Cy McGeady

Fellow, Energy Security and Climate Change Program
Cy McGeady

Cy McGeady is a fellow in the Energy Security and Climate Change Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). He covers power markets, the energy transition, climate finance, and the macro trends affecting investment in the energy sector. Cy has years of experience working in the power sector across a series of roles at Genscape and Wood Mackenzie. Cy has experience consulting on project development, managing assets in short-term markets, and originating long-term transactions with a wide range of parties in the power sector. Cy has also closely studied transmission systems, generation dispatch, and price formation in power markets. Cy has recently worked in a capital advisory role with private funds seeking to invest in sustainability and climate solution projects. He is currently studying for a MA in liberal arts at St. John’s College and holds a BA in economics from the University of Rochester.

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Energy 360°

Decarbonization Trends with Nat Bullard

This week, climate expert Nat Bullard joins Cy McGeady to discuss the key trends that are shaping our decarbonization future.

Podcast Episode by Cy McGeady and Lisa Hyland — March 4, 2024

CSIS Energy 360

U.S. Electric Demand Growth: Responding To a New Era

Please join CSIS for a conversation between Rob Gramlich, Founder and President of Grid Strategies, Brian Janous, former VP of Energy at Microsoft, and Cy McGeady, Fellow in the Energy Security and Climate Change Program at CSIS, on the state of load growth in the U.S.

Event — February 28, 2024

Assessing the Domestic Energy Price Impact of LNG Exports

The Biden administration has announced a temporary pause on new export authorizations for proposed LNG projects. This commentary evaluates potential domestic price impacts of expanded LNG exports and assesses policy options to limit long-term price risk.

Commentary by Cy McGeady — February 28, 2024

Winter Reliability, A Growing Not Passing Problem

Though the nation’s electric power grids have emerged unscathed from a continent-spanning snap of cold weather, winter reliability scares have now emerged as an annual tradition, one that bodes ill for the nation’s energy systems and the economic engine they power.

Commentary by Cy McGeady — January 26, 2024

Energy 360°

Energy Planning in South Africa

This week, André de Ruyter, former CEO of Eskom the South African national power utility, joins Cy McGeady and Gracelin Baskaran to discuss South Africa’s energy sector and its energy transition plans.

Podcast Episode by Gracelin Baskaran, Cy McGeady, and André de Ruyter — January 22, 2024

CSIS Energy 360

What Can Federal Authority Do for Transmission?

The Department of Energy is resuscitating a long dormant transmission planning authority. But with wide-open discretion and a massive need for new transmission projects, how should it focus its efforts?

Commentary by Cy McGeady — January 10, 2024

Experts React: Decoding COP28's Impact and Outcomes

COP28 unveiled numerous clean energy announcements, from new methane abatement strategies to the acceleration of nuclear energy, but also faced challenges in finding consensus. As COP28 ends, experts weigh in on the biggest outcomes from the global climate conference.

Commentary by Joseph Majkut, Ben Cahill, Gracelin Baskaran, Jane Nakano, Mathias Zacarias, Cy McGeady, and Janet M. Whittaker — December 15, 2023

Geopolitics of Electricity Trade

Please join the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program for this virtual event on the emerging geopolitics of electricity trade.

Event — December 4, 2023

Private Capital Mobilization for Climate Finance in an International Context

Trillions of dollars in private capital investment are needed for energy projects in emerging markets, but a host of risk factors constrain deployment of this capital. The international community must focus efforts on holistic support to dampen risk and unlock investment.

Brief by Cy McGeady and Gracelin Baskaran — December 4, 2023