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Mark
Isaacson is a
founding partner in Competitive Energy Services, LLC (CES), formed in
1999. Mr. Isaacson began his career in the electric industry
in 1980 by becoming a partner in two hydroelectric facilities in Maine
– the Edwards Dam and the Worumbo Dam. In 2004, the Worumbo
project became the first in Maine to receive certification from the Low
Impact Hydro Institute as low impact project and thus Green-E certified
as well. Mr. Isaacson is a founding Partner in Maine Renewable Energy,
a retail electric supplier of 100% renewable electricity to the
residential and small commercial market in Maine. Mr. Isaacson has
extensive expertise in marketing as well as in the development of
mathematical models. His recent modeling efforts have been concerned
with the operation of cogeneration systems as well as the behavior of
the energy markets.
Education: M.B.A., Marketing and Production, University of Chicago,
Chicago, IL; B.A., History, Yale University, New Haven, CT
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Dr.
Richard Silkman
, founding and co-Managing Partner of Competitive Energy Services, LLC
(CES), is a Ph.D. economist and a nationally recognized expert in the
regulation of public utilities, the development of competitive energy
markets and the development, licensing and operation of power plants,
including hydroelectric generating stations. Dr. Silkman has extensive
experience in a wide range of settings, including education,
government, consulting and the private sector. He has served as an
expert witness before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and a
number of state public utilities regulatory commissions, as well as
advised state legislatures on matters related to electric utility
regulation and deregulation. Dr, Silkman was the first private citizen
member of the New England Power Pool (NEPOOL) and remains a Participant
in NEPOOL. Previously, Dr. Silkman was appointed by Governor John R.
McKernan, Jr. to direct the Maine State Planning Office, a
cabinet-level office. Dr. Silkman served as the chief policy advisor to
the Governor on matters related to economic policy, energy, hydropower
and river management policy, telecommunications regulation, state tax
policy, health care regulation and cost-containment and land-use and
natural resources policy.
Education: Ph.D.,
Economics, Yale University, New Haven, CT; M.A., Economics, Yale
University, New Haven, CT; B.S. (w/ Distinction), Economics, Purdue
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Jon
F. Sorenson joined
Competitive Energy Services in April 2003, in an effort to expand the
firm's reach to Canada and the Natural Gas markets- where he has
secured and managed numerous gas supply clients. In a short period of
time, CES has become the primary natural gas consultant in the province
of New Brunswick, and is expanding its services into the Province of
Nova Scotia. Previously, Mr. Sorenson provided retail
marketing/business development, regulatory, and strategic services for
WPS Energy Services, Inc. In this role, he was responsible for
developing and managing natural gas operations in New Brunswick,
Canada- making WPS the first licensed marketer, and currently the
largest retail and wholesale marketer, providing natural gas in the
Province. In addition, Mr. Sorenson assisted WPS in marketing power and
natural gas in the State of Maine- focusing on strategic issues both at
the regional and corporate levels.
Mr. Sorenson was an original
executive officer (CMO) for SmartEnergy, Inc., a mass-market energy
services company providing electricity and natural gas service to
clients in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. He is currently on
the Board of Directors for the New Brunswick Natural Gas Association,
is a working member of the Maritimes and Northeast Tolls and Tariff
Work Group, and has been on the Board of Directors for for E-Energy, an
emerging technology and transactional-based company in the natural gas
industry.
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