Our work covers a wide range of topics, including: Energy infrastructure (e.g., electric transmission lines, non-wires alternatives); Renewable energy, distributed generation, and grid modernization; Energy efficiency and demand response; Wholesale and retail electric and gas markets and rates; Water rates, infrastructure, and resource planning; Utility service quality and storm response; Utility financial management and corporate structure; utility financing, credit ratings, and financial risk analyses; Electric vehicles and energy storage; Telecommunications service, service quality, and infrastructure, broadband access, and telecommunications policy. The Utilities Principal Finance Specialist independently performs the most complex duties relating to a full range of utility economics and financial issues such as conducting rate of return analyses, forecasting and economic analysis to evaluate multi-year rate plans; evaluation of financial operations and financial viability of utility companies through analysis of complex financial statements, studies and statistical exhibits; evaluations concerning transfer of public utility assets, mergers, acquisitions and other divestitures.