Areas of Expertise

Financial
Revenue Requirement Issues
Income Taxes
Pensions and Benefits

Special Projects
Energy Efficiency
Demand Response
ISO New England

Mr. Leyko is a Consultant at BAI.  He received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History from Tulane University in 2007.  He attended Saint Louis University and received a Master of Business Administration Degree in 2011.  Mr. Leyko joined BAI and served in the analyst department until 2012.  Prior to rejoining BAI as a Consultant in 2018, he worked as a Regulatory Economist for the Maryland Public Service Commission and as the Regulatory Affairs Manager for the Efficiency Maine Trust.

Mr. Leyko has written testimony and appeared as an expert witness before the Maryland Public Service Commission and the Maine Public Utilities Commission, and has supported filings for several regulated utility matters as a Consultant for BAI.  These assignments included revenue requirement issues, income taxes, the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, and resource planning.

Project Work

     Areas of Expertise  

Competitive Procurement
Competitive Supplier Negotiations
Contract Administration
Power Natural Gas Procurement
    Management
RFP Issuance/Assessment
Wholesale Market Analysis
Wholesale/Retail Price Forecasts

Cost of Service/Rate Design
Class Cost of Service
Rate Design
Tariff Analysis

Financial
Cost of Capital
Financial Integrity
Revenue Requirement Issues

Ms. York is a Principal at BAI.  She received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics with minors in Statistics and Actuarial Science from Truman State University in 2008.  Ms. York also earned a Master of Business Administration Degree, with a concentration in Finance, from the University of Missouri-St. Louis in 2014.

Ms. York joined BAI in 2011 and has been involved in numerous projects in both regulated and deregulated markets. She has worked in various electric, natural gas and water regulatory proceedings addressing cost of capital, sales revenue forecast, revenue requirement assessments, class cost of service studies, rate design, and various policy issues.  Ms. York has also conducted competitive power/natural gas solicitations on behalf of large electric and natural gas users, has assisted those large power/natural gas users in developing procurement plans and strategies, assisted in competitive contract negotiations, and power/natural gas contract supply administration. 

Project Work
 

     Areas of Expertise

Competitive Procurement
Cogeneration
Energy Procurement
Supply Management
Market Analysis
Price Forecasts
Request for Proposals
Risk Management

Cost of Service/Rate Design
Demand-Side Management
  Energy Efficiency
Interruptible Rates
Purchase Power Contracts
Tariff Analysis
Real-Time Pricing
Standby Rates

Special Projects
Rate Forecasts
Site Audits
Site Selection & Evaluation

Mr. Griggs is a Consultant at BAI.  He received a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and an Associate’s Degree in Economics from the University of Louisville in 2013.  Mr. Griggs also earned a Master of Business Administration, with a concentration in Data Analytics and Finance, from the Graduate School of Business at the University of Louisville.

Mr. Griggs joined BAI in 2022.  Throughout his career, he has provided strategic procurement services and tactical support to both large commercial and industrial organizations to help them transform their energy management and sustainability processes.  This includes developing and implementing energy procurement and risk management strategies for clients and providing intelligence on underlying cost and regulatory parameters to assist in negotiating favorable terms with electricity and natural gas third-party suppliers and utilities. Mr. Griggs also has experience performing financial and scenario analysis associated with cogeneration and PPA/VPPA projects.

Project Work

     Areas of Expertise  
Competitive Procurement
Energy Procurement
Request for Proposals
Risk Management

Financial
Asset/Company Valuation
Asset Sale
Bankruptcy-Related Issues
Cost of Capital
Depreciation Studies
Electric Gas and Water
Financial Integrity
   Off-Balance Sheet Debt
Fuel Cost Recovery
Merger Evaluations
Rate Base Issues
Revenue Requirement Issues
Utility Revenue Analysis

Ms. Ackenhausen is an Associate Consultant at BAI. She received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance and minors in Economics and German from Truman State University in 2002. Ms. Ackenhausen also earned a Master of Business Administration Degree, again with a concentration in Finance from the University of Missouri-St. Louis in 2007.

Prior to joining BAI, Ms. Ackenhausen was employed by Nexstar Financial Corporation. In this position, she assisted first-time home buyers and existing borrowers with obtaining mortgage financing. She also assessed the net worth of her clients' financial assets.

Ms. Ackenhausen joined BAI in 2004 and she has been involved in various electric, natural gas and water regulatory issues in the field of cost of capital, capital structure, financial integrity, merger evaluation, commodity risk management, energy procurement, depreciation studies, revenue requirement and rate base evaluation.

Project Work

Other Project Work

• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
• Nova Scotia
• Ontario