Principal
The Power Bureau
Chesterton, Indiana, United States
With more than 25 years of experience in the energy commodity supply, Mark assists organizations with energy planning, project evaluation, procurement processes and contract negotiations. His current work focuses on advising communities on municipal aggregation, corporate clients on energy procurement issues, and developers of renewable energy projects in the midwest. His experience through the electricity deregulation process in Illinois provides him with a long-range perspective on positioning, risk management and opportunity development. Prior to founding The Power Bureau, Mark served as the first Director of the Illinois Power Agency where he secured electricity supply on behalf of approximately 4.7 million residential and small commercial ratepayer accounts serviced by Commonwealth Edison and Ameren Illinois. During his tenure, the Agency not only established the hedging and procurement processes to secure energy, capacity and transmission resources for ratepayers; but also reviewed and negotiated agreements for renewable energy, clean coal, coal gasification, energy efficiency and demand response assets. Mark has participated in research positions at the Illinois Institute of Technology and Argonne National Lab and has served as an instructor at the University of Illinois at Chicago and an adjuct professor at Northwestern University.
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