Summary of Experience
Mark Cattrell advises clients on emerging trends in the energy industry including utility business model innovation, regulatory model reforms, new operating models, and technology investment strategies. He has led projects that address strategies for utility modernization, market design and integration, regulatory framework evolution, and performance measurement. In addition, Mr. Cattrell has managed client-initiated studies on a wide range of energy-related matters.
Prior to joining Concentric, Mr. Cattrell worked with various government agencies to implement information security best practices as a consultant with Janus Associates. He also worked on numerous technology projects in Harvard University’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. He received a B.A. in Computer Science from Colby College and a Master of Public Policy degree from Georgetown University. Mr. Cattrell is a member of The Energy Bar Association, the National Association of Business Economics, and the International Association of Energy Economics.
Education
M.P.P., Georgetown University
B.A., Colby College
Experience
Independent Evaluator
We acted as an agent of a state regulatory commission by serving as the Independent Evaluator for the competitive acquisition process that our utility client undertook to acquire resources pursuant to its […]
Utility Business Model and Regulatory Framework
Concentric organized, delivered, facilitated, and documented two multi-day “Utility-of-the-Future” workshops for a vertically-integrated utility as a level setting exercise that would establish a foundation for development of corporate strategy and […]
New York Energy Policy – Up a Level
Concentric provides Project Management Office (“PMO”) support to New York’s large investor-owned utilities and works with Subject Matter Expert teams to prepare comments in NY REV-related proceedings. Our work began […]
LDC Decarbonization
In light of recent goals established in New York State related to decarbonization of the natural gas industry, two clients engaged Concentric to provide support on this complex issue. Concentric […]
VDER Tariff
The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) was an early adopter of the Value of Distributed Energy Resources (VDER) as a methodology to succeed Net Energy Metering to compensate […]
Multi-Utility Rate Case and Regulatory Support
Concentric worked closely with the regulatory team for a Midwestern U.S. investor-owned energy services utility to develop, file and support multi-utility general rate cases before the state regulatory commission by […]
Examination of Gas Planning Process
An northeastern U.S. state’s Public Utilities Commission initiated a proceeding in 2020 to examine the gas planning processes of the state’s investor-owned natural gas local distribution companies (LDCs). This Commission […]
Litigation Support
Concentric provided expert analysis on behalf of a client who was the subject of a tortious interference claim. The claim asserted that our client—through design, engineering, and materials supply changes […]
