Carolyn A. Berry, PhD
Carolyn Berry, an energy economist, specializes in electricity markets, regulation, and investment, providing in-depth analysis and expert guidance.
Carolyn Berry is a recognized expert in complex economic, regulatory, and policy analysis within the energy sector. She brings deep expertise in the design and operation of electricity markets, with a particular focus on how incentives and market structures can be aligned to deliver efficient, well-functioning outcomes.
With more than 30 years of experience, Carolyn has advised regulatory agencies, corporations, and individual clients across the country. She has prepared and delivered expert testimony in dozens of proceedings before US federal and state regulatory bodies, as well as in state courts.
At the utility level, Carolyn has led sophisticated technical analyses on cost recovery and allocation, tariff design, resource planning and investment, utility operations, and utility acquisitions. Her work has supported regulators and regulated customers alike, including advising on distributed energy resource investments in Massachusetts and Nevada, grid modernization initiatives in Massachusetts, and transmission asset valuations within regional transmission organizations.
More recently, Carolyn’s work has centered on data center regulatory policy, where she helps shape innovative regulatory tools to address electric grid expansion and customer rate impacts. In this capacity, she has advised hyperscalers and regulators across Oregon, Missouri, Kansas, Indiana, Virginia, and Texas.
Languages
Spanish
Education
PhD, Economics, Northwestern University
BS, Economics, University of Minnesota
BA, Spanish, University of Minnesota
Practice areas
Expert spotlightAs data centers expand rapidly to support growing digital demand, questions have emerged about their impact on electricity prices and the broader power system. Carolyn Berry, who has extensive experience analyzing trends in electricity markets, discusses how data centers might affect electricity prices, the potential benefits they can bring to the grid, and how smart policies can balance innovation with consumer protection.
