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Michael A. Giberson, PhD
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Michael Giberson is associate professor of practice teaching business economics at the Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University. Giberson's research and writing focuses on U.S. energy policy and electric power markets, and on the law and economics of price gouging. He is a faculty affiliate at the Free Market Institute at Texas Tech University. Prior to joining Texas Tech in 2008 he worked with Potomac Economics, Ltd., an economic consulting firm specializing in the electric power industry. Prior to that Giberson worked for the Critical Infrastructure Protection Project and the Interdisciplinary Center for Economic Science at George Mason University, the Center for the Advancement of Energy Markets, Argonne National Lab, and Citizens for a Sound Economy. Michael Giberson has been published in Nature Energy, the Electricity Journal, the Journal of Regulatory Economics, the Pacific and Asian Journal of Energy, and Regulation magazine, and has written on U.S. energy policies and federal electric power issues for trade publications. He received a BA in Economics from Texas Tech University, and an MA and PhD in Economics at George Mason University. He is co-author with Lynne Kiesling of the Knowledge Problem blog discussing economics, energy policy, technology and many other topics. Energy posts at Knowledge Problem are included at Social Media Today's The Energy Collective online community. In addition, his commentary and analysis has appeared at Alternative Energy Stocks and MasterResource. |
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Research
Selected Writing
- "Integrating reliability-must-run practices into wholesale electricity markets," October 2017, R Street Institute, Washington, DC.
- "The need for electricity retail market reforms," Regulation, Fall 2017, 40(3). With Lynne Kiesling.
- "Adopt market-based measures to reduce conflict and boost revenues while protecting local environmental values," in A New Landscape: 8 Ideas for the Interior Department, March 2017, Property and Environment Research Center, Bozeman, MT. With Shawn Regan.
- "Trump's policy may undermine pro-growth intentions," Nature Energy, October 2016, vol 1. no. 10.
- "Assessing wind power cost estimates," October 2013, Institute for Energy Research, Washington DC. (Alt. link; Executive Summary only)
- "Magnifying calamity with man-caused disasters (Commentary)," The Washington Times, June 6, 2011, p. B1.
- "The problem with price gouging laws," Regulation, Spring 2011, 34(1), 48-53.
- “Blackout economics,” in Andrew Kleit, ed., Electric Choices: Deregulation and the Future of Electric Power. Rowman and Littlefield, 2007. With Lynne Kiesling.
- “L’électricité: est-elle un bien public?” (“Network reliability in electric power: Is it a public good?”) Revue de l'OFCE, 2007, Vol. 101, 399-420. With Evens Salies and Lynne Kiesling (in French).
- “Analyzing the Blackout Report Recommendations: Alternatives for a Flexible, Dynamic Grid.” Electricity Journal, July 2004, 17(6), 51-59. With Lynne Kiesling.
- Retail Energy Deregulation Index, 2000 (March 2000, Center for the Advancement of Energy Markets). With Ken Malloy.
- “Cost of service regulation: Lessons from the US experience.” Pacific and Asian Journal of Energy, December 1995, 5(2), 165-73. With RJ Sutherland.
- “Scale, Scope, and Regulation in the Texas Gas Transmission Industry.” Journal of Regulatory Economics, 1993, 5(1), 79-90. With Jerry Ellig.
- Citizens Guide to Energy and the Environment. February 1993, Citizens for the Environment, Washington, DC.
Presentations
- "Remarks on the Economics of New Large DC Ties," Presented at the Workshop on ERCOT Planning and System Costs Associated with Renewable Resources and New Large DC Ties, Project No. 42647, Public Utility Commission of Texas, Austin, Texas, October 30, 2014.
- "Fuel Taxes in Texas: Principles for the Present and the Future," Presentation at the Texas Public Policy Foundation conference Texas at a Turning Point, Austin, Texas, April 16, 2014.
- "Testimony on Renewable Power Mandates before the Public Utilities Committee of the Ohio State Senate," Columbus, Ohio, November 13, 2013.
- “Wind Turbine Grid Integration and Model Validation in ERCOT and SPP,” Presentation at Windpower 2012, American Wind Energy Association, Atlanta, Georgia, June 4, 2012. (Presented by Richard P. Walker; Report co-authored with Walker, Stephen Bayne, and four others.)
- “Reliability of Power,” Presenter/panelist at the 5th annual Texas Power Markets Forum, Houston, Texas, July 11-12, 2011.
- “Electric Network Reliability as a Public Good,” Presentation at CMU Conference: Electricity Transmission in Deregulated Markets: Challenges, Opportunities, and Necessary R&D Agenda, December 15-16, 2004; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. With Lynne Kiesling.
- “Uniform Pricing at Power Market Seams: Economic and Political Considerations,” Presentation at NSF Workshop on Seams, October 29, 2004; Arlington, Virginia.
Editorial Peer Review
Energy Economics, The Energy Journal, Public Choice, Journal of Economics and Finance Education, and Journal of Private Enterprise.
Teaching
Courses taught at Texas Tech University
BECO 4310: Applied Business Economics, BA 3306: Foundations of Business Economics, ENCO 4362: US Energy Policy and Regulation, ENCO 4312: Energy and Environmental Economics, ENCO 4364: Alternative Energy Markets-Electricity, ENCO 4363: Alternative Energy Markets-Transportation and Fuels, ENCO 3394: Power Generation and Transmission, BA 5310: Domestic and Global Business Conditions, BECO 5310: Economic Analysis for Business.