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Devin C. Hartman is the president & CEO of the Electricity Consumers Resource Council (ELCON). ELCON is a Washington, DC-based national association representing large industrial consumers of electricity. ELCON’s multi-national member companies own and operate major manufacturing facilities throughout the United States and in all foreign markets. They produce a wide range of products from virtually every segment of the manufacturing community. Many ELCON members also cogenerate steam/thermal energy and electricity.
Mr. Hartman actively advocates for electricity consumers before Congress, the Department of Energy, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC). He serves on NERC’s Member Representatives Committee and on the North American Energy Standards Board’s Advisory Council. He also is a council member for the National Capital Area Chapter of the U.S. Association for Energy Economics. Mr. Hartman routinely speaks at conferences and drives development of economically sound electricity policy literature.
In January 2016, Mr. Hartman established the electricity policy program at the R Street Institute based on principles of market competition, consumer choice, and good governance. He previously worked for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), where he conducted economic analyses of wholesale electricity markets and served on policy teams advising the Commission on generator fuel assurance, natural gas-electric industry coordination, and market designs that facilitate the efficient and reliable operation of the bulk electric system.
Prior to FERC, Mr. Hartman led the modernization of utility resource planning rules at the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, where he also coordinated environmental compliance activities with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management and led research on regulatory treatment of unconventional technologies and innovative rate design. He also worked on air pollution policy for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and for various energy and environmental policy non-profit organizations.
Mr. Hartman’s academic training is in economics, political science, public affairs and environmental science. Mr. Hartman holds two bachelor’s degrees from Iowa State University and two master’s degrees from Indiana University. He lives in Washington, DC, with his wife and a forthcoming four-legged friend.
Recent Posts by Devin Hartman
- Coal, Nuclear, and National Security
- FERC Rejects DOE Resilience Rulemaking
- The Effects of Energy Tax Policy on Markets and the Environment
- State Energy Subsidies and Competitive Wholesale Electricity Markets
Recent Comments by Devin Hartman
- "Thank you. I definitely agree that the out of market action for offshore wind you described creates a market distortion. I also echo your sentiment th"
Coal, Nuclear, and National Security - "Great points. "Duration" is definitely an operative word when referring to distinguishing resilience from conventional reliability considerations.
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Coal, Nuclear, and National Security - "Thank you Gerry and great point. Advanced T&D technologies have the potential to substantially improve the resilience of the electric system. Cons"
Coal, Nuclear, and National Security - "Thank you Dr. Kadak. I’d clarify that the question pertained to effectively nationalizing these plants. Nationalization typically refers to the"
Coal, Nuclear, and National Security - "That's a great point Jane on the distributed resources side. If there's any form of generation that's misvalued with respect to resilience, it's the f"
Coal, Nuclear, and National Security - "Thank you Brent for your thoughtful points.
One comment of interest is the value of resilience. We can begin characterizing this using the Value of"
Coal, Nuclear, and National Security - "Thanks Brent. You raise a number of points, and I’ll try to speak to a couple of them.
Since you framed resiliency, in part, as a function of deman"
FERC Rejects DOE Resilience Rulemaking - "Thanks Dan.
I agree that distributed resources offer the opportunity for greater local resiliency for events that damage high voltage transmission "
FERC Rejects DOE Resilience Rulemaking - "Thanks Charles.
The definition of resiliency, especially whether and how it differs from reliability, is the $64,000 question. I thought the Commis"
FERC Rejects DOE Resilience Rulemaking - "Dan, I attended the conference, and assure you climate change policy was a regular discussion item. It’s also important to distinguish energy economic"
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