Expert Testimony and Rate Case Support
The Prime Group has extensive experience in supporting utilities with their rate and regulatory filings and providing expertise in support of litigation.
Dr. Marty Blake has submitted testimony on behalf of utilities in the areas of return on equity, affiliate transactions, regional transmission organizations, open access transmission tariffs, marketing costs, investment prudence and rate design. Dr. Blake has testified on behalf of Commonwealth Edison, Southern California Edison Company, Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company, Louisville Gas and Electric Company, Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company, Delta Natural Gas Company, City of Fountain, and the Midwest Independent Transmission Operators (MISO) owners group.
Steve Seelye has submitted testimony on behalf of investor-owned, cooperative and municipal utilities in the areas of revenue requirements, pro-forma adjustments, embedded and marginal cost of service studies, rate design, fuel adjustment clauses, alternative regulatory mechanisms, cash working capital, merger savings, pre-paid metering and territory disputes. Mr. Seelye has testified on behalf of Nevada Power Company, Sierra Pacific Power Company, Louisville Gas and Electric Company, Kentucky Utilities Company, Central Illinois Lighting Company, Mobile Gas Company, Delta Natural Gas Company, Richmond Power & Light, Lee County Electric Cooperative, Intermountain Rural Electric Association, and Prestonsburg Utilities.
In addition to providing expert testimony, the Prime Group can also assist utilities in coordinating their rate and regulatory filings. We have extensive experience in assisting both large and small utilities with rate and regulatory proceedings. The Prime Group can assist your utility in preparing the initial filing, developing internal and external communication plans, preparing testimony, assisting with the preparation of data request responses, and preparing witnesses for hearings. We provide a full range of technical support to help your utility professionally litigate or settle a rate case or other regulatory proceeding. Utilities often find themselves shorthanded when they are trying to litigate regulatory proceedings such as rate cases. We have the experience that allows us to immediately become a part of your rate case or regulatory team and to hit the ground running on addressing your complex issues.
Testimony submitted in recent rate cases:
Kansas Corporation Commission Docket No. 05-WSEE-981-RTSKentucky Public Service Commission Case No. 2004-00067
Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission Cause No. 42713
Kentucky Public Service Commission Case No. 2003-0434
Kentucky Public Service Commission Case No. 2003-0433
