Analysis Group has over two decades of experience assisting electric, gas, and oil industry clients, including energy companies and their customers, regulators, other organizations involved in the energy industry, and law firms engaged in energy litigation.
Our Energy practice is distinguished by expertise in economics, finance, regulatory issues, and public policy, as well as significant experience in environmental economics and energy infrastructure development. Clients have utilized our analyses in many different contexts, including reports; affidavits and expert witness testimony before courts, regulatory agencies, and arbitration panels; and in consulting support for strategic decision-making.
Our services focus on the following areas:
Competitive Issues
Analysis Group professionals have extensive experience in the many areas in which competitive issues arise in electricity and natural gas markets.
Environmental Policy Analyses
Analysis Group has been at the forefront of regional and national dialogues and policy development related to the physical, economic, and social risks of climate change and the control of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
Market Design and Analysis
Clients frequently seek our advice on market structure and design issues including transmission access and pricing policies; market monitoring approaches; design of markets for energy, capacity, and ancillary services; alignment of retail and wholesale market designs; design of emissions allowance markets; and codes of conduct.
Regulatory and Public Policy
A number of our clients require expertise in regulatory policy and practice ranging from expert testimony and advice related to rate regulation, market evolution, competition, and public policy to siting and permitting, power procurement, integrated resource planning, performance-based ratemaking, affiliate relations and codes of conduct, EPAct requirements, and traditional ratemaking policies.
Resource Planning and Procurement
In both competitive and regulated contexts, we have designed resource procurement strategies including planning and forecasting analyses; comparison and benchmarking; development of generator bidding strategies; design of market monitoring and mitigation; and assessment of resource and product alternatives.
Valuation and Damages
We have been asked by energy industry clients to perform a variety of financial and economic studies relating to asset values in litigation and business consulting engagements.