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.

- Incentive Regulation and Alternative Rate Plans
- Regulatory Policy
- Return on Equity, Cost of Capital, Cost of Debt, Capital Structure
- Revenue Requirements
M.S., Resource and Applied Economics, University of Alaska
B.S., magna cum laude, Business Economics, Bentley University
Arkansas Public Service Commission; California Public Utilities Commission; Delaware Public Service Commission; Florida Public Service Commission; Kentucky Public Service Commission; Maine Public Utilities Commission; Montana Public Utilities Commission; New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission; New Mexico Public Utilities Commission; North Carolina Utilities Commission; Public Utilities Commission of Ohio; Oklahoma Corporation Commission; Public Utility Commission of Oregon; Public Utilities Commission of South Carolina; Public Utilities Commission of Texas; Utah Public Service Commission; Public Service Commission of West Virginia; Wyoming Public Service Commission