Paul Wattles is Supervisor of Demand Response at the Electric Reliability Council of Texas. He has been with ERCOT since May 2004. ERCOT’s Demand Integration team oversees participation by demand-side resources in ERCOT’s wholesale markets, including Load Resources providing Ancillary Services and Emergency Interruptible Load Service. Paul has over a decade of electric industry experience with an emphasis on advanced metering and demand response, plus over 15 years of private sector business experience and six years of service as a Congressional aide in Washington, D.C. He is a graduate of the University of Arizona in Tucson with a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism.