Jurgen R. Weiss

As an energy and industrial organization economist with 25 years of experience, Dr. Weiss focuses his consulting, research, and teaching on the fundamental transformation of the energy industry in light of technological change and climate change-related pressures.

He has consulted, testified, and published on specific topics such as the decarbonization/electrification of transportation and buildings, the deep decarbonization of the power sector and the impacts these changes have on assets, (carbon and energy) market design, market structures, long-term planning needs, and business models for companies inside and outside the energy industry. He also works frequently on antitrust and competition issues in Europe and the US.

He has testified in US state and federal courts, as well as in state regulatory proceedings, and has served on advisory councils for California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard, the King Abdullah City of Atomic and Renewable Energy in Saudi Arabia, and the Department of Energy’s Wind Vision Task Force.

From 2020-2022, Dr. Weiss was a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School, where he developed a course on the “Global Energy in Transition.” Prior to joining The Brattle Group, Dr. Weiss was a Co-Founder and Managing Director of Watermark Economics. In addition, he was the Managing Director of Point Carbon’s global advisory practice, a Director at LECG, and an Associate of Booz Allen & Hamilton. Dr. Weiss holds an MBA from Columbia University and a PhD in Business Economics from Harvard University.

JOURNAL ARTICLES

• Weiss, Jurgen. "Who's Afraid of 100%?" Opinion. Utility Dive (February 6, 2020). View Details
• Weiss, Jurgen. "The Electrified Future Is Shared: Mobility Services and Electrification's Pace, Shape." Public Utilities Fortnightly PUF 2.0 (February 15, 2018). View Details
• Weiss, Jurgen, Ryan Hledik, Roger Lueken, Tony Lee, and Will Gorman. "The Electrification Accelerator: Understanding the Implications of Autonomous Vehicles for Electric Utilities." Electricity Journal 30, no. 10 (December 2017): 50–57. View Details
• Denny, Eleanor, and Jurgen Weiss. "Hurry or Wait: The Pros and Cons of Going Fast or Slow on Climate Change." Economists' Voice 12, no. 1 (August 2015): 19–24. View Details
• Sioshansi, Ramteen, Paul Denholm, Thomas Jenkin, and Jurgen Weiss. "Estimating the Value of Electricity Storage in PJM: Arbitrage and Some Welfare Effects." Energy Economics 31, no. 2 (March 2020): 269–277. View Details
• Weiss, Jurgen. "Are REC Markets a WRECk Waiting to Happen?" Natural Gas & Electricity 23, no. 4 (November 2006): 7–11. View Details
• Stauffer, Hoff, and Jurgen Weiss. "A Simple Solution to a Very Old Problem." Electricity Journal 19, no. 4 (May 2006): 56–59. View Details
• Weiss, Jurgen. "Market Power and Power Markets." Interfaces 32, no. 5 (September–October 2002): 37–46. View Details