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Russell Feingold Mr.Feingoldisanexperienced,officer‐levelmanagementconsultantwithabroadrangeofprojectandmanagerialexperienceinvolvinggas,electric,andwaterutilities.Specializingintheenergyandutilitiesindustries,hehasadvisedenergyclientspertainingtocostingandpricing,competitivemarketanalysis,ratecaseandregulatoryplanningandpolicydevelopment,innovativeratemakingconcepts,gassupplyplanningandprocurementissues,strategicbusinessplanning,mergerandacquisitionanalysis,regulatoryduediligence,corporaterestructuring,newproductandservicedevelopment,loadresearchanddemandforecastingstudies,andmarketplanning.HehaspreparedandpresentedexperttestimonysubmittedtotheFERC,andseveralstateandprovincialregulatorycommissionsdealingwiththecosting,pricing,andmarketingofgasandelectricutilityservices.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE Utility Ratemaking and Regulatory Policy Analysis

Mr.Feingoldisanationallyrecognizedexpertinallelementsofutilitycosting,pricingandregulatoryrequirements.Hehasparticipatedinnumerousprojectsforgasandelectricutilitiesandhasextensiveexperienceinabroadrangeofutilityratemakingissues,including:

Fullyallocatedandmarginalcoststudies; Ratedesign,strategicandmarket‐basedpricing; Serviceandrateunbundling; Innovativeratesfordistributedgeneration(DG)customers Revenuesharing; Revenuedecoupling,weathernormalizationandotherautomaticadjustmentratemechanisms;

Infrastructurecostrecoverymechanisms; IncentiveratemakingandPerformance‐BasedRegulation(PBR);and End‐userbypassandenergyregulationanalysis.

Hehasworkedcloselywithanumberofgasandelectricutilitiestodeveloptheconceptualunderpinnings,regulatoryevidenceandrelatedfilings,andhasprovidedexperttestimonialsupportfortheimplementationofvariousautomaticadjustmentratemechanismstoaddressvariabilityofenergysales(revenuedecoupling)andthetimelyrecoveryofcostsassociatedwithinfrastructurereplacement,uncollectibleaccountsexpenseandenergyefficiencyandconservationprogramsforutilityend‐usecustomers.

HehasassistedclientsintheevaluationanddevelopmentofPBRapproachestoreplacetraditionalcost‐basedregulation.Inparticular,hehasworkedwith:

Acombinationutilitytodevelopgasandelectricpricecapmechanismsforitsdistributionbusinesses;

VICE PRESIDENT, RATE & REGULATORYSERVICES LEAD

Specialization: Utility Ratemaking and Regulatory Policy Analysis, Utility Costing and Pricing, Rate Case Management, Competitive Market Analysis, Strategic Business Planning, Corporate Restructuring, New Product and Service Development, Energy Litigation Support, Expert Testimony

Education Polytechnic Institute of New York University, MS Financial Management, 1977.

Washington University, St. Louis, BS Electrical Engineering, 1973.

Professional Associations American Gas Association, Financial Associate Member

Member, State Affairs Committee of the American Gas Association

Member, Energy Bar Association

Member, Energy Bar Association Electricity and Natural Gas Regulation Committees

Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers

Year Career Started 1973

Year Started with B&V 2007

Société en commandite Gaz Métro Demande portant sur l’allocation des coûts et la structure tarifaire de Gaz Métro, R-3867-2013

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ACanadiancombinationutilitytoprovidestrategic,developmental,andlitigationsupportfortheimplementationoftwoPBRplansandtherelatedperformanceindicatorsandtargets.

ACanadiangasutilitytoprovidestrategicandissue‐orientedsupportfordevelopmentandimplementationofa“secondgeneration”PBRplan;

AnEasterngasutilitytoevaluateanddevelopaperformance‐basedPurchasedGasAdjustment(PGA)mechanism;

AMidwesterngasutilitytodevelopperformance‐basedgasprocurementmeasuresforuseinconjunctionwiththefilingofperformance‐basedPGAmechanismsbeforestateregulators;and

AMidwesternelectricutilitytoevaluateanddevelopapricecapmechanismtobeappliedtoeachofitsclassesofservice.

ForaNortheasterngasutility,Mr.Feingolddirectedanefforttodeveloptheactivity‐basedcostsupportforawiderangeofunbundledservicesinconjunctionwithestablishingaresidentialpilotprogrampermittingallcustomerstheopportunitytopurchasealloranypartoftheirenergyrequirementsonacompetitivebasisfromthird‐partysuppliers.

Mr.Feingoldwasresponsibleforconductinganin‐depthanalysisofthecurrentgasratesandservicesforaMidwesterngasutility.Hedevelopedanappropriatepricingstructurefortheutility’sunbundledgastransportationandstorageservicesandassistedinestablishingalonger‐rangepricingstrategyforallutilityserviceswithsupportprovidedthroughthepresentationofexperttestimony.ThisassignmentistypicalofMr.Feingold’sworkintheutilityratedesignandanalysisarea.

Interstate Natural Gas Pipeline Ratemaking and Regulation

Mr.FeingoldhasworkedonnumerousratemakingandregulatoryprojectsonbehalfofmajornaturalgasshippersinvolvinginterstatenaturalgaspipelinecompaniesregulatedbytheFederalEnergyRegulatoryCommissionintheU.S.andtheNationalEnergyBoardinCanada.Theseprojectshaveaddressedawidevarietyofissues,including:

Revenuerequirements; Costallocationmethods Ratedesignandcompetitivepricing; Serviceandrateunbundling; Salesforecastinganalyses; Revenuesharingmethods; Fuelcostrecoveryandfueltrackermechanisms;and Experttestimonyandenergylitigationsupport.


Competitive Market Assessment

Inconjunctionwiththederegulationofthegasandelectricutilityindustries,Mr.Feingoldhasassistedutilitieswiththeevaluationanddevelopmentofnewenergy‐relatedproductsandservices.Theseassignmentstypicallyincludeanassessmentofcompetitorsandthestrategicopportunitiesandthreatsposedbyfuturemarketconditions,anassessmentofcustomerneeds,developmentofhigh‐levelproductandservicestrategies,developmentofprototypeproductsandservices,anevaluationoftheirexpectedfinancialperformance,preparationofmarketrolloutstrategiesandaspecificationofthecorporateinfrastructurerequirementsassociatedwiththeirmarketrollout.

Mr.FeingoldhasassistednumerousgasandelectricutilitiesinNorthAmericatodesignandimplementretailcustomerchoiceprograms.Hisworkhasfocusedonthefollowingtopicalareas:reviewsofindustrytrendsandsuccessfulchoiceprograms,costofservicestudyandrevenuerequirements,rateandserviceconceptdevelopment,analysisofdemandforecastingmethodologies,analysisoffinancialimpactsofcustomerchoice,customerrelationshipstrategydevelopment.organizationdesignsupport,andexperttestimonyandwitnesspreparation.

Onbehalfofanunregulatedenergymarketingaffiliate,Mr.FeingolddirectedaprojecttoassesstheclaimsmadebytheU.S.DepartmentofJusticethatthemarketingaffiliateviolatedantitrustlaws.Specifically,theclaimsfocusedontheimpactthatthecompany’sformationhadoncompetitionrelatedtosecondarycapacityrightsoninterstatenaturalgaspipelinesandwhethertherewasanyattempttomonopolizethatcapacity.

WithinthebroadercontextoftheNorthAmericangascommodityandpipelinetransportationmarkets,adetailedmarketpowerassessmentwasconductedthatevaluatedthepipelinecapacityheldbythemarketerrelativetothecapacityheldbyothercompetingshippersonthepipeline.Basedonhisanalysis,itwasconcludedthattheenergymarketerwasnotinapositiontoexerciseanylevelofmarketpowerunderanyeconomicorlegalstandard.

OnbehalfofamajorNewEnglandcombinationutility,Mr.Feingolddirectedaprojecttoconductacompetitiveassessmentofvariousunbundledservices,includingcustomerbilling,callcenteroperations,meterservices,meterreading,streetlighting,anddistributionservice(bothgasandelectricfunctions).Theworkconsistedofthefollowingactivities:

Identifytheservicesprovidedbygasandelectricdistributioncompanies;

Identifytheactualcostsofprovidingtheseservices;

Benchmarktheutility’sperformanceagainstothercompanies;

Identifycurrentandfuturecompetitorsforeachservice;and

Formulateabusinessplanforeachservice.


Mr.Feingoldhasdirectedorparticipatedinvariousprojectsrelatedtomarketanalysisanddemandforecasting,aswellasthefunctionalareaofmarketing.Aspartofbroaderpricing‐relatedprojects,hehasreviewedandassistedinthedevelopmentofthemarketingstrategies,plansandprogramsofmanylocaldistributioncompanies.Theseprojectshaveincludedmarketresearchandsegmentationanalysis,marketforecasting,loadresearchandcustomerfocusgroupevaluations.Mr.Feingold’sclientsinthisareahaveincludednumerousMidwesternandNortheasterngasandelectricutilities.

ForaSoutherngasutility,Mr.Feingoldperformedastrategicandoperationalassessmentofitsmarketing,pricingandgassupplyoperations,aswellasemergingopportunitiesinthenaturalgasandelectricpowermarketingindustries.

Mr.FeingoldparticipatedinaprojectforaMidwesterngasutilitytodevelopcomprehensiveintegratedleast‐costplansforfilingbeforeitsstateregulatorycommission.Thisprojectdealtwithallaspectsofintegratedresourceplanning,includinggassupply‐sideplanningandstrategies,DSMprogramscreening,developmentandimplementation,evaluationofcostrecoverymechanisms,supply‐anddemand‐sideintegrationactivities,andregulatorypresentationandacceptance.OthergasutilitiesforwhichsimilarserviceswereprovidedincludeaMidwesterngasutility,aSoutherngasutilityandanEasterngasutility.

Mergers, Acquisition, and Corporate Restructuring

Mr.FeingoldservedastheoverallProjectOfficerforalong‐termassignmentwithDetroitEdisonCompany,MichiganConsolidatedGasCompany(MCN)andtheFederalTradeCommission(FTC)inconjunctionwithDetroitEdison’sacquisitionofMCN.Specifically,heservedastheAuditorofa20‐yearEasementAgreement(forgasdistributionassets)betweenMCNandExelonEnergytoimplementacompetitiveremedyrequiredbytheFTC,asapre‐conditionofthemerger,pertainingtothesupplyofnaturalgastoanyelectricdisplacementloadsinthemergedutilityserviceterritories.

Mr.FeingoldservedasProjectManagerinprovidingassistancetoanEasternutilityholdingcorporationduringitsproposedacquisitionofanEasterngasandwaterutility.Hisresponsibilitiesincludedtheidentificationofthepotentialsavingsthatwouldresultfromtheacquisition,thedevelopmentofaninter‐jurisdictionalgascostallocationmethodologyandrelatedassistancedealingwithobtainingthenecessaryregulatoryapprovaloftheacquisition.

OnbehalfofIndianaGasCompany(VectrenEnergy)andCitizensGas&CokeUtility,heprovidedstrategicandlitigationsupportinconjunctionwiththeirformationofanunregulatedgasmerchant/marketingcompany(ProLianceEnergy,LLC).Hisresponsibilitiesincluded:

AssessmentofthestrategicandeconomicbenefitsofthenewcompanyfromtheperspectiveoftheLDCs’ratepayers;


Evaluationofhowformationoftheproposedcompanywasanappropriateresponsetothechangesthathaveoccurredwithinthenaturalgasindustry;and

Evaluationofanumberofmarketpower‐relatedissuespertainingtotheformation.

Mr.Feingoldfiledexperttestimonybeforethestateregulatorybodyconcerningtheresultsofhisefforts.

OnbehalfofaUnionGasLimited(WestcoastEnergy/DukeEnergy),Mr.Feingolddirectedaprojecttoorganizationallyseparatetheutility’sEnergySolutionsBusinessfromitsGasDeliveryBusiness.Specifically,theprojectteamconductedthefollowingtasks:

Researchedandestablishedtheclient’sbusinessandcostseparationprinciples;

Developedcomputermodelingcapabilitiestoconducttheunderlyingcostseparationanalysis;

Conductedthecostseparationstudy;

Assistedintherestructuringoftheclient’ssharedcorporateservices;

Assistedintheestablishmentoftransferpricingprinciplesforuseinsettingpricesofsharedservicesbetweenthetwobusinesses;

Advisedtheclient’sexecutivegrouponbusinessseparationstrategiesandissues;and

Preparedandsupportedexpertevidencebeforetheclient’sregulatorybody.

Mr.FeingoldwasresponsibleforanassignmentwithamajorMidwesterngasutilitytoevaluateapotentialacquisitionofspecifictransmissionassets,gasproductioncontractsandrelatedgatheringfacilitiesfromanothercompany.Hisresponsibilitiesincludedconductinganeconomicandnon‐economicevaluationofthepotentialacquisition,assessingtheimpactoftheacquisitionfromanoperating,financialandregulatoryperspectiveandidentifyingthekeyrisksrelatedtotheacquisition.

OnbehalfofaSoutherngasutility,Mr.Feingoldparticipatedintherestructuringofanexistingcorporateorganizationintogasdistribution(intrastate)andgaspipeline(interstate)operatingdivisions.Heassistedintheoperational,regulatory,legal,financial,andaccountinganalysesthatdevelopedfinancial,gassupplyandmarketforecastsnecessarytodeterminetheeffectsofthereorganization.

Mr.Feingoldhasactivelyparticipatedinnumerousregulatoryduediligenceprojectstoevaluatetheregulatorypolicies,processes,andproceduresapplicabletothegasandelectricutilityoperationsofthetargetutilitycompany.


Gas Supply Planning and Procurement

Mr.Feingoldhasconductednumerousstudiesrelatedtogassupplyprocurementandplanningforlocaldistributioncompaniesandcombinationutilities.Thesestudieshaveanalyzedawiderangeofissues,includingtheavailabilityandcostoffuturesupplies;evaluationofalternategassupplyanddeliverabilityresources;gassupplyplanning,procurementandmanagementprocessesofautility;supplyreliabilityandpeakday/winterseasoncapacitylevels;andtheappropriatenessofacapacityreservemargin.

Additionally,hehasbeeninvolvedingassupplymodelingactivitiesrelatedtoleast‐costplanningandtheevaluationoftransportationprojectalternatives.Mr.Feingoldhasprovidedtheseservicestovariouslocaldistributioncompanies,includingthreeMidwesterngasutilities,aWesterngasandelectricutility,aSoutherngasutility,aMidwesterngasandelectricutility,anEasterngasandelectricutilityandaMidwesterngasutility.

Mr.Feingoldworkedwithnumerousgasdistributionutilitiestoanalyzeandsupportthroughexperttestimonytheirdesigndaydemandandcapacityrequirementsbeforeutilityregulators.TheseincludedSouthJerseyGasCompany,EquitableGasCompany,DominionPeoplesandDominionEastOhioandPGEnergy.

OnbehalfoftheGasResearchInstitute(GRI),Mr.Feingolddirectedacomprehensivestudytoevaluatethefutureroleofpeak‐shavingingasutilityoperations.Theobjectiveofthestudywasto:

Evaluatetheroleofpeak‐shavingsuppliesinrelationtostorageanddeliverabilitywithinthelargercontextoftheevolvingdemandprofileinthenaturalgasindustry;

Determinepeak‐shavingcosts;

Summarizetrendsinutilitydecisionpracticesthatinfluencethevalueofpeak‐shavingsupplies;

Assesstheopportunitytorealizesynergieswithutilitypeak‐shavingandnew‐enduses,suchaspowergenerationandtransportation;

Projectfuturedemandforpeak‐shavingsupplies;and

Isolateanyissuesorbarrierstoincreasingthebenefitofutilizationofpeak‐shavingsuppliesandidentifyanyR&Dopportunities.

Mr.Feingoldhasalsoadvisedelectricutilityclientsontheprocurementofgassupplyandinterstatecapacityresourcesforuseinelectricgeneration,includingNevadaPowerCompanyandanEasterncombinationutility.

Operational and Transactional Reviews

OnbehalfofaCanadiangasutility,Mr.Feingoldwasresponsibleforestablishingtheoriginalorganizationalframeworkandstructurefortheutility’srateand


regulatoryactivities.Heidentifiedandspecifieddatabaserequirements;manpowerandworkexperiencerequirements,establishedjobdescriptions,anddelineatedtheappropriatemannerinwhichthedepartment’sactivitiesshouldinterfacewithothercorporateactivitieswithinthecompany.

Onbehalfofoneofthelargestintegratedgascompanies,Mr.Feingolddirectedacomprehensivereviewofinter‐companytransactionsandrelationshipsamongitsaffiliateorganizations.HisresponsibilitiesincludedexaminingtheappropriatenessofitsaffiliatetransactionprocessandevaluatinghowreasonablethelevelofaffiliatechargesincurredwerebyeachoftheLDCaffiliatesandconductingacomparativeassessmentofitsaffiliatetransactionsthroughbenchmarkingagainstthetransactionsofsimilarly‐situatedgasutilities.

Mr.Feingoldledaprojectteamonanassignmentforamajormid‐Atlanticgasutilitytoreviewandanalyzethelostandunaccountedfor(LUF)gaslevelsexperiencedhistoricallyonitsgassystem.Theeffortrequiredtheteamtoreview,analyzeandvalidatethedataandproceduresusedbytheutilitytoreconcileandaccountforthegasreceivedintoitsgassystemandthegasdeliveredtoitscustomers.Bothaccountingandoperationalissueswereconsideredintheproject,andacomprehensivestructuralprocesswasdevelopedformonitoringandevaluatingLUFinternallyonanongoingbasis.

Mr.FeingoldservedasProjectManageronanassignmentforaSoutherngasutilitytoevaluateitsaccountingproceduresandbusinesssystemsfortransportationservice.Inaddition,Mr.FeingoldwasresponsibleforconductingadetailedreviewtoidentifyimprovementsintheCompany’spracticesandmethodsformanaginglostandunaccounted‐forgaslevels.

ForaNortheasterngasutility,Mr.Feingoldperformedacompletefinancialreview,withanalysisandrecommendations,dealingwithfinancialandsalesforecastingmethods,revenueinstabilityproblemsandreturnoninvestment.

Mr.Feingoldhasparticipatedinvariousgasutility‐relatedprojectsinvolvingthespecificationofuserrequirements,conceptualsystemdesign,andthetestingandevaluationofsoftwaresystems,whichwerebothmainframeandPC‐based.Specifically,thesesystemsrelatedtocostingandratedesign,gastransportationmeasurement,billingandaccounting,revenueforecasting,gassupplyplanninganddispatching,marketinginformationsystemsandregulatoryfilingrequirements.

HisclientshaveincludedanEasternutilityholdingcompany,twoSoutherngasutilities,numerousEasterngasutilities,aSoutherngasutilityandamajorMidwesterngasutility.

Mr.Feingoldhasalsoperformedanalysesofutilityenergycosts,energyconsumptionanddemandlevels,utilitypowercontractsandplantoperationsto


developenergyuseandcost‐minimizingstrategiesforseverallargeindustrialcustomers.

International Energy Assignments

BesideshisextensiveworkexperienceinCanada,Mr.Feingoldhasparticipatedinnumerousinternationalenergy‐relatedassignments.OnbehalfofthelargestgasutilityinAustralia,Mr.Feingoldaddressedawiderangeofcosting,pricing,regulatory,competitive,organizationalandtransactionalissuespertainingtogasderegulationandopen‐accesstransportservicesforthegasindustryinAustralia.

OnbehalfofamajorAsianelectricutility,Mr.Feingoldconductedacomprehensivestudyofthetariffreformstrategiesandplansrequiredtoprepareanelectricutilityforfullenergyderegulation.Workincludedreviewoftariffreformissuesresultingfromrestructuringoftheelectricutilitiesinsixselectedcountriesanddevelopmentofimplicationsandrecommendationsforguidingchangestotheutility’soperating,financial,andmarketsituation.

Onbehalfofaninternationalgascorporation,Mr.Feingoldreviewedandevaluatedpossiblechangesintheregulationofliquefiedpetroleum(LP)gascompaniesthatwereproposedbyanInternationalEnergyAgency.

Foraninternationalelectricutility,Mr.Feingoldperformedenergyauditsofselectedcommercialandindustrialelectricusersandevaluatedthecountry’spotentialenergyconservationlevelsoverforecastedfive‐and10‐yearperiods.

Mr.FeingoldassistedaninternationalgasutilityinunderstandingU.S.gasregulatorypolicies,proceduresandprogramsaspartoftheongoingeffortstoprivatizethegasindustryinthatcountry.

Onbehalfofagovernment‐ownedgasmanufacturingplantandassociatedgasdistributionsystemlocatedinMontevideo,Uruguay,Mr.Feingoldconductedaratestructureanalysisonacostofservicebasistoevaluatetheratelevelsnecessarytorecoverthefacility’scapitalinvestment;operationandmaintenanceexpensesandafairreturnoninvestmentoverthe15‐yearleaseterm;andonamarketorvalueofservicebasis,toevaluatethelevelofgaspricessupportablerelativetoothercompetitivefuelsources.

Expert Testimony and Litigation Support

Asanintegralpartoftheservicesprovidedtoclientsintheabove‐discussedareas,Mr.Feingoldhasfrequentlypreparedandpresentedexperttestimonyinsupportofhisconsultingactivities.ThistestimonyhasbeenpresentedbeforetheFERCandnumerousstateandprovincialregulatorycommissions.

Specifically,Mr.Feingold’sexperttestimonyhasdealtwiththecostingandpricingofenergy‐relatedproductsandservicesforgasandelectricdistributionandgaspipelinecompanies.


Inadditiontotraditionalutilitycostingandratedesignconceptsandissues,hisexperttestimonyhasaddressedgastransportationrates,gassupplyplanningissuesandactivities,market‐basedrates,PBRconceptsandplans,competitivemarketanalysis,gasmerchantserviceissues,strategicbusinessalliances,marketpowerassessment,mergerandacquisitionanalyses,multi‐jurisdictionalutilitycostallocationissues,inter‐affiliatecostseparationandtransferpricingissues,seasonalrates,cogenerationratesandpipelineratemakingissuesrelatedtotheimportationofgasintotheUnitedStates.

Finally,Mr.Feingoldhasextensiveexperienceinprovidingotherlitigationsupportactivitiesrelatedtothedevelopmentandpreparationofinterrogatories,cross‐examinationofexpertwitnessesandthetechnicalaspectsoflegalbriefs.

Mr.Feingoldhaspresentedexperttestimonybeforethefollowingregulatorybodies:

FederalEnergyRegulatoryCommission NationalEnergyBoardofCanada ArkansasPublicServiceCommission BritishColumbiaUtilitiesCommission(Canada) CaliforniaPublicUtilitiesCommission ConnecticutDepartmentofPublicUtilityControl DelawarePublicServiceCommission GeorgiaPublicServiceCommission IllinoisCommerceCommission IndianaUtilityRegulatoryCommission IowaUtilitiesBoard KentuckyPublicServiceCommission ManitobaPublicUtilitiesBoard(Canada) MassachusettsDepartmentofPublicUtilities MichiganPublicServiceCommission MinnesotaPublicUtilitiesCommission MissouriPublicServiceCommission MontanaPublicServiceCommission NebraskaPublicServiceCommission NewHampshirePublicUtilitiesCommission NewJerseyBoardofPublicUtilities NewMexicoPublicRegulationCommission NewYorkPublicServiceCommission NorthCarolinaUtilitiesCommission NorthDakotaPublicServiceCommission PublicUtilitiesCommissionofOhio OklahomaCorporationCommission OntarioEnergyBoard(Canada) OregonPublicUtilityCommission PennsylvaniaPublicUtilityCommission


PhiladelphiaGasCommission Régiedel’ÉnergieQuebec(Canada) SouthDakotaPublicUtilitiesCommission TennesseeRegulatoryAuthority UtahPublicServiceCommission VermontPublicServiceBoard VirginiaStateCorporationCommission WashingtonUtilitiesandTransportationCommission WyomingPublicServiceCommission

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS “TheValuingandPricingofDistributedEnergyResources:SomeInconvenient

Truths,”SNLEnergyUtilityRegulationConference,December14‐15,2016.

“PricingConceptsandRegulatoryIssuesforDistributedEnergyResources,”AmericanGasAssociation,StateAffairsCommitteeMeeting,October9‐12,2016.

“StateRegulatoryUpdate–RegulatoryResponsestoaChangingUtilityIndustry,”AmericanGasAssociationFinancialForum,May15‐17,2016.

“StateRegulatoryUpdate:RegulatoryResponsestoaChangingUtilityIndustry”AmericanGasAssociation,FinanceCommitteeMeeting,March14‐16,2016.

“RateRestructuringTiersandOtherPricingTwists”,SNL2015UtilityRegulationConference,December10,2015.

“UtilityRatemakingSolutionsDuringaTimeofTransition”,AmericanGasAssociation,StateAffairsCommitteeMeeting,October4‐7,2015.

“CurrentRegulatoryandRatemakingIssues”,AmericanGasAssociation,AccountingPrinciplesCommitteeMeeting,August17‐19,2015.

“UtilityRatemakingSolutionsforaChangingEnergyMarketplace”,SNLOnlineCourse,July15,2015andOctober27,2015.

“StateRegulatoryandLegislativeIssues”,AmericanGasAssociationFinancialForum,May17‐19,2015.

“RateDesignandCostAllocationIssues”,SNL2014UtilityRegulationConference,December8‐9,2014.

“CurrentRegulatoryandRatemakingIssues”,AmericanGasAssociation,AccountingPrinciplesCommitteeMeeting,August18‐20,2014.

“RegulatoryUpdate”,SouthernGasAssociation,2014ManagementConference,Accounting&FinancialExecutivesRoundtable,April2‐4,2014.


“EmergingRegulatoryIssuesforGasDistributionCompanies,”AmericanGasAssociation,FinanceCommitteeMeeting,March17‐19,2014.

“BalancingRisingCosts&CustomerExpectations,”co‐authoredwithWillWilliamsandJeffEvans,WesternEnergyInstitute,WEMagazine,Winter2013issue.

“CurrentTrendsinUtilityRatesandEconomicRegulation,”WesternEnergyInstitute,WEMagazine,Fall2013issue.

“NaturalGasInfrastructureandElectricGeneration:ProposedSolutionsforNewEngland,”AmericanGasAssociation,StateAffairsCommitteeMeeting,October6‐9,2013

“Utilities2.0Roundtable,”2013NationalTownMeetingonDemandResponseandSmartGrid,July10‐11,2013

“StateRegulatoryandLegislativeIssues,”AmericanGasAssociationFinancialForum,May5‐7,2013

“ProvidingNaturalGastoUnservedandUnderservedCommunities,”AmericanGasAssociationRateCommitteeMeetingandRegulatoryIssuesSeminar,October28‐31,2012.

“StateRegulatoryIssuesAffectingGasUtilities,”AmericanGasAssociationAccountingPrinciplesCommitteeMeeting,August13‐15,2012.

“StateRegulatoryLandscapeandFutureTrendsAffectingUtilities,”AmericanGasAssociationFinancialForum,May6‐8,2012.

“TheContinuingSagaofFixedCostRecovery:ArgumentsinUtilityRateProceedings,”AmericanGasAssociationRateCommitteeMeetingandRegulatoryIssuesSeminar,August28‐31,2011.

“StateRegulatoryIssuesAffectingUtilities,”AmericanGasAssociationAccountingPrinciplesCommitteeMeeting,August15‐17,2011.

“StateRegulatoryIssuesAffectingUtilities,”EdisonElectricInstitute/AmericanGasAssociationAccountingLeadershipConference,June26‐29,2011.

“StateRegulatoryandLegislativeIssuesAffectingUtilities,”AmericanGasAssociationFinancialForum,May15‐17,2011.

“2011Forecast–RegulatoryIssuesandRisksforUtilities,”AmericanGasAssociationFinanceCommitteeMeeting,March16‐18,2011.


“AUtility’sRegulatoryCompact:Where’stheRightBalance?”‐RMELElectricEnergyMagazine,Issue1‐2010.


“CommunicatingRatemakingandRegulatoryConceptstoaUtility’sStakeholders,”AmericanGasAssociation,CommunicationsandMarketingCommitteeMeeting,March16‐17,2010

“ManagingRegulatoryRisk,”RMELWorkshop,October8,2009


“FinancialIncentivesforEnergyEfficiency:LessonsLearnedtoDate,”AmericanGasAssociation,RateCommitteeMeetingandRegulatoryIssuesSeminar,April5‐8,2009.

“BreakingtheLinkBetweenSalesandProfits:CurrentStatusandTrends,”EnergyBarAssociation,ElectricityRegulationandComplianceCommittee,February17,2009.

“StateRatemakingIssuesforGasDistributionUtilities,”EnergyLawJournal,Volume29,No.2,2008(ReportoftheNaturalGasRegulationCommittee).

“CurrentIssuesinCostAllocationandRateDesignforUtilities,”SNLEnergy,UtilityRateCasesToday:TheIssuesandInnovations,November6,2008.

“CurrentIssuesinRevenueDecouplingforgasUtilities,”AmericanGasAssociation,FinancialandInvestorRelationsWebcast,October16,2008.

“AddressingUtilityBusinessChallengesThroughtheStateRegulatoryProcess,”AmericanGasAssociation,2008LegalForum,July20‐22,2008.

“EarningonNaturalGasEnergyEfficiencyPrograms,”AmericanGasAssociationRateandRegulatoryIssuesConferenceWebcast,May23,2008.

“StateRegulatoryDirections:UtilityChallengesandSolutions,”AmericanGasAssociationFinancialForum,May4,2008.

“RatemakingandFinancialIncentivestoFacilitateEnergyEfficiencyandConservation,”TheInstituteforRegulatoryPolicyStudies,IllinoisStateUniversity,May1,2008.

“UpdateonRevenueDecouplingandInnovativeRates,”AmericanGasAssociation,RateCommitteeMeetingandRegulatoryIssuesSeminar,March10,2008.

“UpdateonRevenueDecouplingandUtilityBasedEnergyConservationEfforts,”AmericanGasAssociation,RateandRegulatoryIssuesConferenceWebcast,May30,2007.

“ARenewedFocusonEnergyEfficiencybyUtilityRegulators,”AmericanGasAssociation,RateandRegulatoryIssuesSeminarandCommitteeMeetings,March26,2007.


“TheContinuingRatemakingChallengeofDecliningUsePerCustomer,”AmericanPublicGasAssociation,GasUtilityManagementConference,October31,2006.

“UnderstandingandManagingtheNewRealityofUtilityCostsintheNaturalGasIndustry,”FinancialResearchInstitute,PublicUtilitySymposium,UniversityofMissouri–Columbia,September27,2006.

“RatemakingandEnergyEfficiencyInitiatives:KeyIssuesandPerspectives,”AmericanGasAssociation,RatemakingWebcast,September14,2006.

“RatemakingSolutionsinanEraofDecliningGasUsageandPriceVolatility,”NortheastGasAssociation,2006ExecutiveConference,September10‐12,2006.

“RethinkingNaturalGasUtilityRateDesign:AFrameworkforChange,”AmericanGasFoundationandTheNARUCFoundation,ExecutiveForumatOhioStateUniversity,May2006.

“RateDesign,Trackers,andEnergyEfficiency–HastheParadigmShifted?”EnergyBarAssociation,MidwestEnergyConference,March2006.

“KeyRegulatoryIssuesAffectingEnergyUtilities,”AmericanGasAssociation,Lunch‘nLearnSession,November2005.

“Decoupling,Conservation,andMarginTrackingMechanisms,”AmericanGasAssociation,Rate&RegulatoryIssues–AudioConferenceSeries,October2005.

“InSearchofHarmony,[UtilitiesandRegulators]RespondentsWeighinwithNeededActions,”PublicUtilitiesFortnightly,November2005

“TheUseofTrackersasaRegulatoryTool,”MidwestEnergyAssociation–Legal,Regulatory,andGovernmentRelationsRoundtable,October9‐11,2005.

“RateDesignandtheRegulatoryEnvironment,”AmericanGasAssociationFinanceCommitteeMeeting,October2005.

“CreativeUtilityRegulatoryStrategiesinaHighPriceEnvironment,”AmericanGasAssociationExecutiveConference,September2005.

“RevenueDecouplingPrograms:AligningDiverseInterests,”TheInstituteforRegulatoryPolicyStudies,IllinoisStateUniversity,May2005.

“KeyRegulatoryIssuesAffectingEnergyUtilities,”AmericanGasAssociationFinancialForum,May2005.


“EnergyEfficiencyandRevenueDecoupling:ATrueAlignmentofCustomerandShareholderInterests,”AmericanGasAssociationRateandRegulatoryIssuesSeminarandCommitteeMeetings,April2005.

“RateCaseTechniques:StrategiesandPitfalls”AmericanGasAssociation,Rate&RegulatoryIssues–AudioConferenceSeries,March2005.

“RegulatoryUncertainty:TheRatemakingChallengeContinues,”PublicUtilitiesFortnightly,Volume142,No.11,November2004.

“CurrentTrendsinUtilityRateCasesandPricing:SurveyingtheRegulatoryLandscape,”PlattsRateCase&PricingSymposium,October25‐26,2004.

“StateRegulatoryOversightoftheGasProcurementFunction”EnergyBarAssociation,NaturalGasRegulationCommittee,EnergyLawJournal,Volume25,No.1,2004.

“CostAllocationAcrossCorporateDivisions,”AmericanGasAssociation,RateandStrategicIssuesCommitteeMeeting,April2003

“UnbundlingInitiatives–HowFarCanWeGo?,”AmericanGasAssociationRestructuringSeminar:ServiceandRevenueEnhancementsfortheEnergyDistributionBusiness,December2002.

“UtilityRegulationandPerformance‐BasedRatemaking(PBR),”PBRBriefingSessionsponsoredbyBCGasUtilityLtd.,April2002.

“LDCPerspectivesonManagingPriceVolatility,”AmericanGasAssociation,RateandStrategicIssuesCommitteeMeeting,March2002.

“CanaCaliforniaEnergyCrisisOccurElsewhere?,”AmericanGasAssociationRateandStrategicIssuesCommitteeMeeting,March2001.

“DownstreamUnbundling:OpportunitiesandRisks,”AmericanGasAssociationRateandStrategicIssuesCommitteeMeeting,April2000.

“FormFollowsFunction:WhichCorporateStrategyWillPredominateintheNewMillennium?,”AmericanGasAssociation1999WorkshoponRegulationandBusinessStrategyforUtilitiesintheNewMillennium,August1999.

“TotalEnergyProviders:KeyStructuralandRegulatoryIssues,”AmericanGasAssociation,RateandStrategicIssuesCommitteeMeeting,April1999.

“TheGasIndustry:AViewoftheNextDecade,”NationalAssociationofRegulatoryUtilityCommissioners(NARUC)StaffSubcommitteeonAccounts,1998FallMeeting,September1998.

“RegulatoryResponsestotheChangingGasIndustry,”CanadianGasAssociation,1998CorporateChallengesConference,September1998.


“TrendsinPerformance‐BasedPricing,”AmericanGasAssociationFinancialAnalystsConference,May1998.

“Unbundling–AnOpportunityorThreatforCustomerCare?,”presentedattheAmericanGasAssociation/EdisonElectricInstituteCustomerServicesConferenceandExposition,May1998.

“ExperiencesinElectricandGasUnbundling,”presentedatthe1997IndianaEnergyConference,December1997.

“AssetandResourceMigrationStrategies,”presentedattheStrategicMarketingfortheNewMarketplaceConferencesponsoredbyElectricUtilityConsultants,Inc.andMetzler&Associates,November1997.

“TheStatusofUnbundlingintheGasIndustry,”presentedattheAmericanGasAssociationFinanceCommittee,March1997.

Seminarorganizerandco‐moderatorattheAmericanGasAssociation,“WorkshoponUnbundlingandLDCRestructuring,”July1995.

“StateRegulatoryUpdate,”presentedattheAmericanGasAssociation‐FinancialForum,May1995.

“GasPricingStrategiesandRelatedRateConsiderations,”presentedbeforetheRateCommitteeoftheAmericanGasAssociation,April1995.

“AvoidedCostConceptsandManagementConsiderations,”presentedbeforetheWorkshoponAvoidedCostsinaPost‐636Industry,sponsoredbytheGasResearchInstituteandWisconsinCenterforDemand‐SideResearch,June1994.

“DSMProgramSelectionUnderOrderNo.636:EffectofChangingGasAvoidedCosts,”presentedbeforetheNARUC‐DOEFifthNationalIntegratedResourcePlanningConference,Kalispell,MT,May1994.

“AReviewofRecentGasIRPActivities,”presentedbeforetheRateCommitteeoftheAmericanGasAssociation,March1994.

Seminarorganizerandco‐moderatorattheAmericanGasAssociationseminar,“TheStatusofIntegratedResourcePlanning,”December1993.

“IndustryRestructuringIssuesforLDCs,presentedbeforetheAmericanGasAssociation,”AdvancedRegulatorySeminar,UniversityofMaryland,1993‐1996.

“AcquiringandUsingGasStorageServices,”presentedbeforethe8thCogenerationandIndependentPowerCongressandNaturalGasPurchasing’93,June1993.


“CapitalizingontheNewRelationshipsArisingBetweentheVariousIndustrySegments:UnderstandingHowYouCanPlayinToday’sMarket,”presentedbeforetheInstituteofGasTechnology’sNaturalGasMarketsandMarketingConference,February1993.

“TheLevelPlayingFieldforFuelSubstitution(or,theQuestfortheHolyGrail),”presentedbeforethe4thNaturalGasIndustryForum‐IntegratedResourcePlanning:TheContributionofNaturalGas,October1992.

“KeyMethodologicalConsiderationsinDevelopingGasLong‐RunAvoidedCosts,”presentedbeforetheNARUC‐DOEFourthNationalIntegratedResourcePlanningConference,September1992.

“Mega‐NOPRImpactsonTransportationArrangementsforIPPs,”co‐presentedbeforethe7thCogenerationandIndependentPowerCongressandNaturalGasPurchasing’92,June1992.

“CostAllocationinUtilityRateProceedings,”presentedbeforetheOhioStateBarAssociation‐AnnualConvention,May1992.

“TheLongandtheShortofLRACs,”presentedbeforetheNaturalGasLeast‐CostPlanningConferenceApril1992,sponsoredbyWashingtonGasCompanyandtheDistrictofColumbiaEnergyoffice.

SeminarorganizerandmoderatorattheAmericanGasAssociationseminar,“IntegratedResourcePlanning:APrimer,”December1991.

SessionorganizerandmoderatoronintegratedresourceplanningissuesattheAmericanGasAssociationAnnualConference,October1991.

“StrategicPerspectivesontheRateDesignProcess,”presentedbeforetheExecutiveEnterprises,Inc.conference,“NaturalGasPricingandRateDesigninthe1990s,”September1990.

“DistributionCompanyTransportationRates,”presentedbeforetheAmericanGasAssociation–AdvancedRegulatorySeminar,UniversityofMaryland1987‐1992.

“DesignofDistributionCompanyGasRates,”presentedbeforetheAmericanGasAssociation‐GasRateFundamentalsCourse,UniversityofWisconsin–Madison,GraduateSchoolofBusiness,1985‐2007.

Seminarorganizer,speakerandpanelmoderatorattheAmericanGasAssociationseminar,“NaturalGasStrategies:IntegratingSupplyPlanning,MarketingandPricing,”1988‐1990.

“LocalDistributionCompanyBypass‐IssuesandIndustryResponses,”(Co‐author)June1989.


“SoYouThinkYouKnowYourCustomers!,”presentedbeforetheAmericanGasAssociation–AnnualMarketingConference,April1990.

“GasTransportationRateConsiderations‐AReviewofGasTransportationPracticesBasedontheResultsoftheA.G.A.AnnualPricingStrategiesSurvey,”presentedbeforetheRateCommitteeoftheAmericanGasAssociation,April1985‐1991.

“Market‐BasedPricingStrategies‐TargetedRatestoMeetCompetition,”presentedbeforetheAmericanGasAssociationAnnualMarketingConference,March1989.

“GasRateRestructuringIssues‐TargetedPricestoMeetCompetition,”presentedbeforetheFifteenthAnnualRateSymposium,UniversityofMissouri,February1989.

“GasTransportationRates‐AnIntegralPartofaCompetitiveMarketplace,”AmericanGasAssociation,FinancialQuarterlyReview,Summer1987.

“GasDistributorRateDesignResponsestotheCompetitiveFuelSituation,”AmericanGasAssociation,FinancialQuarterlyReview,October1983.

“Demand‐CommodityRates:ASecondBestResponsetotheCompetitiveFuelSituation,”presentedbeforetheAmericanGasAssociation,RatemakingOptionsForum,September1983.

“CurrentRateandRegulatoryIssues,”presentedbeforetheNationalFuelGasRegulatorySeminar,July1986.

EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES

PastChairman,RateTrainingSubcommittee,RateandStrategicIssuesCommitteeoftheAmericanGasAssociation.

Seminarorganizerandco‐moderatorattheAmericanGasAssociation,“WorkshoponUnbundlingandLDCRestructuring,”July1995.

Courseorganizerandspeakerattheannualindustrycourse,AmericanGasAssociation–GasRateFundamentalsCourse,UniversityofWisconsin–Madison,andUniversityofChicago–SchoolofBusiness,1985–2016.

Courseorganizerandspeakerattheannualindustrycourse,AmericanGasAssociation–AdvancedRegulatorySeminar,UniversityofMaryland‐CollegeParkandtheUniversityofChicago–SchoolofBusiness,1987–1992,and2012‐2016.

Co‐founder,coursedirectorandinstructorintheannualcourse,“PrinciplesofGasUtilityRateRegulation”sponsoredbyTheCenterforProfessionalAdvancement1982‐1987.

ContributingAuthoroftheFourthEditionof“GasRateFundamentals,”AmericanGasAssociation,1987edition.


Organizer,Editor,andContributingAuthoroftheupcomingFifthEditionof“GasRateFundamentals,”AmericanGasAssociation(inprogress).

ContributingAuthorof“RegulationoftheGasIndustry,”LexisNexisMatthewBender,2016.

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