Mr. Taylor has experience with a wide range of costing, ratemaking, and regulatory activities for gas and electric utilities. He has testified numerous times on these and other issues for clients across North America. He has extensive experience with costing and pricing rates and services, regulatory planning and strategy development, revenue recovery and tracking mechanisms, merger and acquisitions analysis, new product and service development, affiliate transaction reviews, line extension policies, market assessments, litigation support, and organizational and operations reviews. He has testified on numerous occasions as an expert witness on costing and ratemaking related issues on behalf of utilities before federal, state, and provincial regulatory bodies and has extensive experience in evaluating and implementing innovative ratemaking approaches and rate design concepts.

He has also testified on return on equity, electric vehicle and battery storage programs, time-of-use rates, and the appropriate use of statistical analysis during audit testing. Mr. Taylor has led engagements relating to gas supply planning and the review of midstream transportation and storage capacity resources. He has worked as the market monitor for New England ISO’s capacity market, supported the negotiation of PPAs, and supported feasibility and prudence studies of generation investments. He has also been involved in selling generating assets, supporting due diligence efforts, financial analyses, and regulatory approval processes.

Mr. Taylor received a master’s degree in Economics from American University and holds a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Economics from the University of North Carolina at Asheville.

His consulting career includes Managing Partner with Atrium Economics, LLC; Principal Consultant – Advisory & Planning with Black & Veatch Management Consulting, LLC; Senior Project Manager & Principal of Concentric Energy Advisors, Inc.; and CEO of Nova Data Testing, Inc. Mr. Taylor started his career working on Capitol Hill working with NGOs that were seeking Public Private Partnerships with the Federal Government, World Bank, and International Monetary Fund to pursue various projects in developing countries.

EXPERT WITNESS TESTIMONY & EXPERT REPORT PRESENTATION

United States

• California – Superior Court of California
• Delaware Public Service Commission
• Florida Public Service Commission
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
• Illinois Commerce Commission
• Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission
• Maine Public Service Commission
• Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities
• Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
• New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission
• North Carolina Utilities Commission
• Oregon Public Utility Commission
• Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
• Virginia State Corporation Commission
• Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission
• Public Service Commission of West Virginia

Canada

• Alberta Utilities Commission
• British Columbia Utilities Commission
• Ontario Energy Board