Areas of Expertise
Competitive Procurement
Cogeneration
Competitive Energy Procurement
Electric Retail Competition and
Customer Choice
Request for Proposals
Cost of Service/Rate Design
Cost of Service
Decommissioning Cost Recovery
Demand-Side Management/
Energy Efficiency
Open Access Rates, Terms and
Conditions
Performance Based Rates
Prudence and Used/Useful
Evaluation
Rate Design and Tariff Analysis
Real-Time Pricing
Standby Rates
Stranded Costs
Financial
Asset Valuation
Fuel Cost Recovery
Revenue Requirement Issues
Special Projects
Legislation and Public Policy
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Mr. Stephens is a Principal at BAI. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. He also earned a Master of Business Administration Degree from the University of Illinois at Springfield. He is certified as an Engineer Intern in Illinois.
Mr. Stephens joined BAI in 1997. At BAI, he has been involved in implementing customer choice through electricity purchasing consultation and providing testimony before public utility commissions, civil courts and legislative bodies on electric industry restructuring issues, bundled and unbundled service rate cases and other matters. He has also prepared and evaluated Requests for Proposals and other special studies.
Prior to joining BAI, Mr. Stephens had eight years of utility regulatory experience through his employment with the Illinois Commerce Commission. During his first five years with the ICC, he held various positions in the Planning and Operations Department. The following three years Mr. Stephens worked as a technical advisor to one of the Commissioners concerning all aspects of the electric, gas, telecommunications and water industries. Prior to joining the ICC, Mr. Stephens held the position of Energy Planner at a Midwestern electric utility where his duties centered on Integrated Resource Planning and administering load management programs. He has also served as a Mechanical Engineer at a state agency dealing with energy management at institutional facilities.
Project Work
Advisor to:
- City of New York
- Illinois Industrial Energy Consumers
- Tennessee Valley Industrial Committee
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