Mario S. DePillis
Chief Economist
Dr. Mario DePillis is an accomplished economist and energy market expert with 30 years of experience in electricity market design, market monitoring, regulatory economics, and utility strategy. His career spans leadership roles with market operators, regulators, and energy sector advisory organizations, providing deep expertise in the design, implementation, operation, and performance evaluation of wholesale energy markets. He is widely recognized for his work in competitive electricity markets, transmission economics, and utility regulatory strategy.
Dr. DePillis served as Director of the Independent Market Monitor for Mexico’s ˜80 GW national wholesale electricity market, where he managed market monitoring activities and market design review, and supported the implementation of mitigation software. He also spent more than 16 years with ISO New England, where he held senior roles in both market monitoring and market design. His responsibilities included developing offer mitigation rules, evaluating new market structures, overseeing daily market operations, and contributing to the design of forward reserve and capacity market mechanisms.
Dr. DePillis has led advisory engagements for government agencies, utilities, and regional power markets across North America, Latin America, and Asia. Recent work includes providing the State of Maryland Office of People’s Counsel with an analysis of the PJM reserve market and capacity market reforms, advising the State of California on strategies to reduce transmission buildout costs, supporting Southeast Asian countries on regional electricity market development, reviewing renewable integration and dispatch frameworks, and assessing distributed energy resource planning for U.S. utilities.
A published author and speaker, Dr. DePillis has published and spoken on topics from simulation, demand response, market design, and the coordination of gas and electric markets.
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Years of Experience
25+ years
Countries of Work Experience
Mexico, Vietnam, Guatemala, Ecuador, and U.S.
Education
Ph.D. / Economics / University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX (1996)
Languages
English, Spanish