AAI’s 9th Annual Energy Roundtable was a gathering of experts in antitrust and regulation from government, industry, academia, and advocacy to discuss key issues in electricity restructuring. The panel presentations and discussion at this year’s roundtable provided the opportunity to accomplish two objectives: 

1. Explore the major competitive issues associated with private equity financing in the electricity sector and develop appropriate analytical approaches and policy options.  

2. Assess current issues and policy options for electricity market design, with a particular focus on developing incentives for efficient pricing and entry.

The morning session focused on the competitive implications of private equity investment in the electricity sector.  The afternoon session focused on the major competitive issues surrounding market design.

Download the presentations here:

Joseph E. Fontana, Transaction Advisory Services Global Utilities Leader, Ernst & Young LLP    

Eric Emch, Economist, U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division

Susan Kelly, Vice President of Policy Analysis and General Counsel, American Public Power Association

Matthew White, Class of 1965 Wharton Term Assistant Professor of Business and Public Policy, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Mark Hegedus, Attorney, Office of General Counsel, Federal Trade Commission