Maria Scheller

Maria has more than 30 years of experience in the energy sector. She is a recognized expert in electricity market fundamentals, specializing in economic evaluation, power price forecasting, cost-benefit analysis, long-term planning, valuation, policy and regulatory analysis, competitive procurement, and integrated resource planning. Maria advises clients on investment decisions, procurement strategies, and risk mitigation related to market exposure, regulatory requirements, environmental policies, and technology uncertainty. Her expertise includes developing long-term plans that optimize resource combinations amid uncertainty, incorporating non-traditional solutions such as flexible load, grid-enhancing technologies, and storage options. 

Maria has also provided technical assistance to developing countries, training staff to apply techno-economic tools and principles in decision making. 

She has testified in multiple jurisdictions on key energy topics, including avoided costs, pipeline expansion, transmission investment, grid modernization, capacity needs, forward energy commodity value, and energy market outlooks.