We advise policymakers, grid operators, and the energy industry on every question around electricity markets
We are a Berlin-based consulting firm for energy economics. We explain, advise, and quantify. Since Lion Hirth founded it in 2014, we have stood for sophisticated quantitative assessments and rigorous economic perspectives on electricity markets. Plain language, concise graphics, and clear communication are integral to our work. »
As a specialized boutique, we support our clients with advisory projects, studies, and courses. Our advisory work serves decision-makers in government and industry. With our studies we reach the German and European expert community and shape energy policy debates. In our course program we train the next generation of power market specialists. »
A close-knit team combining some 90 years of electricity market expertise, set apart by extensive project experience and a deep grasp of regulatory detail. Lion Hirth and Silvana Tiedemann lead the company, together with partners Ingmar Schlecht and Anselm Eicke. »
We work on every question around electricity markets – ideally where demanding economic problems meet complex regulation. Electricity markets require a system-wide view: what interests us is what makes the overall system efficient – not just an individual asset or player. Each field has a dedicated contact in the team.
Many central players in policy and industry put their trust in us. About half of our projects come from Germany, the rest from the Benelux countries, Austria, Switzerland, and Brussels.
We advise federal ministries, regulators, and EU institutions. For the German economics ministry, our longest-standing client, we recently worked on capacity markets and locational price signals.
Transmission and distribution system operators in five countries are among our clients. Recently the focus has been on grid tariffs, alongside congestion management and market design; for TenneT, we assessed individual grid tariffs.
We advise generators, utilities, retailers, and trading houses. Recent work covers dynamic retail tariffs, intraday trading, and balancing; for a group of trading houses, we assessed balance-responsibility strategies econometrically.
Developers and operators of utility-scale batteries, wind farms, and solar parks are among our clients. With our optimization model, we quantify revenues and the impact of connection restrictions.
We advise energy-intensive companies from steel and chemicals to cement. Typical topics are electricity procurement, grid tariffs, and demand flexibility; we also offer grid fee forecasts.
Think tanks, NGOs, industry associations, and international organizations are among our clients. For them we produce studies that ground energy policy debates in solid numbers; most recently on marginal pricing for Eurelectric.
Project enquiries are best addressed directly to Silvana Tiedemann and Lion Hirth – by email or phone. A first conversation about scope and timing comes at no cost.
Dr. Silvana Tiedemann
tiedemann@neon.energy
+49 157 79 594 910
Prof. Dr. Lion Hirth
hirth@neon.energy
+49 157 55 199 715