CATALYST CONSULTING LLC

Utility Rate Expert & Rate Consulting

Speaking

John Wolfram regularly speaks as a utility rate expert on utility regulation and ratemaking topics at national conferences and regional industry meetings.

Conference planners and participants have noted the practical, memorable value of his presentation on utility topics, like those listed here.

He is equally effective facilitating small groups in roundtable workshops and on the stage presenting to larger audiences. He also provides training to utility staffs, regulatory teams, and utility customer/stakeholder groups.

To schedule John Wolfram to speak at your utility industry event, contact Catalyst Consulting.

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Recent Engagements:

  • “Cooperative Rate Cases” presented to Kentucky Electric Cooperatives Fall Managers’ Meeting, Oct. 2023.
  • “New Developments in Kentucky Rate Filings” presented to Kentucky Electric Cooperatives Accountants’ Association Summer Meeting, Jun. 2022.
  • “Avoiding Shock:  Communicating Rate Changes” presented to APPA Business & Financial Conference, Sep. 2020.
  • “Revisiting Rate Design Strategies” presented to APPA Public Power Forward Summit, Nov. 2019.
  • “Utility Rates at the Crossroads” presented to APPA Business & Financial Conference, Sep. 2019.
  • “New Developments in Kentucky Rate Filings” presented to Kentucky Electric Cooperatives Accountants’ Association Summer Meeting, Jun. 2019.
  • “Electric Rates: New Approaches to Ratemaking” presented to CFC Statewide Workshop for Directors, Jan. 2019.
  • “The Great Rate Debate:  Residential Demand Rates” presented to CFC Forum, Jun. 2018.
  • “Benefits of Cost of Service Studies” presented to Tri-State Electric Cooperatives Accountants’ Association Spring Meeting, Apr. 2017.
  • “Proper Design of Utility Rate Incentives” presented to APPA/Area Development’s Public Power Consultants Forum, Mar. 2017.
  • “Utility Hot Topics and Economic Development” presented to APPA/Area Development’s Public Power Consultants Forum, Mar. 2017.
  • “Emerging Rate Designs” presented to CFC Independent Borrowers Executive Summit, Nov. 2016.
  • “Optimizing Economic Development” presented to Grand River Dam Authority Municipal Customer Annual Meeting, Sept. 2016.
  • “Tomorrow’s Electric Rate Designs, Today” presented to CFC Forum, Jun. 2016.
  • “Reviewing Rate Class Composition to Support Sound Rate Design” presented to EEI Rate and Regulatory Analysts Group Meeting, May 2016.
  • “Taking Public Power Economic Development to the Next Level” presented to APPA/Area Development’s Public Power Consultants Forum, Mar. 2016.
  • “Ratemaking for Environmental Compliance Plans” presented to NARUC Staff Subcommittee on Accounting and Finance Fall Conference, Sep. 2015.
  • “Top Utility Strategies for Successful Attraction, Retention & Expansion” presented to APPA/Area Development’s Public Power Consultants Forum, Mar. 2015.
  • “Economic Development and Load Retention Rates” presented to NARUC Staff Subcommittee on Accounting and Finance Fall Conference, Sep. 2013.