
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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Geopolitics of Electricity Trade
Event — December 4, 2023
“Assessing Electric Transmission’s Cost Allocation Dilemma”: Audio Brief with Cy McGeady
Podcast Episode by Cy McGeady — October 11, 2023

Assessing Electric Transmission’s Cost Allocation Dilemma
Commentary by Cy McGeady — October 6, 2023
Building Transmission: Lessons from Abroad
Event — October 4, 2023
Resource Nationalism Is Not the United States’ Biggest Minerals Problem
Commentary by Cy McGeady and Gracelin Baskaran — September 15, 2023
“Experts React: The IRA One Year on”: Audio Brief with Cy McGeady
Podcast Episode by Cy McGeady — August 21, 2023

Experts React: The IRA One Year On
Commentary by Kevin Book Cy McGeady Jane Nakano Kartikeya Singh and Janet M. Whittaker — August 16, 2023
On Carbon-Linked Trade, Start with the Basics
Commentary by Cy McGeady and Allegra Dawes — August 10, 2023
China’s Electric Power Sector: Leading on Renewables and Coal?
Podcast Episode by Cy McGeady and Lisa Hyland — June 12, 2023

Voluntary Carbon Markets: A Review of Global Initiatives and Evolving Models
Brief by Allegra Dawes Cy McGeady and Joseph Majkut — May 31, 2023