In-Depth Seminar: Gas & Electric Utility Cost-of-Service and Rate Design
UJB-905
Understanding gas & electric utility rates and their relationship to utility profits doesn't have to be confusing.
Master the fundamentals of energy rate-making and learn the financial and accounting differences between regulated and unregulated businesses with this comprehensive online training. This is a "must" seminar for anyone who is new to the utility industry or who is impacted by the utility rate-making process.
This proven online training program features the same material used in the popular PGS in-person classroom seminar. Register today and join the over 10,000 industry professionals who trust PGS for their energy training needs.
What You Will Learn
- A review of the jargon used in the regulatory process so the steps of a rate case are more understandable
- The motivation for utilities to file rate cases and the types of analyses they conduct in support
- How pricing structures are designed within rate proceedings
- Plain English explanations of numerous gas & electric regulatory terms and concepts, and how the federal and state rate-making process works.
- How gas & electric rate-making practices vary between investor owned utilities, municipal utilities, coops, and how these rate practices impact unregulated energy marketers.
- The jargon used in the regulatory process, so that you can understand each step of a rate case.
- Why utilities file rate cases and the types of analyses they conduct to support their proposals.
- The difference between cost of service and market-based pricing, and how these rates are applied.
- How various federal and state rate case procedures work, and how they differ.
- What the different cost components of the base rate case are, and how they are determined.
- The financial drivers for regulated utilities and how they differ from unregulated businesses
- How to improve utility profitability through the rate-making process.
- How different types of pricing structures are designed within rate proceedings
You Will Also Learn
- The specifics of various natural gas and electric rate structures; how to read a tariff; and how to analyze a gas & electric bill.
- What rate structures benefit customers and suppliers, and when.
- How rate structures are designed and applied in deregulated environments.
- How to calculate comparisons between regulated and deregulated supply procurement.
Click each session to see the topics covered.
Session 1: Overview of the Natural Gas and Electric Utility Industry
Session 2: Gas and Electric Utility Rate Fundamentals & Theory
Session 3: Gas and Electric Utility Rate Applications
Get the best of both worlds with this blended learning approach.
- Learn at your own pace and on your own schedule as you first enjoy the internet-streamed, on-demand seminar. Speed up, slow down, or repeat sections of the presentation.
- Upon completion, join us for one of our regularly scheduled live online Q&A sessions. A calendar of live Q&A dates and times is provided in the program access instructions you will receive. You can also email your questions directly to the instructor.
You will receive immediate online access to the on-demand training presentation. The audio for the online seminar is only available through your computer or other Internet connected device. You will also receive links in your access instructions to PDFs for all the presentation materials in case you want to print or keep a copy.
The on-demand training presentations are available for a total of 90 days from the time any one of the training presentations is first accessed. After 90 days, your access to the on-demand presentations will expire. However the PDF formatted training program slides and other documents you receive are yours to keep.
President of Lumen Group, Inc
Jim Crist is President of Lumen Group, Inc. headquartered in the suburbs of Pittsburgh. He has over 27 years experience in the energy industry covering coal, gas, oil, propane, and electricity. Jim has conducted many strategic studies of the industry and prepared market and business assessments for several large energy companies. Before founding Lumen Group in 1996, Jim spent 20 years working for major energy companies in engineering, technology development, rate and regulatory policy development and marketing. He served as marketing vice president in both regulated and deregulated entities. His consulting practice provides strategic planning, marketing and business development, and rate and regulatory consulting, along with serving as an expert witness in regulatory proceedings in several jurisdictions.
$1,495 for a single attendee, $1,195 per attendee thereafter.
Special pricing is available for groups — learn more. Questions? Email customercare@pgsenergy.com or call (843) 212-4038.
Payment is required prior to training program access, by Visa, Mastercard, American Express, or corporate check. Your card is charged at the time of registration unless other arrangements are made.
Cancellations for online programs can be made before the access instructions are sent and will result in a credit. For more on PGS policies regarding administrative matters and complaint resolution, contact our offices at (843) 212-4038.