Electric utilities
10 utility consultants
These ten utility consultants currently hold consulting or advisory roles focused on the utility sector. Readers can learn how a utility consultant approaches rate cases and rate design, regulatory strategy, transmission and market issues, and utility management projects.
Professionals to explore
01—10Craig Brown
LinkedInExperience: Senior Project Manager, Financial Analysis & Rate Design, Utility Consulting · 1898 & Co.
Senior Project Manager, Financial Analysis & Rate Design, Utility Consulting at 1898 & Co. since 2019. His profile describes him as a utility consultant and project manager focused on financial, rate and regulatory consulting for the utility industry, with numerous client presentations before utility boards and commissions, city councils and state regulatory commissions.
Duncan Michie
LinkedInExperience: Director Utilities Economics and Regulation · KPMG UK
Director Utilities Economics and Regulation at KPMG UK since 2012, and Director at PwC (1999–2012). His profile describes advising governments, regulators and regulated companies on the design and implementation of regulatory systems, including delivering major industry transformations in the gas, electricity and water sectors.
Jessica Rozier
LinkedInExperience: Principal · NewGen Strategies & Solutions
Principal at NewGen Strategies & Solutions since 2025. She was Principal - Rates and Regulatory (2022–2025) and Senior Project Manager (2020–2022) at GDS Associates, Inc. Her profile says she specializes in FERC and state regulatory rate case support, transmission formula rates, FERC accounting and utility merger and acquisition analysis.
Laurie Oppel
LinkedInExperience: President · Grid Advisers,Inc.
President of Grid Advisers,Inc. since 2015. She was Managing Director at Navigant (1999–2015) and Director at Power Technologies, Inc. (1989–1999). Her profile describes her as a trusted advisor and project manager for major domestic and international electric utilities and industrials, with expertise in energy market pricing and policy, transmission pricing and tariff development, and transmission policy.
Melissa Whited
LinkedInExperience: Vice President · Synapse Energy Economics
Vice President at Synapse Energy Economics since 2023, and former Senior Principal (2022–2023) and Principal Associate (2017–2022) there. Her profile says she specializes in electric utility regulation and innovative electricity rate design, and describes Synapse as a business consulting company that provides technical support on energy and climate challenges.
Mike Wayman
LinkedInExperience: Senior Partner, Energy Utilities Practice · West Monroe
Senior Partner, Energy Utilities Practice at West Monroe since 2010. He was Manager - Utilities Consulting at Arthur Andersen Business Consulting (1998–2004) and Independent Consultant at West Coast Utility Smart Meter Implementation (2008–2010). His profile describes a management consultant in the electric, water and gas utility industry who has led large projects involving business process, system implementation and change management.
Mike Yim
LinkedInExperience: Principal · Tierra Resource Consultants
Principal at Tierra Resource Consultants since 2013. His profile says he advises electric utilities on strategic, economic and regulatory decisions, and describes Tierra as an energy consulting company serving investor-owned and public utilities. He was Associate Director at Guidehouse (2010–2013) and Consultant at Blue Summit Consulting Group, LLC (2005–2009).
Raymond Petniunas
LinkedInExperience: Managing Principal · Utility Resource Consulting Inc.
Managing Principal of Utility Resource Consulting Inc. since 1983. His profile describes the firm as a rate and regulatory consulting firm with expertise in regulatory and engineering practices whose experience covers utility rates and cost of service. He was Rate Manager at Potomac Electric Power Company (1978–1983) and Senior Consultant at Zinder Companies (1975–1978).
Tara Hollis, CPA, CVA, MBA
LinkedInExperience: Principal Consultant · Willdan
Principal Consultant at Willdan since 2014. She was Director of Management Consulting at GAI Consultants, Inc. (2004–2014) and Associate at Tetra Tech (1999–2004). Her profile describes a utility management consulting professional who helps public and private utility clients plan and implement solutions, working as an extension of client staff in areas of utility management including funding resources.
Terry M Myers
LinkedInExperience: Principal · NewGen Strategies & Solutions
Principal at NewGen Strategies & Solutions since 2025, where his profile lists him as a Utility Rates Consultant. His profile says he has performed rate analyses for non-profit, small and municipal water and wastewater utilities, electric cooperatives, electric G&T utilities and small gas utilities. Former roles include Director (2025) and Senior Project Manager (2008–2025) at GDS Associates, Inc. and Senior Consultant at R.W. Beck (2000–2008).
Choose the right perspective
Match the consultant's specialty to your need, such as cost-of-service and rate design, FERC or state regulatory filings, transmission and market policy, or technology and business process projects. Ask which types of utilities and regulators they have worked with and whether they have supported testimony before a commission.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How should a utility prepare its data and team before filing a rate case?
- 02What rate design changes are utilities making as customer loads and technologies change?
- 03How do you help a utility and its regulators agree on the cost of major grid investments?
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