Emily Merchant, Tim Hough, Portia Gilman, and Rob Strange
Emily Merchant is a director of product at Yes Energy in charge of setting the vision and strategy for Yes Energy's PowerSignals, QuickSignals, and Trading Regions (public data) products. Emily has over 12 years of experience working in the energy industry. Prior to Yes Energy, Emily worked at Navigant Consulting (now Guidehouse) for seven years where she helped utilities assess the impact of their energy efficiency programs. She has also worked at E Source, Energy Trust of Oregon, and GDS Associates. A career highlight was being on the team that brought on S&P Global as a new partner to Yes Energy in 2022. Outside of work Emily loves traveling (London is her favorite city), biking, reading, and spending time with friends and family.
Tim Hough is a market analyst on the market monitoring team at Yes Energy, specializing in the CAISO and SPP markets. He graduated from Pomona College in 2024, where he pursued his passion in the energy transition by obtaining a degree in environmental analysis and economics.
Portia Gilman manages the Market Monitoring Team, a group that stays abreast of the North American energy markets so you don’t have to. The team serves internal and external clients with regulatory market knowledge and subject matter expertise on the impacts to Yes Energy’s clients, data, and the energy industry as a whole. Previously, Portia was an analyst for ISO New England’s internal market monitoring group for over six years, specializing in compliance, price formation, SCED dispatch, and capacity market economics.
Rob Strange has over 10 years of experience in analytics and product development for energy solutions. His specializations include integrated DER grid benefits and resource planning by modeling grid capacity, economic conditions, and end-use characteristics. Rob is a senior market analyst on the market monitoring team at Yes Energy, leveraging his analytic experience to track and evaluate how regulatory changes impact energy market data and related market signals.
Blog Post by Emily Merchant, Tim Hough, Portia Gilman, and Rob Strange
