retail price forecasting, and reliability analyses. He has published widely in academic and industry publications on these topics.  Recent and ongoing projects include advising State Ratepayer Advocates on distributed energy resources in the context of FERC Order No. 2222 and energy planning as well as assessing the emission reduction benefits of a food waste to electricity facility.

Professional Training & Development

Frank has developed and delivered worldwide, several 1 and 2 day courses, such as In-depth Introduction to Electricity Markets, Emerging Issues with US RTOs/ISOs, Transmission Planning in the US, Capacity Markets & Resource Adequacy with Increasing Renewables and Energy Storage, and Fundamentals of Power System Optimization.  He has trained over 3,000 engineers, economists, traders, generation and transmission developers, regulators, lawyers, and other industry professionals. The courses have been delivered to ISOs, law firms, the US Department of Energy, USAID, energy service companies, independent power producers, and utilities. 

Global Electricity Experience

Frank has consulted with numerous international organizations on electricity markets:

• Peer Review on Multilateral Cross-Border Power Trade, Electricity Regulatory Partnership, U.S. State Department, Kuching, Malaysia, August 28-29, 2024
• Peer Review of Competitive Wholesale Electricity Market Establishment Strategies, Electricity Regulatory Partnership, U.S. State Department, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, May 27-29, 2024
• Program Director, Renewables and Utilities (formerly Energy Transitions and Electric Power), KAPSARC, International Energy Think Tank, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 2020 to Feb 2023
• Sustainable Development of Power Sector and Enhancement of Electricity Trade in the South Asian Region:  Policy, Regulatory Issues and Challenges, USAID, New Delhi, India, January 15, 2016
• US Electricity Market Trends & Transitioning the South Korean Electricity Market with Respect to Energy Prices, Dec 21-22, 2015
• Capacity Building Program for Designing, Managing and Operating a Power Trading Entity in India, USAID, September 14-18, 2015
• US-Taiwan Solar Energy Promotion Workshop, Apr 20, 2012
• Workshop on Efficient and Effective Electricity Market Design, Operation and Management, Kenya, USAID, Feb. 1-5, 2010
• Regional Electricity Markets Workshop, USAID, Libreville, Gabon, January 25-30, 2009
• Electricity Market Development Program, USAID, Bentota, Sri Lanka, August 18-20, 2008
• Electricity Market Development Program, USAID, Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 13-15, 2008