Since 1998 Utility Consultants has advised over 60 electric companies globally on the following broad matters…
- Transaction technical and commercial advice. Advising on demand forecasting. Compiling AugEx, RepEx and OpEx forecasts. Interpreting regulatory frameworks and implications for revenue recovery. Worked on $12b of electricity and gas business transactions.
- Asset strategy and management. Compiling asset management policies, strategies and asset management plans. Compiling spend forecasts for AMP’s. Worked on 30 infrastructure AMP’s.
- Risk assessment and mitigation. Development of risk frameworks based on ISO 31000, compilation of risk and hazard registers. Modelling of risks. Establishment of risk committees and reporting frameworks. Establishment of public safety management systems
- Economic and structural regulation. Interpreting regulatory frameworks, and impacts on revenues and costs. Analysis of regulatory decisions.
- Board advisory and assurance. Analysis of specific technical, commercial and regulatory problems. Presentation of analysis and results.
- Operational performance and benchmarking. Identifying suitable performance measures. Compilation of benchmarks from disclosure data and other sources. Identifying trends and patterns.
- Climate response, resilience and governance. Identifying climate risks to infrastructure businesses. Assessing practices and policies against the TCFD framework, and strengthening practices. Translating generic risks into specific risks for asset classes, locations and timeframes, and compiling roadmaps for action.
- Energy transition and digital transformation. Identifying best practices for transformation and DER integration, including understanding regulatory expectations. Estimating costs of DER integration.
- Industry and market studies. Identifying market structures and participant characteristics. Estimating competitors costs.