DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The "Gas
& Electric Utility Cost-of-Service and Rate Design"
conference has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Understanding gas & electric utility rates and their relationship to
utility profits doesn't have to be confusing.

Master the fundamentals of energy rate-making and learn the financial
and accounting differences between regulated and unregulated businesses
with this comprehensive course.

This is a "must" seminar for anyone who is new to the utility industry
or who is impacted by the utility rate-making process.

What You Will Learn:

• Plain English explanations of numerous gas & electric regulatory terms
  and concepts, and how the federal and state rate-making process works.
• How gas & electric rate-making practices vary between investor owned
  utilities, municipal utilities, coops, and how these rate practices
  impact unregulated energy marketers.
• The jargon used in the regulatory process, so that you can understand
  each step of a rate case.
• Why utilities file rate cases and the types of analyses they conduct
  to support their proposals.
• The difference between cost of service and market-based pricing, and
  how these rates are applied.
• How various federal and state rate case procedures work, and how they
  differ.
• What the different cost components of the base rate case are, and how
  they are determined.
• The financial drivers for regulated utilities and how they differ from
  unregulated businesses
• How to improve utility profitability through the rate-making process.
• How different types of pricing structures are designed within rate
  proceedings

You Will Also Learn:

• The specifics of various natural gas and electric rate structures; how
  to read a tariff; and how to analyze a gas & electric bill.
• What rate structures benefit customers and suppliers, and when.
• How rate structures are designed and applied in deregulated
  environments.
• How to calculate comparisons between regulated and deregulated supply
  procurement.

For more information about this conference visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/m3rff8/2day_seminar?w=4

Contacts

ResearchAndMarkets.com
Laura Wood, Senior Manager
[email protected]
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