CRA experts were retained by Platte River Power Authority in a FERC transmission rate-making case. The case focused on the reasonableness of an increase in a flex reserve service charge that the utility’s balancing authority proposed as a result of higher wind energy on the system. CRA used its expertise to compile a statement of facts on the complex flexibility reserve issue and helped develop arguments to support the client’s filing with the Commission. CRA’s work helped the client enter into a settlement on the matter.
WSJ: Electricity costs expected to keep rising—Jim McMahon weighs in
In a recent The Wall Street Journal publication Jim McMahon, head of the Energy Practice at Charles River Associates, noted: “We’re in a period of general...