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Ryan Hledik

Senior Associate

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Ryan.Hledik@brattle.com
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Education

Stanford University, M.S. in Management Science and Engineering; University of Pennsylvania, B.S. in Applied Science
 

Biography

Ryan Hledik is a senior associate of The Brattle Group with specialized expertise in assessing the impacts of smart grid programs, technologies, and policies. He has assisted electric utilities, regulators, research organizations, wholesale market operators, and technology firms in the development of innovative demand response and energy efficiency portfolios and strategies. Recently, Mr. Hledik contributed to the development of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) National Assessment of Demand Response Potential and is currently assisting FERC in developing the National Action Plan for Demand Response, which will be submitted to the U.S. Congress by the summer of 2010. Additionally, Mr. Hledik has been the lead developer of several energy market simulation tools for the purposes of wholesale price forecasting, asset valuation, and emissions analysis.

Mr. Hledik received his M.S. in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University in 2006, where his concentration was in Energy Economics and Policy. He received his B.S. in Applied Science (with honors) from the University of Pennsylvania in 2002 with minors in Economics and Mathematics. Prior to joining The Brattle Group, Mr. Hledik was a research assistant with Stanford University’s Energy Modeling Forum and a research analyst at Charles River Associates.
 

Selected Publications

  • "Unlocking the €53 Billion Savings from Smart Meters in the EU: how increasing the adoption of dynamic tariffs could make or break the EU's smart grid investment," by Ahmad Faruqui, Dan Harris, and Ryan Hledik, Energy Policy, October 2010.
  • "Innovative Pricing for a Smarter Grid," by Ryan Hledik, The Brattle Group, Inc., presented at TechConnect 2010, June 24, 2010.
  • "The Geography of Demand Response," by Ryan Hledik, The Brattle Group, Inc., presented at the 2010 Southern California Edison Demand Response Forum, June 3, 2010.
  • "Fairness and Equity in Dynamic Pricing," by Ryan Hledik, The Brattle Group, Inc., presented at the 2010 EEI Rate Analysts Meeting, May 18, 2010.
  • "Fostering Economic Demand Response in the Midwest ISO," by Ahmad Faruqui, Attila Hajos, Ryan Hledik, and Samuel A. Newell, Energy, April 2010.
  • "Rethinking Prices," by Ahmad Faruqui, Ryan Hledik, and Sanem Sergici, Public Utilities Fortnightly, January 2010.
  • "A National Assessment of Demand Response Potential," by Ryan Hledik, The Brattle Group, Inc., presented at an AESP webinar, October 15, 2009.
  • "Unlocking the €53 Billion Savings from Smart Meters in the EU," by Ahmad Faruqui, Dan Harris, and Ryan Hledik, The Brattle Group, Inc., October 2009.
  • "A National Assessment of Demand Response Potential," by Ryan Hledik, The Brattle Group, Inc., presented at the ALCA 2009 Fall Meeting, Los Angeles CA, October 8, 2009.
  • "The Impact of Dynamic Pricing on Westar Energy," by Ahmad Faruqui and Ryan Hledik, The Brattle Group, Inc., September 18, 2009.
  • "Piloting the Smart Grid," by Ahmad Faruqui, Ryan Hledik, and Sanem Sergici, The Electricity Journal, August/September 2009.
  • "How Green is the Smart Grid?," by Ryan Hledik, The Brattle Group, Inc., presented at an EUCI webinar, July 23, 2009.
  • "Sizing up the Smart Grid," by Ryan Hledik, The Brattle Group, Inc., presented at the ConnectivityWeek GridWise Expo, San Jose, CA, June 11, 2009.
  • "How Green is the Smart Grid?," by Ryan Hledik, The Electricity Journal, April 2009.
  • "The Power of Dynamic Pricing," by Ryan Hledik, Ahmad Faruqui, and John Tsoukalis, The Electricity Journal, April 2009.
  • "Transmission Super Highways: Assessing the Potential Benefits of Extra-High-Voltage Transmission Overlays in the Midwest," by Peter S. Fox-Penner, Judy Chang, Delphine Hou, and Ryan Hledik, The Brattle Group, Inc., March 2009.
  • "Transitioning to Dynamic Pricing," by Ahmad Faruqui and Ryan Hledik, The Brattle Group, Inc., January 27, 2009.
  • "Fostering Economic Demand Response in the Midwest ISO," by Robert L. Earle, Samuel A. Newell, Ahmad Faruqui, Attila Hajos, and Ryan Hledik, The Brattle Group, Inc., December 30, 2008.
  • "Transforming America's Power Industry: The Investment Challenge 2010-2030," by Marc Chupka, Robert L. Earle, Peter S. Fox-Penner, and Ryan Hledik, Prepared for The Edison Foundation, November 2008.
  • "Integrating Dynamic Pricing and Inclining Block Rates," by Ryan Hledik, presented at the Stanford Energy & Feedback Workshop, September 5, 2008.
  • "Evaluating Alternative Dynamic Pricing Designs," by Ryan Hledik and Ahmad Faruqui, presented at the CRRI 21st Annual Western Conference, June 19, 2008.
  • "The Coming Wave of Price-Based Demand Response," by Ryan Hledik, presented at the DR Expo, May 22, 2008.
  • "The Power of Five Percent," by Ahmad Faruqui, Ryan Hledik, Samuel A. Newell, and Johannes P. Pfeifenberger, The Electricity Journal, October 2007.
  • "The Power of Five Percent: How Dynamic Pricing Can Save $35 Billion in Electricity Costs," by Ahmad Faruqui, Ryan Hledik, Samuel A. Newell, and Johannes P. Pfeifenberger, The Brattle Group, Inc., May 16, 2007.
  • "California's Next Generation of Load Management Standards," by Ahmad Faruqui and Ryan Hledik, Prepared for the California Energy Commission by The Brattle Group, Inc., May 2007.
 

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