Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, Alaska — Ms. Meera Kohler

• Due diligence and valuation of utility property acquisition

American Public Power Association (APPA) — Dr. Jeff Tarbert

• Instruct APPA cost of service, forecasting and financial management seminars
• Authored APPA technical manual on cost of service principles

American Water Works Association (AWWA) — Mr. Rick Harmon

• Instruct AWWA cost of service, rate design, forecasting and financial management seminars
• Develop AWWA technical manuals
• Participation on Management Division, Total Water Management Task Force and Financial Management Division

Anyox Hydroelectric Corp, Canada — Mr. Jeff Wolrige

• Design of 4 new hydroelectric projects
• Canadian water licensing and permits
• Power sales assistance
• Financing support and modeling
  

Aqualta, Alberta — Mr. Dan Pelletier

• Water rates review
• Wholesale contract negotiation

Aquila Networks, Canada — Mr. Don Debienne

• Transmission line construction management
• Power contract negotiations
• Regulatory expert testimony
• Electric industry restructuring analysis
• Electric cost of service and rate design study
• Line extension policy
• Resource acquisition study
• Wholesale power sales contract negotiation
• Least cost planning study
• Expert testimony
• Integrated resource planning
• Dispatch optimization study
• Competitiveness study
• Retail wheeling application
• Strategic advice
• Owner’s agent for construction of major 230 kV transmission line

Avista, Washington — Ms. Toni Pessemier

• Water quality program support
• Hydro relicensing analyses and negotiations
• Strategic planning
  

Benton County Public Utility District, Washington — Mr. Jim Sanders

• Integrated resource plan

Benton County REA, Washington — Mr. Chuck Dawsey

• Evaluation of alternative power supply options and contract negotiations
• Wheeling rate analysis
• Asset acquisition study
• Retail rate design
• Permitting/feasibility for gas generation project

British Columbia Utilities Commission, Canada — Mr. Bill Grant

• Evaluation of natural gas rate application

Building Owners Management Association — Various

• Expert testimony in Puget Sound Energy rate case on interclass cost allocations

California Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA) — Mr. Jerry Jordan

• Evaluation of joining California ISO for California municipal electric utilities

CH2M Hill, Washington — Mr. Wally Bennett

• Fish passage facility design
• Mechanical engineering
• Electrical engineering
• Control system design

Chelan County Public Utility District, Washington — Mr. Charlie Hosken

• Implementation of automated time differentiated, average embedded and marginal cost of service software programs
• Load research program assistance
• Econometric demand forecasting models
• New large load analysis
• Conservation and transformer load management analysis
• Water/sewer service regulation critique and rate studies
• Diesel generation feasibility study
  

Chelan County PUD, Washington — Mr. Brett Bickford

• Juvenile fish bypass engineering

City of Anaheim, California — Ms. Marcie Edwards

• Electric rate study assistance
• Advice on strategic partnering
• Stranded cost analysis
• Cogeneration analysis
• Property tax analysis

City of Birmingham, Alabama — Mr. Michael Vann

• Comprehensive water cost allocation and rate design study
• Litigation support/expert testimony

City of Burien, Washington — Mr. Stephen Clark

• Electric conversion financial analysis

City of Calgary, Alberta — Mr. Wes Koehn

• Water and sewer cost of service and rate analyses

City of Cerritos, California — Ms. Katy Wilson

• Evaluation and due diligence for new generation project

City of Cheney, Washington — Mr. Tom Richardson

• Electric cost of service and rate design study
• Strategic options study for electric utility
  

City of Corona, California — Mr. George Hanson

• Strategic advice
• Valuation assessments

City of Ellensburg, Washington — Mr. Bob Titus

• Rate studies, financial analysis, management review, load management
• Integrated resource plan
• Gas utility acquisition analysis
• Evaluation of bulk power alternatives
• Power contract negotiations
• Litigation support/expert testimony
• Resource evaluation

City of Fargo, North Dakota — Mr. Kent Costin

• Wastewater cost of service study
• Water cost of service study
• Long-term financial plan

City of Heyburn, Idaho — Mr. Steve Tuft

• Expert testimony and litigation support
• Utility asset sale evaluation

City of Lethbridge, Alberta — Mr. Doug Hudson

• Wholesale power negotiations/expert testimony
• Analysis of electric industry restructuring
• Cost of service/rate design studies
• Strategic advice on deregulation and existing retail business
• Strategic partnership advice
• Engineering/contracting assistance
  

City of Needles, California — Mr. Robert Walker

• Wastewater cost of service study
• Water and electric cost of service studies
• Financial planning

City of Palo Alto, California — Various

• Power supply study
• Joint action review
• Gas, electric, water and sewer cost of service studies
• Demand forecast/resource evaluation
• Least cost planning assistance
• Customer choice program

City of Pasadena, California — Various

• Water and electric cost of service and rate design studies
• DSM program evaluation

City of Port Angeles, Washington — Mr. Scott McLain

• Resource acquisition studies
• Strategic planning
• Merger study

City of Portland Water Bureau, Oregon — Various

• Internal audit and valuation study
• Wholesale contract review

City of Red Deer, Alberta — Mr. Al Roth

• Wholesale power rate negotiations
• Cost of service and rate design studies
• Expert testimony
• Strategic advice on deregulation and existing retail business
  

City of Redding, California — Mr. Kurt Starman

• Organization audit/strategic planning
• Competitiveness study/stranded cost review
• Citizens’ Committee support

City of Reno, Nevada — Ms. Trudy Cross

• Auditing and renegotiating electric and gas franchise agreements

City of Richland, Washington — Mr. Ken Mey

• Valuation study
• Strategic planning services and consulting
• Analyzed storm drainage rates
• Evaluation of BPA slice product
• Management and operations review
  

City of San Bernardino, California — Mr. John Perry

• Design of 1.5 MW cogeneration project

City of San Marcos, California — Mr. Rick Gittings

• Evaluation and due diligence for new generation project
• Electric utility options study
  

City of Tacoma, Washington — Mr. Mark Crisson

• Comprehensive electric and water cost of service and rate design analyses
• Review of line extension policy
• Elasticity and load forecasting models
• Review of internal departmental staffing requirements
• Conservation effectiveness evaluation
• Policy seminars
• Least cost planning study
• Contract negotiations
• FERC hydro relicensing assistance
• Major water use contract negotiation
  

City of Toppenish, Washington — Mr. Jim Southwork

• Strategic advice
• Electric utility options study
• Valuation assessments

City of West Linn, Oregon — Various

• Water and wastewater rate studies
• Strategic planning
• Cogeneration feasibility study

Clackamas River Water District, Oregon — Mr. Alan Fletcher

• Utility coordination with Damascus, Mt. Scott and Oak Lodge water districts
• Strategic planning
• Merger study

Clallam County Public Utility District, Washington — Mr. Fred Mitchell

• Retail cost of service and rate design studies
• Review and calculation of wheeling tariffs
• Resource evaluation
• Representation in regional power issues
• Integrated resource plan
• Evaluation of bulk power alternatives
  

Clark Public Utilities, Washington — Mr. Wayne Nelson

• Hydro feasibility study
• Electric integrated resource planning study
• Engineer’s letters for bond financings
• Least cost planning
• DSM evaluation
• Owner’s agent for construction of 248 MW gas turbine project
• Retail wheeling analysis
• Natural gas procurement
• Customer choice program
• Assistance in gas engine project
  

Coachella Valley Association of Governments, California — Mr. Percy Byrd

• Evaluation of electric utility options
• Valuation assistance for condemnation evaluation
  

Costco Companies, Inc., Washington — Ms. Sheri Flies

• Power supply evaluation
• Electric deregulation strategy

Cowlitz County PUD, Washington — Mr. Brian Skeahan

• Expert testimony on Wells #2 litigation
• Power supply valuation

Denver Water Board, Colorado — Mr. David LaFrance

• Water rate study assistance
• Strategic planning
• Litigation support
• Expert testimony

Douglas County PUD, Washington — Mr. Shane Bickford/Mr. Bob Clubb

• Wells Dam relicensing support and negotiations

El Dorado Irrigation District, California — Ms. Leslie Keene

• Water and wastewater financial planning and rate studies
• Customer service manual
• Contract negotiations

Electricity Distributors Association, Ontario — Mr. Charlie Macaluso

• Retail cost of service and rate design studies
• Evaluation of load management options
• Evaluation of provincial resource acquisition study
• Expert testimony
• DSM evaluation
• Power pooling acquisition study and business plan
• Integrated resource planning study assistance
• Strategic planning
• Customer choice analysis
• Evaluation of ISO for Ontario
• Educational services
• Energy trading operations
• Unbundled cost of service model

Emerald Public Utility District, Oregon — Mr. Frank Lamb

• Expert testimony for condemnation proceedings
• Resource evaluations
• Cost of service and rate design studies
• Contract negotiations
• Asset acquisition analysis

ENERconnect, Inc., Ontario — Various

• Established wholesale power trading protocol
• Consulted on various technical and financial requirements
• Elected to Board of Directors from 1999 - 2001
  

Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC) — Mr. Allen Fiksdal

• Assess financial capabilities to purchase combustion turbine project

Energy Northwest, Washington — Ms. Laura Schinnell

• Packwood hydro relicensing support

Fall River Rural Electric Cooperative, Idaho — Mr. Dee Reynolds

• Merger analysis, and operations and management review
• Asset acquisition support

Ferry County Public Utility District, Washington — Ms. Roberta Weller

• Contract negotiations
• Electric rate study

Flathead Electric Cooperative, Montana — Mr. Ken Sugden

• Merger and acquisition evaluation
• Regulatory compliance
• Unbundled cost of service
• Strategic advice
• Lead consultant for 40,000 electric meter acquisition
• Due diligence on coal plant

Garrison Diversion Conservancy District, North Dakota — Mr. Dave Johnson

• Analyze the financial/rate impacts of the proposed Red River Valley water supply/200 mile-8’ water supply project

Glacier Electric Cooperative, Montana — Various

• Standby rate analysis
• Power supply acquisition study
• Cost of service study

Grays Harbor County Public Utility District — Mr. Rick Lovely

• Retail rate study
• Bulk power forecast and contract negotiations
• Integrated resource plan
• Regional power issues
• Resource evaluation
• Cogeneration feasibility
• Transmission analysis

Green Island Energy, Ltd. — Mr. Richard Reece

• Biomass power project development assistance

Hampton Affiliates, Washington — Mr. Bruce Mallory

• Provided assistance in energy related matters
• Assistance in wood-fired boiler and back pressure turbine projects
  

HDR Engineering, Washington — Mr. Dave Hammond

• Hydro feasibility and power marketing services
• Transmission linefeasibility

Hidroelectrica Secacao, Guatemala — Mr. Rudolf Jacobs

• Hydropower turbines and generators
• Dam design
• Construction management
• Plant automation and controls

Hunt Power, Alberta — Mr. Tom Houle

• Regulatory and strategic advice
• Regulatory assistance

Industrial Customers of Idaho Power, Idaho — Mr. John Cameron

• Expert testimony and analysis of Idaho
• Power rate increase applications
• Customer choice negotiations

Inland Power & Light Company, Washington — Mr. Kris Mikkelsen

• Cost of service and rate design

Intermountain Gas, Idaho — Mr. Mike McGrath

• Integrated resource planning study assistance

Iron Mountain Quarry, Washington — Mr. James Burnett

• Advice on new electric generation project

Kentucky-American Water Company, Kentucky — Various

• Conservation evaluation and program development
• Water demand forecast
• Integrated resource planning study
• Strategic planning
• Expert testimony/regulatory assistance
• Meter cost analysis

Klickitat County Public Utility District, Washington — Mr. Tom Svendsen

• Rate study
• Financial planning
• Integrated resource planning study
• Water system technical assistance/review

Kootenai Electric Cooperative, Idaho — Mr. Robert Crump

• Electric rate study
• Business acquisition analysis
• Asset acquisition support
• Merger/acquisition assistance
• Cogeneration feasibility study
  

Lakeview Light and Power, Washington — Mr. Robin Rego

• Cost of service and rate design
• Pole attachment rates and contracts
• Windmill power evaluation

Lassen Municipal Utility District, California — Mr. Frank Cady

• Electric cost of service and rate design

Lewis County Public Utility District, Washington — Mr. Dave Muller

• Cost of service and rate design
• Fixed asset ledger procedures
• Resource acquisition analysis
• Integrated resource plan
• Major hydro generation evaluation and assessment
• Regional power issues and contract negotiations
• Asset acquisition analysis
  

Lincoln Electric Cooperative, Montana — Mr. Michael Henry

• Cost of service and rate design study

Los Angeles County, California — Mr. Howard Choy

• Strategic advice on power supply and wheeling options
• Rate analysis and negotiations
• Litigation support
• Franchise agreement assistance
  

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, California — Various

• Analysis of wheeling options
• ISO negotiations
• Transmission access evaluations
• Expert testimony at FERC on ISO transmission issues
  

Lower Valley Power and Light, Wyoming — Mr. Jim Webb

• Evaluation of merger potential
• Natural gas pipeline and gas turbine generation financial and technical feasibility
• Integrated resource plan
• Contract negotiation
• Evaluation of LNG distribution systems
• DSM program development
• Expert testimony and regulatory support

M-S-R Public Power Agency, California — Mr. Martin Hopper

• BPA White Book analysis
• Litigation support

Mani Ventures, California — Mr. Sean Ebnet

• Project due diligence
• Feasibility studies
• Permit and license assistance

Mason County Public Utility District No. 1, Washington — Mr. Dick Wilson

• Electric rate study
• Resource evaluation
• Contract negotiations
• Hydro feasibility studies
  

Mason County Public Utility District No. 3, Washington — Ms. Wyla Wood

• Design and implementation of continuing property records fixed asset accounting system
• Cost of service and other miscellaneous financial related analyses
• Electric demand forecast
• Resource acquisition study
• Hydro evaluation
• Bond financing
• Least cost planning study
• Contract negotiations
• DSM program development
• Cogeneration review
• Fiber optics business plan
• Engineering/contracting assistance and oversight for reciprocating engine construction
  

Medicine Hat, City of, Alberta — Mr. Luciano Dalla-Longa/Mr. Bob Drever

• Strategic planning
• Energy consulting
• Resource evaluation/AGC study
• Electric power project assistance
• Utility revenue requirement policies and cost of service
  

Ministry of Fisheries and Oceans, British Columbia, Canada — Mr. Michael Hewitt

• Expert testimony

Montana Associated Cooperatives, Montana (20 cooperatives within the state) — Mr. Dave Wheelihan

• Lead consultant in evaluation of acquiring major IOU service territory
• Strategic advice

Municipality of Anchorage, Light & Power, Alaska — Mr. Dan Helmick

• Engineer of Record
• Unbundled cost of service
• Competitiveness analysis
• Strategic advice and assistance
• Deregulation consulting
• Regulatory/legal support/expert testimony
• Organizational advice
• Schedule/dispatch department audit
• Integrated resource plan
• Generation planning study
• Property acquisition assistance

Nor-Cal Electric Authority, California — Mr. Bob Black

• Assisted in reviewing bid for purchase of PacifiCorp’s California distribution facilities
• Negotiated MOU and final Purchase and Sales Agreement between Nor-Cal and PacifiCorp
• Performed engineering, environmental and financial due diligence for asset sale
• Assisted in preparation of regulatory approval materials
• Develop operating plan
  

Northern Wasco Public Utility District, Oregon — Mr. Dwight Langer

• Strategic planning
• Resource evaluation
• Rate study

Northwest Public Power Association (NWPPA), Washington — Mr. Will Lutgen

• Instruct technical seminars on integrated resource planning, rates, cost allocation, and financial management
• Member of Board of Directors

Northwest Territories Power Corporation, Canada — Mr. Leon Courneya

• Regulatory filing, expert testimony
• Integrated resource planning study
• Strategic planning
• Resource evaluation
• Rate study/load forecast

Northwestern Energy, Montana — Mr. Mark Thompson

• Prepared and evaluated RFP for default supply for retail load
• Expert testimony/regulatory assistance

Okanogan County Public Utility District, Washington — Various

• Integrated resource planning study

Okanogan REA, Washington — Mr. Roger Meader

• Strategic planning

Ontario Hydro, Canada — Various

• Retail and wholesale rate evaluation
• Strategic planning
• Conservation evaluation
• Rate design mediation
• Least cost planning assistance
• Competitiveness study

Oregon Restaurant Association, Oregon — Various

• Strategic advice
• Load aggregation

Pacific County Public Utility District, Washington — Mr. Doug Miller

• Integrated resource study
• Rate studies
• Resource evaluation
• Fiber optics business plan
  

Parkland Power & Light, Washington — Mr. James Sherrill

• Rate study
• Strategic and least cost planning
• Resource evaluation

Pend Oreille County Public Utility District, Washington — Mr. Bob Geddes

• Hydro plant feasibilities
• Power marketing assistance
• Integrated resource plan
• Bond issue for new transmission line
• Expert testimony/litigation support
• FERC relicensing
• Penstock repair
• Dam design
  

Peninsula Light Company, Washington — Mr. Jafar Taghavi

• Electric rate study
• Asset evaluation study
• Resource acquisition study
• Line extension analysis
• Conservation evaluation
• Integrated resource planning study
• Resource acquisition assistance
• Water quality advice
• Financial planning analysis
  

Pierce County Cooperative Association* — Various*

• Negotiation of power contracts, resource evaluation and integrated resource plans
• Transmission system analysis
• Resource acquisition
• Rate study
• Strategic planning advice

Polk-Burnett Cooperative, Wisconsin — Mr. Steve Glaim

• Rate study
• DSM study
• Strategic planning

Portland General Electric, Oregon — Ms. Julie Keil

• Relicensing support

Potomac Electric Power Company, Washington, DC — Mr. Albert Chang

• Assistance in preparation of energy plan

Princeton Power and Light, British Columbia — Mr. John Hall

• Rate study
• Regulatory filings
• Expert testimony
  

Raft River Rural Electric Coop, Idaho — Mr. Bud Tracy

• Asset acquisition analysis

Sacramento Municipal Utility District, California — Various

• Load research and cost of service software
• Sample selection assistance
• Rate study
• Litigation support and expert testimony

Seattle Times — Mr. Dana Reed

• Evaluation of electric power supply options
• Contract negotiations for retail electric service

Seattle Water Department, Washington — Various

• Rate, financial management and forecasting studies
• Conservation evaluation
• Strategic planning studies
• Contract negotiations
• Least cost planning

SEH America, Washington — Mr. Steve Stenberg

• Strategic consulting
• Electric supply support
• Natural gas supply and transportation support

Shoreline, City of, Washington — Mr. Steve Burkett

• Strategic planning seminar
• Energy aggregation analysis
• Water service analysis
• Evaluation of strategic utility options
• Assumption negotiations of wastewater system
• Franchise fee negotiations
  

Simpson Timber Company, California — Mr. Dave McEntee

• Engineering/financial consulting for a new woodwaste boiler/condensing turbine project

Snohomish County Public Utility District, Washington — Mr. Steve Marshall

• Average and marginal cost of service models
• Load research program
• Elasticity study
• Resource acquisition evaluation
• Cost of service model
• Landfill gas generation study
• DSM study
• Regional office evaluation
  

Southeast Idaho Cooperatives — Various

• Asset acquisition analysis

Springfield Utility Board, Oregon — Various

• Cost of service programs and comprehensive rate study
• Contract negotiations
• Resource evaluation and acquisition assistance
• Cogeneration feasibility study

Terasen — Mr. Ian Anderson

• Integrated resource planning study assistance
• Optimal dispatch model
• Retail cost of service and rate design filing
• Expert testimony
  

Texas Municipal Power Agency, Texas — Mr. Gary Parsons

• Expert testimony
• FERC wheeling rate application
• State wheeling rate application
• Antitrust litigation support
  

Truckee-Meadows Water Authority, Nevada — Ms. Leann McElroy

• Lead strategic and financial consultant in acquisition of 70,000 meter water system previously owned by Sierra Pacific in the Sparks/Reno area valued at $400 million
• 108” pipeline replacement project
• Generator repair and rewind project
  

Turlock Irrigation District, California — Mr. Larry Weis

• Cost of service review
• Seminars
• Load growth study
• Time of use rates
• Marginal cost study for electric system
• Litigation support for contract disputes
  

University of Alberta, Canada — Mr. Agnelo da Silva

• Electricity and natural gas rates, supply options and procurement
• Expert testimony
• Cogeneration feasibility
• Water and wastewater rate analysis
• Asset sale/acquisition analysis

US Ecology, Inc., Washington — Mr. Tom Hayes

• Expert testimony on cost of service and rate design issues
• Regulatory filing for Richland nuclear waste disposal site

Vigilante Electric Cooperative, Montana — Mr. Dave Alberi

• Wheeling rate analysis
• Merger/acquisition study

Village of Winnetka, Illinois — Mr. Doug Williams

• Resource evaluation
• Cost of service/rate design study
  

Washington PUD Association, Washington — Mr. Steve Johnson

• Feasibility analysis
• Sourcebook publication

Western Montana G&T, Montana — Mr. Bill Drummond

• Integrated resource planning study
• Power contract negotiations

Western Public Agencies Group, Washington and Oregon* — Various

• Representation and expert testimony in 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1995 and 1999, 2001 and 2003 BPA wholesale power and transmission rate cases
• Renegotiation of ASC methodology
• Ongoing BPA-related activities
• Least cost planning and strategic resource acquisition study
• Bulk power evaluation
• Power pooling study
  

Weyerhaeuser, Inc., Washington — Various

• Energy pricing and sourcing advice

Yakima, City of , Washington — Mr. Doug Mayo

• Wastewater connection charge review
• Litigation support
• Expert testimony
  

Yellowstone Valley Electric Cooperative, Montana — Mr. Terry Holzer

• Electric cost of service and rate design study
• Wheeling rate
  

Yucaipa Valley Water District, California — Various

• Water and wastewater financial planning and rate studies
• Hydro plant evaluation