The energy industry is uniquely sensitive to the regulatory environment. As a result, governments, NGOs and businesses are constantly responding to regulatory and policy changes affecting the energy industry. Exeter staff has extensive experience in the areas of regulatory analysis and strategy.

Exeter provides support services to its clients in proceedings before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), other federal regulatory agencies, state public service commissions, the federal courts and state legislative hearings. Our team has provided consulting services and prepared testimony, reports and studies addressing policy issues facing particular states, regions, and the U.S. These testimonies and studies have involved such recent issues as

• industry restructuring
• industry re-regulation
• wholesale and retail open access
• privatization of utility systems
• stranded cost
• and the development or evaluation of performance-based mechanisms (alternative forms of regulation) for electric utilities

Exeter staff also has experience with integrated resource planning and the analysis of renewable energy (e.g., renewable energy portfolio standards), energy efficiency and climate change policies.

Exeter works with its state and federal government clients to understand how they might be affected by regulatory and legislative proposals as well as to identify their roles in effective policy implementation. Additionally, Exeter assists its clients in understanding the regulatory and legislative environment and developing methods to effectively participate in the relevant processes.