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Our Practice Regulatory and Rate Design Services
Building on years of experience in positions within regulated
electricity and natural gas utilities, BDR consultants offer clients a core
competency in matters related to economic regulation and approval of rates.
Our services include:
rate
designs, including bundled and unbundled pricing
background
studies in support of rate designs, including load research and cost
allocation
development
of revenue requirement
special studies including cost of capital,
working capital (lead lag), and allocation of joint costs among affiliates
development of applications for approval of facilities
intervention
advice to consumers
analysis
and expert testimony.
We have also advised regulators and government in matters of
policy.
Sample assignments carried out by the BDR team members
include:
Ontario
Power Authority
Analysis
and preparation of evidence to regulator in support of recommendations to
address a local supply issue
Rogers
Cable Communications
Representation
in a regulator-sponsored stakeholder process for development of guidelines
for 2006 electricity distribution rates, and testimony in support of an
interim rate treatment for a customer class
Municipal
Electric Utilities in New Brunswick
Analysis
and expert testimony in support of intervention in Cost Allocation Rate
Design application of their supplier
Ontario
Energy Board
Report
to regulator on alternative approaches to heritage supply arrangements and
appropriate regulatory role under each arrangement
ATCO
Group
Expert
testimony with regard to income trust financial structure and cost of
capital
Saint
John Energy
Two
fully allocated cost of service studies (electricity distribution
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