Fredrich Kahrl is a Managing Consultant at Energy and Environmental Economics (E3), a San Francisco-based energy consulting firm. He advises energy developers, utilities, operators, and regulators on critical economic and engineering issues in the electricity and gas sectors. A Mandarin speaker, he has worked on energy policy issues in China for a decade, and he has written extensively on the challenges facing China’s electricity system. He holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Energy and Resources from the University of California, Berkeley, and a B.A. in Philosophy from the College of William & Mary.
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Last Updated: September 23, 2015
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