| JENNIFER L. ROGERS, Senior Analyst Ms. Rogers is a Senior Analyst at Exeter, with over 10 years of experience in the energy industry. At Exeter, Ms. Rogers evaluates and forecasts power supply requirements, costs, and renewable energy needs; provides bill and rate analysis; and reviews energy use, scheduling, and scheduling deviation data for clients. She also conducts utility service assessments to identify areas for potential utility cost savings, providing detailed analysis of supply contracts, energy use, and a review of billing practices. Ms. Rogers holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from St. Mary’s College of Maryland and a Master of Arts degree in Economics from Northeastern University, where her studies focused on economic modeling and policy analysis. |
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| FELIPE A. SALCEDO, Senior Analyst Mr. Salcedo is a Senior Economist at Exeter. He has 15 years of experience providing a full range of financial, rate management, and economic consulting services to utilities and federal and local governments. Mr. Salcedo has provided consulting services in the areas of electricity, natural gas, potable water, wastewater, stormwater, and solid waste utilities. At Exeter, Mr. Salcedo has reviewed, analyzed, and participated in dozens of utility rate filings, and provides expert testimony in litigated proceedings before state public utility commissions. Additionally, Mr. Salcedo provides technical advisory services for the evaluation of rates across all utility industry sectors with both regulated and unregulated utilities. Mr. Salcedo holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Universidad del Rosario in Bogotá, Colombia, and a Master of Science in Finance from Georgia State University. Mr. Salcedo is currently pursuing a Graduate Certificate in Public Utility Regulation and Economics from New Mexico State University. |
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| MATT T. HOYT, Senior Analyst Mr. Hoyt is a Senior Analyst at Exeter. His work at Exeter is primarily related to energy supply acquisition; bill and rate analysis; and policy design, implementation, and evaluation. Recent projects that Mr. Hoyt has led or provided support include: a multi-year review of demand-side management and demand response opportunities at U.S. Army facilities throughout the country; assessments of energy storage, nuclear energy, and renewable portfolio standard policies for the state of Maryland; a comprehensive evaluation of opportunities to optimize the U.S. Army’s utility procurement practices and policies; and an assessment of resource adequacy constructs in organized wholesale markets for the Consumer Advocates of the PJM States. Prior to joining Exeter in 2016, Mr. Hoyt worked as a Data Scientist at AEP Energy and as a Senior Analyst for TargetPoint Consulting, a market analytics company. Mr. Hoyt holds separate Bachelor of Arts degrees in Government and English from Georgetown University and a Master of Public Administration from Ohio State University. |
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| KATHERINE S. FISHER, Economist Ms. Fisher is an Economist at Exeter. Ms. Fisher provides research support on the assessment and evaluation of state energy storage and renewable energy policies, and the development of billing and rate analyses for utility service assessments for the U.S. Department of Defense. Ms. Fisher also monitors utility and energy sector trends and rate case filings for the U.S. Department of Energy, and helps administer SmartDG+, utility-scale wind and solar project screening tool for Maryland. Ms. Fisher holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Maryland and a Master of Science in Economics from the University of Leeds in England. |
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| WILLIAM R. COTTON, Research Assistant Mr. Cotton is a Research Assistant at Exeter. Mr. Cotton works on a wide range of projects, including utility rate assessments for federal entities; state and regional renewable energy market analyses including economic assessments of renewable energy projects; and electricity load forecasting and power procurement. Mr. Cotton holds separate Bachelor of Arts degrees in Economics and Psychology from the University of North Carolina Wilmington, and a Master of Science in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. |
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| NICHOLAS A. DISANTI, Research Assistant Mr. DiSanti is a Research Assistant at Exeter. He has 5 years of experience in utility rate analysis, renewable energy policy, and evaluation of proposed legislation and regulations. At Exeter, Mr. DiSanti conducts research and prepares reports regarding U.S. regulatory policies and key energy market issues including, but not limited to, state renewable portfolio standards; technical support for utility general rate cases; electric, natural gas, and water utility billing analyses; and stakeholder engagement and planning. Mr. DiSanti holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Towson University, and a Master of Professional Studies in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. |
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| ARI J. WEISSFELD, Research Assistant Mr. Weissfeld is a Research Assistant at Exeter. He recently joined Exeter and works with senior staff to provide comprehensive analytical assistance and research. Mr. Weissfeld earned a Statistics minor along with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. |
