| Description |
This is a new contract to provide professional services (economists) as an expert witness to the Bureau of Consumer Protection (BCP) in matters before the Nevada Public Utilities Commission that may have a potential impact on Nevada's utilities consumers. The experts provide technical expertise and full litigation support on electric and gas cost of service and rate design on issues with mixed rate design and revenue requirement implications such as jurisdictional allocation, the cost basis for tariffed charges (e.g., disconnection, service establishment and returned checks), as well as, analysis of weather normalization, cost causation, allocated costs modeling, development of revenue targets, and the design of rates, including developing rates to meet revenue targets, ratemaking policies regarding decoupling sales and revenues, and policy and quantification of line extension allowances together with appropriate Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) guidelines and practices. |
