Jennifer Nelson

Jennifer Nelson is a Certified Rate of Return Analyst with more than fifteen years of experience in the energy industry, spanning the oil, natural gas, electric, and renewable energy segments. 

Ms. Nelson’s expert witness experience includes testimony on cost of capital and alternative ratemaking proposals before over a dozen U.S. state regulatory commissions. In addition, she has performed research and analysis on utility regulatory matters including ratemaking and regulatory policy, integrated resource planning, electric grid modernization, energy efficiency, and wholesale energy markets. Ms. Nelson has also supported expert witness testimony development and performed analysis on topics including revenue requirements, capitalized interest, the appropriate level of remuneration for long-term renewable power contracts, resource planning prudency issues, and buy side due diligence.  Lastly Ms. Nelson has supported expert witness reports regarding economics and finance topics prepared for civil litigation cases.  

Ms. Nelson’s career highlights include serving as a former staff economist at the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities and a petroleum economist for the State of Alaska, where she managed the state’s biannual oil and natural gas revenue forecast, and was responsible for the production forecast. 

Ms. Nelson received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Economics from  Bentley University, where she graduated magna cum laude, and a Master of Science degree in Resource and Applied Economics from the University of Alaska.  She earned the Certified Rate of Return Analyst (CRRA) designation from the Society of Utility and Regulatory Financial Analysts.