Advanced Course: Cost Allocation and Rate Design

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Register for 1.5. 2.5, or 3.5 days.
Tuesday 2 – 5pm; Wednesday – Friday 10am – 5pm daily
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  • Overview of Cost Allocation, Rate Design and Policy (Janice Beecher)
  • Cost Allocation for Electricity and Natural Gas (Carl Peterson)
  • Rate Design for Natural Gas (Carl Peterson)
  • Rate Design for Electricity (Jay Zarnikau)
  • Cost Allocation and Rate Design for Water (Andrew Burnham)

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About the Advanced Program

The IPU Advanced Regulatory Studies Program is a series of specialized workshops designed to provide public-sector and private-sector professionals in the regulatory policy community with a unique opportunity to interact and exchange ideas on technical, methodological, and policy issues. Each workshop provides an intensive, immersive and peer-based learning experience, emphasizing discipline-based analytical methods and theoretical rigor coupled with practical hands-on problems and exercises to unlock some of the “black boxes”. The program faculty includes nationally known experts who draw from both academic and applied perspectives. The Advanced Program reflects our commitment to providing a reasoned and empirical approach to contemporary regulatory issues. The program offers flexible tracks focusing on ratemaking, accounting, finance, and economics.

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Program learning objectives: Cost Allocation and Rate Design

  • To review the core principles and concepts of cost allocation and rate design for public utilities
  • To learn the generally accepted methods of cost allocation and rate design
  • To compare and contrast ratemaking practices in the water, electricity, and natural gas sectors
  • To gain a detailed understanding through examples and interactive exercises
  • To consider contemporary ratemaking objectives and policy issues

Who should attend 

The program is open to everyone and is designed for experienced professionals in the regulatory policy community, including federal and state personnel, consumer advocates, and private-sector professionals. Generalists and specialists in the utility sectors will benefit from attending. Past attendees of IPU programs – including the Annual Regulatory Studies Program (“Camp”) and the Accounting and Ratemaking Course – will find that the workshops offer a unique professional development experience. IPU will also arrange continuing education credits for accountants and attorneys as requested. The Advanced Program provides not only a great learning environment, but also a great forum for exchanging ideas and networking with professional peers.

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