I. David Rosenstein

I. David Rosenstein is the author of Electrifying America: From Thomas Edison to Climate Change. David grew up in Ohio and received his engineering and law degrees from the University of Cincinnati. After graduating from law school he entered private practice where he represented electric users in opposition to rate increase requests filed by electric utilities at state regulatory agencies throughout the country. When the electric industry transitioned from regulation to competition David left private practice to work in the independent power production industry. During the years when that industry was consolidating through mergers and acquisitions David worked first as Vice President and General Counsel for Conectiv Energy, LLC in Wilmington, Delaware. After that company was sold to a larger independent power producer he took the same position at Essential Power, LLC in Princeton, New Jersey. It was not long before that company was also sold to a larger independent power producer. When asked to describe his 40-year career as an attorney specializing in the field of utility law, he says: "The tires of electric industry restructuring have left their tracks on my back." David now lives with his wife at the Atlantic Ocean in Coastal Delaware.