Brian Kauffman

Director, Wholesale Market Development @Mainspring Energy

Philadelphia, PA, US

Mainspring Energy is a manufacturer of local, scalable, dispatchable, fuel flexible power generation equipment, based in Menlo Park, CA. As Director of Wholesale Market Development I lead our team to conduct technical evaluations, evaluate market intelligence and educate external stakeholders to break down barriers to access Mainspring\'s technology. Often my work entails evaluating market access, interconnection and valuation for traditional and clean utility scale generation, transmission, non-wire solutions, green fuels, distributed energy resources, energy storage, demand response and other technologies/applications. My evaluations leverage knowledge of RTOs, FERC, NERC, State and local policy. I often conduct 1:1 and small group interviews and discussions to learn from policy makers, industry executives and large energy customers. Finally, I prepare written reports, slides, and spreadsheet analysis and influence organizational decision-making via regular virtual and in-person presentations to senior management.

Yale University

Master of Environmental Management, Energy Economics and Policy

Keystone Boys State, Penn State University

Summer

Pennsylvania Governor's School for International Studies, University of Pittsburgh

Summer

University of Pennsylvania

Summer in Pune, Public Policy Analysis

Strath Haven High School, Wallingford, PA

Student Representative to the School Board

Middlebury College

Semester in Madrid, Spanish Language and Literature

Columbia University, Columbia College

Bachelor of Arts, Political Science with concentration in Political Economy