Profile

Mr. Kenneth Costello is a regulatory economist and independent consultant. He received B.S. and M.A. degrees from Marquette University and completed some doctoral work at the University of Chicago. Mr. Costello previously worked for the National Regulatory Research Institute, the Illinois Commerce Commission, the Argonne National Laboratory, and Commonwealth Edison Company. Mr. Costello has conducted extensive research and written widely on topics related to climate change, the natural gas and electricity industries, and public utility regulation. His research has appeared in books, technical reports and monographs, and scholarly and trade publications. These publications include the Cato Journal, Climate and Energy, Competition and Regulation in Network Industries, The Electricity Journal, Energy Journal, Energy Law Journal, Energy Policy, Energy Regulation Quarterly, OGEL Energy Law Journal, Public Utilities Fortnightly, Regulation, Resources and Energy, Utilities Policy,and Yale Journal on Regulation. Mr. Costello is on the Editorial Advisory Board of The Electricity Journal. He is the Recipient of the 2017 Crystal Award for Distinguished Contribution to Public Utility Regulatory Policy, sponsored by the Financial Research Institute, University of Missouri - Columbia.