Exeter Associates | Electricity and Natural Gas Consulting

Federal Government

Exeter provides support to federal government clients on issues such as competitive power and natural gas procurement, utility rate case support, transmission policy, renewable energy development, and conventional energy project development.

State Government

Exeter’s state government clients look to the firm for support in utility regulatory proceedings; policy development; electric industry restructuring; contract evaluation and negotiations; and evaluation and analysis in the areas of renewable energy, climate change, transmission, and other areas.

Government Associations, NGOs, and Private Sector

Working with NGOs and select private sector clients, Exeter conducts independent and rigorous policy and regulatory analysis and assists clients with the development of policy positions and meeting the directives of state public utility commissions, federal regulators, and other governmental authorities.

Current Projects

Western Interstate Energy Board (November 2014)
Variable Generation Integration Costs
In collaboration with the Black & Veatch Corporation, Exeter is updating its report on variable generation integration costs that it produced for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in 2012. The report profiles 19 different companies and their approaches to calculating integration costs.

Regulatory Assistance Project (Under Development)
Partial Service Requirements for Distributed Generation
At the request of the Mid-Atlantic Demand Response Initiative, Exeter and RAP are examining how increasing amounts of distributed generation are affecting the cost allocation and cost recovery of utility capital assets from distributed generation customers who meet part of their electricity demand with distributed generation and the remainder with power from the utility.

Delaware Public Service Commission (Under Development)
Analysis of Electric Power Aggregation Programs
Exeter is analyzing a large sample of electric power aggregation programs to identify factors that contribute to program success. Based on this analysis, Exeter will recommend whether Delaware should create an aggregation program and, if so, how it should be structured. The report is due for submission in Spring 2015.

Maryland Energy Administration and the State of Maryland (Under Development)
Analysis of the PHI/Exelon Merger
Exeter has been engaged by the State to address the benefits to Maryland customers of Pepco and Delmarva, and to the State as a whole, that can be expected to result from the merger. Exeter’s findings have been presented in pre-filed testimony before the Maryland PSC. Hearings are scheduled for January 2015.