I am indebted to a vast number of friends, colleagues, and generous strangers who have helped me think about and then write this book. The inspiration for the book came from two projects generously sponsored by Lou Jahn and David Owens at the Edison Foundation that forced me to take a long-term look at the industry. I am also grateful to The Brattle Group’s management, led by Paul Carpenter, Matt O’Loughlin, and especially Hannes Pfeifenberger, without whose support the book would not have been possible. The same can be said of my editor, Todd Baldwin, who is an extraordinarily insightful reader inside a great institution.
I am greatly indebted to a number of experts and industry leaders who took time out of their busy schedules to speak with me. This list includes Greg Basheda, Richard Baxter, Paul Bonavia, Jason Bordoff, Tim Brennan, Jessica Brahaney Cain, Angela Chuang, Mark Crisson, Don Van Dollen, Glenn English, Jim Fama, Garth Corey, Jeff Genzer, Rob Gramlich, Chuck Gray, Bryan Hannegan, Steve Hauser, Bob Hemphill, Revis James, Thomas Jenkin, Jim Jura, Chris Kavalec, Melanie Kenderline, Tom King, Karl Lewis, Richard Lynch, Che McFarlan, Richard Meserve, Vince Minni, Ernie Moniz, Mike Oldak, Karen Palmer, Rob Pratt, Snuller Price, Rhone Resch, Jim Rogers, Joe Romm, Jeff Ross, Ted Schultz, Glen Sharp, Mike Siminovich, Rob Skidmore, Wally Tillman, Steve Troese, Fong Wan, and Lisa Wood. I also thank Drew Bittner, Don von Dollen, Anne Hampson, DeDe Hapner, Mark Johnson, Bonnie Jungerberg, Greg Kats, Sue Kelly, Troy Larson, Marty Lobel, Nicole Lynch, Lina Matsumura, Diana Moss, Ren Orans, Lawrence Pacheco, Marcia Rackstraw, Ben Rogers, Lynn Rzonca, Tami Sandberg, Omar Siddiqui, Rob Stavins, Jack Stirzaker, and Barbara Tynan.
My partners at Brattle were incredibly generous in their supply of references and comments, especially cherished friend Joe Wharton, Ahmad Faruqui, Phil Hanser, and Ryan Hledik (DR and the Smart Grid); Romkaew Broehm, Adam Schumacher, and Gary Taylor (my partners in California litigation); Mariko Geronimo and Dean Murphy (PHEV data); José García, Jamie Hagerbaumer, and David Robinson (integration data); and Metin Celebi, Judy Chang, Marc Chupka, and Patrick Fleming (carbon and supply side issues, notably Appendix B).
The research assistants and corporate services team at Brattle that helped me out, led by Laura Burns, were astonishing in their speed and capability. I especially thank Theirrien Clark, Chris Coakley, and Jenna Curto, as well as Lucas Bressan, Ahmed Sharif, and alumni Scott Hennessey, Christina Leaton, Matt McCaffree and John Tsoukalis. While thanking all these colleagues, I emphasize that all opinions in this book are mine alone, and not necessarily those of The Brattle Group or these partners. None of the organizations I am affiliated with sponsored or reviewed this work prior to its completion. All errors and omissions are likewise my sole responsibility. Additions, corrections, apologies and supplemental information on this volume (including these acknowledgements) will be posted at www.smartpowerbook.com.
Every book has its special heroes and heroines; this book has two. Marianne Gray kept my office functioning well through a brutal, unpredictable period, handled most of the manuscript, created the bibliography, and somehow managed to remain sane. Heidi Bishop put up and kept up with a torrent of research tasks that shifted from hour to hour with patience and just the right gallows humor, on top of keeping up with a wide assortment of ever-changing tasks. I will always be grateful to them.
Finally, my family has once again given me encouragement and help throughout this project. My wife, Susan Vitka, did a superb job editing many chapters, in addition to her love and moral support. I thank her, my daughter Emily, my sisters, and the rest of my family with all my heart.
