SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF VERNON AND NEWGEN
STRATEGIES AND SOLUTIONS, LLC FOR FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL REVIEW
OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON (SCE) TRANSMISSION RATE AND
WHOLESALE REVENUE REQUIREMENTS
COVER PAGE
Contractor: NewGen Strategies and Solutions, LLC
Responsible Principal of Contractor: Tony Georgis, Partner & Managing Director - Energy
Notice Information - Contractor: NewGen Strategies and Solutions, LLC 225 Union Boulevard, Suite 450
Lakewood, CO 80228
Attention: Tony Georgis, Partner &
Managing Director - Energy
Telephone: (720) 633-9514
Notice Information - City: City of Vernon
4305 Santa Fe Avenue
Vernon, CA 90058
Attention: Todd Dusenberry,
General Manager
Telephone: (323) 583-8811 ext. 579
Commencement Date: March 3, 2026
Termination Date: March 2, 2029
Consideration: Total not to exceed $32,500 (includes all applicable sales tax); and more
particularly described in Exhibit B
Records Retention Period Three (3) years, pursuant to Section
11.20
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SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF VERNON AND NEWGEN
STRATEGIES AND SOLUTIONS, LLC FOR FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL REVIEW
OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON (SCE) TRANSMISSION RATE AND
WHOLESALE REVENUE REQUIREMENTS
This Agreement is made between the City of Vernon, a California charter City and California municipal corporation (“City”), and NewGen Strategies and Solutions, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company (“Contractor”).
The City and Contractor agree as follows:
1.0 EMPLOYMENT OF CONTRACTOR. City agrees to engage Contractor to perform the services as hereinafter set forth.
2.0 SCOPE OF SERVICES.
2.1 Contractor shall perform all work necessary to complete the services set forth in the City’s Request for Proposals issued on or about January 15, 2026, and titled RFP for Financial and Technical Review of Southern California Edison (SCE) Transmission Rate and Wholesale Revenue Requirements, and Contractor's proposal to the City ("Proposal") dated January 26, 2026, Exhibit “A”, a copy which is attached to and incorporated into this Agreement by reference.
2.2 All services shall be performed to the satisfaction of City.
2.3 All services shall be performed in a competent, professional, and satisfactory manner in accordance with the prevailing industry standards for such services.
3.0 PERSONNEL.
3.1 Contractor represents that it employs, or will employ, at its own expense, all personnel required to perform the services under this Agreement.
3.2 Contractor shall not subcontract any services to be performed by it under this Agreement without prior written approval of City.
3.3 All of the services required hereunder will be performed by Contractor or by City approved subcontractors. Contractor, and all personnel engaged in the work, shall be fully qualified and authorized or permitted under State and local law to perform such services and shall be subject to approval by the City.
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4.0 TERM. The term of this Agreement shall commence on March 3, 2026, and it shall continue until March 2, 2029, unless terminated at an earlier date pursuant to the provisions thereof.
5.0 COMPENSATION AND FEES.
5.1 Contractor has established rates for the City of Vernon which are comparable to and do not exceed the best rates offered to other governmental entities in and around Los Angeles County for the same services. For satisfactory and timely performance of the services, the City will pay Contractor in accordance with the payment schedule set forth in Exhibit “B” attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
5.2 Contractor's grand total compensation for the entire term of this Agreement, shall not exceed $32,500 without the prior authorization of the City, as appropriate, and written amendment of this Agreement.
5.3 Contractor shall, at its sole cost and expense, furnish all necessary and incidental labor, material, supplies, facilities, equipment, and transportation which may be required for furnishing services pursuant to this Agreement. Materials shall be of the highest quality. The above Agreement fee shall include all staff time and all clerical, administrative, overhead, insurance, reproduction, telephone, air travel, auto rental, subsistence, and all related costs and expenses.
5.4 City shall reimburse Contractor only for those costs or expenses specifically approved in this Agreement, or specifically approved in writing in advance by City. Unless otherwise approved, such costs shall be limited and include nothing more than the following costs incurred by Contractor:
5.4.1 The actual costs of subcontractors for performance of any of the services that Contractor agrees to render pursuant to this Agreement, which have been approved in advance by City and awarded in accordance with this Agreement.
5.4.2 Approved reproduction charges.
5.4.3 Actual costs and/or other costs and/or payments specifically authorized in advance in writing and incurred by Contractor in the performance of this Agreement.
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5.5 Contractor shall not receive any compensation for extra work performed without the prior written authorization of City. As used herein, “extra work” means any work that is determined by City to be necessary for the proper completion of the Project, but which is not included within the Scope of Services and which the parties did not reasonably anticipate would be necessary at the time of execution of this Agreement. Compensation for any authorized extra work shall be paid in accordance with the payment schedule as set forth in Exhibit “B,” if the extra work has been approved by the City.
5.6 Licenses, Permits, Fees, and Assessments. Contractor shall obtain, at Contractor’s sole cost and expense, such licenses, permits, and approvals as may be required by law for the performance of the services required by this Agreement.
Contractor shall have the sole obligation to pay for any fees, assessments, and taxes, plus applicable penalties and interest, which may be imposed by law and which arise from or are necessary for the performance of the Services by this Agreement.
6.0 PAYMENT.
6.1 As scheduled services are completed, Contractor shall submit to the City an invoice for the services completed, authorized expenses, and authorized extra work actually performed or incurred according to said schedule.
6.2 Each such invoice shall state the basis for the amount invoiced, including a detailed description of the services completed, the number of hours spent, reimbursable expenses incurred and any extra work performed.
6.3 Contractor shall also submit a progress report with each invoice that describes in reasonable detail the services and the extra work, if any, performed in the immediately preceding calendar month.
6.4 Contractor understands and agrees that invoices which lack sufficient detail to measure performance will be returned and not processed for payment.
6.5 City will pay Contractor the amount invoiced within thirty (30) days after the City approves the invoice.
6.6 Payment of such invoices shall be payment in full for all services,
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authorized costs, and authorized extra work covered by that invoice.
7.0 CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY. City shall cooperate with Contractor as may be reasonably necessary for Contractor to perform its services; and will give any required decisions as promptly as practicable so as to avoid unreasonable delay in the progress of Contractor's services.
8.0 COORDINATION OF SERVICES. Contractor agrees to work closely with City staff in the performance of Services and shall be available to City’s staff, consultants, and other staff at all reasonable times.
9.0 INDEMNITY. Contractor agrees to indemnify City, its officers, elected officials, employees and agents against, and will hold and save each of them harmless from, any and all actions, suits, claims, damages to persons or property, losses, costs, penalties, obligations, errors, omissions or liabilities (herein “claims or liabilities”), including but not limited to professional negligence, that may be asserted or claimed by any person, firm or entity arising out of or in connection with the work, operations or activities of Contractor, its agents, employees, subcontractors, or invitees, provided for herein, or arising from the acts or omissions of Contractor hereunder, or arising from Contractor’s performance of or failure to perform any term, provision, covenant or condition of this Agreement, except to the extent such claims or liabilities arise from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of City, its officers, elected officials, agents or employees.
10.0 INSURANCE. Contractor shall procure and maintain for the duration of the Agreement insurance against claims for injuries to persons or damage to property that may arise from or in connection with the performance of the work hereunder by the Contractor, its agents, representative, or employees. The policies shall state that they afford primary coverage.
10.1 Automobile Liability Insurance – Primary insurance coverage shall be written on ISO Business Auto coverage form for all owned, hired, and non-owned automobiles or any auto. The policy shall have a combined single limit of not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000). If Contractor is transporting one or more nonemployee passengers in the performance of the services, the automobile liability policy
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shall have a combined single limit of two million dollars ($2,000,000). If Contractor owns no autos, a hired, non-owned auto endorsement to the General Liability policy is acceptable.
10.1.1 Contractor agrees to subrogate automobile liability resulting from performance under this agreement by agreeing to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless, the City, and its respective employees, agents, and City Council from and against all claims, liabilities, suits, losses, damages, injuries and expenses, including all costs and reasonable attorney’s fees (“Claims”), which are attributable to any act or omission by the Contractor under the performance of the services. The City of Vernon, its directors, commissioners, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers must be endorsed on the policy as additional insureds and, under the Contractors’ policy, there shall be a waiver of subrogation, and the policy shall be primary and non-contributory and will not seek contribution from the City’s insurance.
10.2 Commercial General Liability Insurance – Contractor shall carry General Liability Insurance covering all operations performed by or on behalf of the Contractor providing coverage for bodily injury and property damage with a single limit of not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence and two million dollars ($2,000,000) general aggregate limit written on an Insurance Services Office (ISO) Comprehensive General Liability "occurrence" Form CG 00 01 or its equivalent for coverage on an occurrence basis. The City of Vernon, its directors, commissioners, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers must be endorsed on the policy as additional insureds with respect to liability arising out of the Contractor's performance of this Agreement. The additional insured coverage under the Contractor’s policy shall be primary and non-contributory and will not seek contribution from the City’s insurance.
The policy shall be endorsed to include a waiver of subrogation.
10.2.1 If Contractor intends to employ other contractors as part of the services rendered, the City must approve and will establish the
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appropriate insurance requirements.
10.2.2 Contractor agrees to subrogate General Liability resulting from performance under this agreement by agreeing to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless, the City, and its respective employees, agents, and City Council from and against all claims, liabilities, suits, losses, damages, injuries and expenses, including all costs and reasonable attorney’s fees (“Claims”), which are attributable to any act or omission by the Contractor under the performance of the services.
10.3 Professional Errors and Omissions insurance covering claims arising from negligent acts, errors, or omissions in the performance of professional services.
Coverage in a sum of not less than two million dollars ($2,000,000) per claim and aggregate. Coverage shall apply to financial advisory services, regulatory consulting, utility rate and cost allocation analysis, engineering and technical consulting, and FERC advisory services, as applicable to the scope of work. Applicable aggregate must be identified and claims history provided to determine amounts remaining under the aggregates. Contractor shall maintain such coverage for a minimum of three (3) years following completion of services, either through continued coverage or an extended reporting period.
10.4 Umbrella Liability Insurance – An umbrella (over primary) may be used to comply with limits or other primary coverage requirements. When used, the umbrella policy shall apply to bodily injury/property damage and personal injury/advertising injury and shall include a “dropdown” provision providing primary coverage for any liability not covered by the primary policy. The umbrella policy shall have no additional exclusion or coverage difference from the primary policy. The coverage shall also apply to automobile liability.
10.5 Workers’ Compensation/Employers Liability - Contractor shall comply with the applicable sections of the California Labor Code concerning workers' compensation for injuries on the job. Compliance is accomplished in one of the following manners:
10.5.1 Provide a copy of the permissive self-insurance certificate approved
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by the State of California; or
10.5.2 Secure and maintain in force a policy of workers' compensation insurance with statutory limits and Employer's Liability Insurance with a limit of one million dollars ($1,000,000) per accident. The policy shall be endorsed to waive all rights of subrogation against City, its directors, commissioners, officers, employees, and volunteers for losses arising from performance of this Agreement or
10.5.3 If Contractor has no employees, it may certify or warrant to the City that it does not currently have any employees or individuals who are defined as “employees” under the Labor Code, and the requirement for Workers’ Compensation coverage will be waived by completing the waiver form provided by the City.
10.6 If Contractor maintains broader coverage and/or higher limits than the minimums shown above, City requires and shall be entitled to the broader coverage and/or the higher limits maintained by the Contractor. Any available insurance proceeds in excess of the specified minimum limits of insurance and coverage shall be available to the City.
10.7 Each insurance policy included in this clause shall be endorsed to state that coverage shall not be cancelled except after thirty (30) days prior written notice to City.
10.8 Insurance shall be placed with insurers with an A.M. Best rating of no less than A-VIII. Any self-insured retention or deductible in excess of $25,000 must be approved in advance by the City. Any policies written on a claims-based basis must include a minimum of a 3-year tail.
10.9 Prior to the commencement of performance, Contractor shall furnish City with a certificate of insurance for each policy. Each certificate is to be signed by a person authorized by that insurer to evidence coverage on its behalf. The certificate(s) must be in a form approved by City. City may require complete, certified copies of any or all policies upon request.
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10.10 Failure to maintain required insurance at all times shall constitute a default and material breach. In such event, Contractor shall immediately notify City and cease all performance under this Agreement until further directed by the City. In the absence of satisfactory insurance coverage, City may, at its option: (a) procure insurance with collection rights for premiums, attorney's fees, and costs against Contractor by way of set-off or recoupment from sums due to Contractor, at City's option; (b) immediately terminate this Agreement and seek damages from the Agreement resulting from said breach; or (c) self-insure the risk, with all damages and costs incurred, by judgment, settlement or otherwise, including attorney's fees and costs, being collectible from Contractor, by way of set-off or recoupment from any sums due to Contractor.
11.0 GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
11.1 INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR.
11.1.1 It is understood that in the performance of the services herein provided for, Contractor shall be, and is, an independent contractor, and is not an agent, officer or employee of City and shall furnish such services in its own manner and method except as required by this Agreement, or any applicable statute, rule, or regulation. Further, Contractor has and shall retain the right to exercise full control over the employment, direction, compensation and discharge of all persons employed by Contractor in the performance of the services hereunder. City assumes no liability for Contractor’s actions and performance, nor assumes responsibility for taxes, bonds, payments, or other commitments, implied or explicit, by or for Contractor. Contractor shall be solely responsible for, and shall indemnify, defend and save City harmless from all matters relating to the payment of its employees, subcontractors and independent contractors, including compliance with social security, withholding and all other wages, salaries, benefits, taxes, exactions, and regulations of any nature whatsoever.
11.1.2 Contractor acknowledges that Contractor and any
subcontractors, agents or employees employed by Contractor shall not, under any circumstances, be considered employees of the City, and that they shall not be entitled to any of the benefits or rights afforded employees of City, including, but not limited to,
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sick leave, vacation leave, holiday pay, Public Employees Retirement System benefits, or health, life, dental, long-term disability or workers' compensation insurance benefits.
11.2 CONTRACTOR NOT AGENT. Except as the City may authorize in writing, Contractor and its subcontractors shall have no authority, express or implied, to act on behalf of or bind the City in any capacity whatsoever as agents or otherwise.
11.3 OWNERSHIP OF WORK. All documents and materials furnished by the City to Contractor shall remain the property of the City and shall be returned to the City upon termination of this Agreement. All reports, drawings, plans, specifications, computer tapes, floppy disks and printouts, studies, memoranda, computation sheets, and other documents prepared by Contractor in furtherance of the work shall be the sole property of City and shall be delivered to City whenever requested at no additional cost to the City. Contractor shall keep such documents and materials on file and available for audit by the City for at least three (3) years after completion or earlier termination of this Agreement. Contractor may make duplicate copies of such materials and documents for its own files or for such other purposes as may be authorized in writing by the City.
11.4 CORRECTION OF WORK. Contractor shall promptly correct any defective, inaccurate or incomplete tasks, deliverables, goods, services and other work, without additional cost to the City. The performance or acceptance of services furnished by Contractor shall not relieve the Contractor from the obligation to correct subsequently discovered defects, inaccuracy, or incompleteness.
11.5 RESPONSIBILITY FOR ERRORS. Contractor shall be responsible for its work and results under this Agreement. Contractor, when requested, shall furnish clarification and/or explanation as may be required by the City, regarding any services rendered under this Agreement at no additional cost to City. In the event that an error or omission attributable to Contractor occurs, then Contractor shall, at no cost to City, provide all necessary design drawings, estimates and other Contractor professional services necessary to rectify and correct the matter to the sole satisfaction of City and to participate in any meeting required with regard to the correction.
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11.6 WAIVER. The City's waiver of any term, condition, breach, or default of this Agreement shall not be considered to be a waiver of any other term, condition, default or breach, nor of a subsequent breach of the one waived. The delay or failure of either party at any time to require performance or compliance by the other of any of its obligations or agreements shall in no way be deemed a waiver of those rights to require such performance or compliance. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless in writing and executed by a duly authorized representative of the party against whom enforcement of a waiver is sought.
11.7 SUCCESSORS. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and shall be binding upon, the parties hereto and their respective heirs, successors, and/or assigns.
11.8 NO ASSIGNMENT. Contractor shall not assign or transfer this Agreement or any rights hereunder without the prior written consent of the City and approval by the City Attorney, which may be withheld in the City's sole discretion. Any unauthorized assignment or transfer shall be null and void and shall constitute a material breach by the Contractor of its obligations under this Agreement. No assignment shall release the original parties from their obligations or otherwise constitute a novation.
11.9 COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. Contractor shall comply with all Federal, State, County and City laws, ordinances, rules and regulations, which are, as amended from time to time, incorporated herein and applicable to the performance hereof. Violation of any law material to performance of this Agreement shall entitle the City to terminate the Agreement and otherwise pursue its remedies. Further, if the Contractor performs any work knowing it to be contrary to such laws, rules, and regulations Contractor shall be solely responsible for all costs arising therefrom.
11.10 ATTORNEY'S FEES. If any action at law or in equity is brought to enforce or interpret the terms of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorney's fees, costs, and necessary disbursements in addition to any other relief to which such party may be entitled.
11.11 INTERPRETATION.
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11.11.1 Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be deemed an agreement and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California. Contractor agrees that the State and Federal courts which sit in the State of California shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all controversies and disputes arising hereunder, and submits to the jurisdiction thereof.
11.11.2 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including any exhibits attached hereto, constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between the parties regarding its subject matter and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous negotiations, representations, understandings, correspondence, documentation, and agreements (written or oral).
11.11.3 Written Amendment. This Agreement may only be
changed by written amendment executed by Contractor and the City Administrator or other authorized representative of the City, subject to any requisite authorization by the City Council. Any oral representations or modifications concerning this Agreement shall be of no force or effect.
11.11.4 Severability. If any provision in this Agreement is held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void, or unenforceable, such portion shall be deemed severed from this Agreement, and the remaining provisions shall nevertheless continue in full force and effect as fully as though such invalid, illegal, or unenforceable portion had never been part of this Agreement.
11.11.5 Order of Precedence. In case of conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms contained in any document attached as an Exhibit or otherwise incorporated by reference, the terms of this Agreement shall strictly prevail. The terms of the City’s Request for Proposals shall control over the Contractor’s Proposal.
11.11.6 Construction. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises with respect to this Agreement, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties and in accordance with its fair meaning.
There shall be no presumption or burden of proof favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.
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11.12 TIME OF ESSENCE. Time is strictly of the essence of this agreement and each and every covenant, term, and provision hereof.
11.13 AUTHORITY OF CONTRACTOR. The Contractor hereby
represents and warrants to the City that the Contractor has the right, power, legal capacity, and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, and its execution of this Agreement has been duly authorized.
11.14 ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES. Any dispute for under $25,000 arising out of or relating to the negotiation, construction, performance, non-performance, breach, or any other aspect of this Agreement, shall be settled by binding arbitration in accordance with the Commercial Rules of the American Arbitration Association at Los Angeles, California and judgment upon the award rendered by the Arbitrators may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The City does not waive its right to object to the timeliness or sufficiency of any claim filed or required to be filed against the City and reserves the right to conduct full discovery.
11.15 NOTICES. Any notice or demand to be given by one party to the other must be given in writing and by personal delivery or prepaid first-class, registered or certified mail, addressed as follows. Notice simply to the City of Vernon or any other City department is not adequate notice.
If to the City:
City of Vernon
Attention: Todd Dusenberry, General Manager
4305 Santa Fe Avenue
Vernon, CA 90058
If to the Contractor:
NewGen Strategies and Solutions, LLC
Attention: Tony Georgis, Partner & Managing Director - Energy 225 Union Boulevard, Suite 450
Lakewood, CO 80228
Any such notice shall be deemed to have been given upon delivery, if personally delivered, or, if mailed, upon receipt, or upon expiration of three (3) business days from the date of posting, whichever is earlier. Either party may change the address
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at which it desires to receive notice upon giving written notice of such request to the other party.
11.16 NO THIRD PARTY RIGHTS. This Agreement is entered into for the sole benefit of City and Contractor and no other parties are intended to be direct or incidental beneficiaries of this Agreement and no third party shall have any right or remedy in, under, or to this Agreement.
11.17 TERMINATION FOR CONVENIENCE (Without Cause). City may terminate this Agreement in whole or in part at any time, for any cause or without cause, upon fifteen (15) calendar days' written notice to Contractor. If the Agreement is thus terminated by City for reasons other than Contractor's failure to perform its obligations, City shall pay Contractor a prorated amount based on the services satisfactorily completed and accepted prior to the effective date of termination. Such payment shall be Contractor's exclusive remedy for termination without cause.
11.18 DEFAULT. In the event either party materially defaults in its obligations hereunder, the other party may declare a default and terminate this Agreement by written notice to the defaulting party. The notice shall specify the basis for the default. The Agreement shall terminate unless such default is cured before the effective date of termination stated in such notice, which date shall be no sooner than ten (10) days after the date of the notice. In case of default by Contractor, the City reserves the right to procure the goods or services from other sources and to hold the Contractor responsible for any excess costs occasioned to the City thereby. Contractor shall not be held accountable for additional costs incurred due to delay or default as a result of Force Majeure. Contractor must notify the City immediately upon knowing that non-performance or delay will apply to this Agreement as a result of Force Majeure. At that time Contractor is to submit in writing a Recovery Plan for this Agreement. If the Recovery Plan is not acceptable to the City or not received within 10 days of the necessary notification of Force Majeure default, then the City may cancel this order in its entirety at no cost to the City, owing only for goods and services completed to that point.
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11.19 TERMINATION FOR CAUSE. Termination for cause shall relieve the terminating party of further liability or responsibility under this Agreement, including the payment of money, except for payment for services satisfactorily and timely performed prior to the service of the notice of termination, and except for reimbursement of (1) any payments made by the City for service not subsequently performed in a timely and satisfactory manner, and (2) costs incurred by the City in obtaining substitute performance. If this Agreement is terminated as provided herein, City may require, at no additional cost to City, that Contractor provide all finished or unfinished documents, data, and other information of any kind prepared by Contractor in connection with the performance of Services under this Agreement. Contractor shall be required to provide such document and other information within fifteen (15) days of the request.
11.19.1 Additional Services. In the event this Agreement is terminated in whole or in part as provided herein, City may procure, upon such terms and in such manner as it may determine appropriate, services similar to those terminated.
11.20 MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF RECORDS.
The City, or its authorized auditors or representatives, shall have access to and the right to audit and reproduce any of the Contractor's records to the extent the City deems necessary to insure it is receiving all money to which it is entitled under the Agreement and/or is paying only the amounts to which Contractor is properly entitled under the Agreement or for other purposes relating to the Agreement.
The Contractor shall maintain and preserve all such records for a period of at least three (3) years after termination of the Agreement.
The Contractor shall maintain all such records in the City of Vernon.
If not, the Contractor shall, upon request, promptly deliver the records to the City of Vernon or reimburse the City for all reasonable and extra costs incurred in conducting the audit at a location other than the City of Vernon, including, but not limited to, such additional (out of the City) expenses for personnel, salaries, private auditors, travel, lodging, meals, and overhead.
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11.21 CONFLICT. Contractor hereby represents, warrants, and certifies that no member, officer, or employee of the Contractor is a director, officer, or employee of the City of Vernon, or a member of any of its boards, commissions, or committees, except to the extent permitted by law.
11.22 HEADINGS. Paragraphs and subparagraph headings contained in this Agreement are included solely for convenience and are not intended to modify, explain or to be a full or accurate description of the content thereof and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
11.23 ENFORCEMENT OF WAGE AND HOUR LAWS. Eight hours labor constitutes a legal day's work. The Contractor, or subcontractor, if any, shall forfeit twenty-five dollars ($25) for each worker employed in the execution of this Agreement by the respective Contractor or subcontractor for each calendar day during which the worker is required or permitted to work more than 8 hours in any one calendar day and 40 hours in any one calendar week in violation of the provisions of Sections 1810 through 1815 of the California Labor Code as a penalty paid to the City; provided, however, work performed by employees of contractors in excess of 8 hours per day, and 40 hours during any one week, shall be permitted upon compensation for all hours worked in excess of 8 hours per day at not less than 1½ times the basic rate of pay.
11.24 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY PRACTICES. Contractor certifies and represents that, during the performance of this Agreement, it and any other parties with whom it may subcontract shall adhere to equal employment opportunity practices to assure that applicants, employees and recipients of service are treated equally and are not discriminated against because of their race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, sex, age, medical condition, sexual orientation or marital status. Contractor further certifies that it will not maintain any segregated facilities.
Contractor further agrees to comply with The Equal Employment Opportunity Practices provisions as set forth in Exhibit “C”.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the Commencement Date stated on the cover page.
City of Vernon, a California charter City
and California municipal corporation
By: ____________________________
Brian Saeki, City Administrator
NewGen Strategies and Solutions, LLC, a
Colorado limited liability company
By:
Name:
Title:
ATTEST:
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Genoveva Rocha, City Clerk
By:
Name:
Title:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Zaynah Moussa-Milward,
City Attorney
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED OPERATING AGREEMENT
OF JUNE 1, 2019
NEWGEN STRATEGIES AND SOLUTIONS, LLC
A COLORADO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
THE INTERESTS DESCRIBED AND REPRESENTED BY THIS OPERATING AGREEMENT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE “ACT”) OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS (“STATE ACTS”) AND ARE RESTRICTED SECURITIES AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN RULE 144 UNDER THE ACT.
THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD OR OTHERWISE
TRANSFERRED EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE ACTS OR PURSUANT
TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE ACT AND APPLICABLE
STATE ACTS, THE AVAILABILITY OF WHICH MUST BE ESTABLISHED TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE COMPANY.
15 9.7 Signing Authority of Officers. Subject to any restrictions imposed by the Board, any Officer, acting alone, is authorized to endorse checks, drafts and other evidences of indebtedness made payable to the order of the Company, but only for the purpose of deposit into the Company's accounts. Subject to the terms of bank resolutions, if any, adopted by the Board with respect to each Company disbursement account, all checks, drafts or other instruments obligating the Company to pay money, and any other contracts and obligations of the Company, shall be signed on behalf of the Company by a Manager or in accordance with other signing authority established by Board resolution.
9.8 Compensation. Unless otherwise agreed by the Members holding a Majority in Interest, a Manager or Officer is not entitled to compensation from the Company for his services as Manager or Officer. However, a Manager or Officer is entitled to reimbursement from the Company for all expenses reasonably incurred in performing his duties as a Manager.
9.9 Partnership Representative.
(A) The President/CEO, Chief Financial Officer, or another Manager appointed by the Board, shall serve as the Company’s Partnership Representative (“Partnership Representative”) as provided in Code Section 6223(a) (as amended by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 [the “BBA”]). The Partnership Representative shall resign at any time that he resigns as Manager of the Company. In such event, the newly elected Chairman of the Board, shall serve as the Company’s Partnership Representative.
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Concerning Signature Authority
Pursuant to the Second Amended and Restated Operating Agreement dated June 1, 2019 of NewGen Strategies and Solutions, LLC, an LLC organized under the laws of the State of Colorado, the undersigned, constituting all the Board of Managers of NewGen Strategies and Solutions, LLC, do hereby unanimously resolve:
Pursuant to Section 9.0 – MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY, Subsection 9.7 – Signing Authority of Officers, All Members have signature authority up to $200,000.
Above $200,000 up to $1,000,000 requires a signature of a Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer or the President/CEO. A contract of $1,000,000 or above requires a signature by the President/CEO. Additionally, Joseph A. Mancinelli has signature authority up to $500,000.
The above resolution supersedes Board Resolution No. 6 – 2020. All Board of Managers hereby waive notice and meeting with regard to the above action. This resolution shall have the same force and effect as a vote of the Board of Managers.
Board of Managers Signature: Printed Name: Date:
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Anthony M. Georgis
Christopher D. Ekrut
Michael Lane
David S. Yanke
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LIST OF MEMBERS
As of January 1, 2026
Maxwell Bernt, Partner and Managing Director
Scott Burnham, Partner
Eric Callocchia, Partner
Brian Dickman, Partner and Chief Financial Officer
Christopher Ekrut, Partner and President/CEO
Matthew Garrett, Partner
Anthony Georgis, Partner and Managing Director
Michael Maker, Partner
Grant Rabon, Partner
Allison Trulock, Partner and Managing Director
Zachary Wright, Partner
David S. Yanke, Partner
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EXHIBIT A
CONTRACTOR'S PROPOSAL
JANUARY 26, 2026
www.newgenstrategies.net
FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL REVIEW
OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON
(SCE) TRANSMISSION RATE AND
WHOLESALE REVENUE REQUIREMENTS
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)
Prepared for:
City of Vernon
Vernon Public Utilities
4305 Santa Fe Avenue
Vernon, CA 90058
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January 26, 2026
via email
Todd Dusenberry
General Manager
City of Vernon
4305 Santa Fe Avenue
Vernon, CA 90058
Subject: Financial and Technical Review of Southern California Edison Transmission Rate and Wholesale Revenue Requirements
Dear Mr. Dusenberry:
NewGen Strategies and Solutions, LLC (NewGen) appreciates the opportunity to further support Vernon Public Utilities (VPU) in its utility economics-related efforts and their review of the Southern California Edison (SCE) wholesale transmission rate. NewGen understands that our support will include, but is not limited to, reviewing SCE revenue requirements, technical review of infrastructure allocations, summary report, and potential Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) transmission filing review. Included below is a corporate summary of NewGen, our staff qualifications, our experience applicable to the expertise requested, and an overview of the potential Scope of Work and Services.
NewGen is a management and economic consulting firm serving the utility industry and market.
Established as a Limited Liability Company (LLC) in August 2012, NewGen primarily serves public sector utilities and provides nationally recognized expertise in utility cost of service (COS) and rate design studies, financial feasibility studies, municipalization efforts, depreciation and appraisal studies, litigation support for state and federal regulatory proceedings, utility financial planning, and stakeholder engagement for electric, natural gas, water, wastewater, stormwater, and solid waste utilities.
We recognize the need for strategic intent behind our clients’ actions by applying the latest market insights, technologies, and tactics to support our recommendations. Our results empower decision-makers to implement sound public policy, incorporating community input, market direction, and regulatory mandates. Understanding your community, organization, and data are the three essential elements to developing actionable strategies to maximize the future.
Our approach to VPU’s review of the SCE transmission rate will leverage our local knowledge of VPU’s operations and financials, combined with our federal and state regulatory expertise and experience with wholesale transmission filings. Our team also includes a long-time strategic technical partner, Barr Engineering (Barr), to ensure an extensive and defensible review of the allocation of infrastructure at the Laguna Bell substation.
To support this effort, NewGen has engaged Barr as a technical subcontractor. Barr is an employee-owned engineering and environmental consulting firm with more than six decades of
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experience supporting electric utilities, including extensive work related to transmission infrastructure, system design, and asset evaluation. Barr’s power industry professionals have supported over 300 utilities nationwide and bring deep expertise in transmission facilities, substation configuration, and infrastructure assessments. Barr’s technical review will complement NewGen’s financial and regulatory analysis to ensure a comprehensive, defensible evaluation of SCE’s transmission revenue requirements and infrastructure allocations affecting VPU.
By submission of this proposal, we confirm that it shall remain valid for a minimum period of ninety (90) days from the date of submittal.
NewGen Strategies and Solutions, LLC
225 Union Boulevard, Suite 450,
Lakewood, CO 80228
(720) 633-9514
Tony Georgis
Partner & Managing Director – Energy
[email protected]
(720) 633-9496
Sincerely,
NewGen Strategies and Solutions, LLC
Tony Georgis
Partner & Managing Director – Energy
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................... 1 GENERAL SCOPE OF WORK ............................................................................................................. 2 Task 1: Transmission Revenue Requirement Review ............................................................................... 2 Operating and Maintenance Expenses ................................................................................................. 2 Depreciation Expenses .......................................................................................................................... 2 Rate Base and Rate of Return ............................................................................................................... 3 Task 2: Service Path and Substation Infrastructure Allocation Review .................................................... 3 Task 3: FERC-Related Support ................................................................................................................... 4 Task 4: Final Report and Financial Model Delivery ................................................................................... 4 FEES AND COSTS ............................................................................................................................. 4 ABILITY OF THE PROPOSER TO PERFORM ....................................................................................... 5 Firm Overview ........................................................................................................................................... 5 Related Work Projects .............................................................................................................................. 7 Project Team ............................................................................................................................................. 9 References .............................................................................................................................................. 11 AFFIDAVIT OF NON-COLLUSION ................................................................................................... 11 APPENDIX A – RESUMES
APPENDIX B – FORM(S)
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INTRODUCTION
NewGen Strategies and Solutions, LLC (NewGen) is uniquely qualified and positioned to support Vernon Public Utilities (VPU) and its review of Southern California Edison (SCE) wholesale transmission revenue requirement. NewGen has supported VPU for more than a decade and has extensive local knowledge of VPU's electric system, rates, operations, and unique community.
NewGen plans to combine its local knowledge with its nationally recognized regulatory and expert witness expertise. We have served as expert witnesses in over 300 regulatory and civil proceedings, and we employ multiple accredited public utility appraisers and Certified Depreciation Professionals. Team members have significant and recent experience in the development of transmission formula rates, cost of capital issues, review of accounting for compliance with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Uniform System of Accounts (USoA), protocols, other formula rate issues, testimony, and other litigation support.
NewGen staff available for this project have performed and are currently performing similar consulting services on behalf of many public staff, municipals, cooperatives, joint action agencies, and attorneys. NewGen’s staff experience includes the review of transmission annual updates of the following entities:
Atlantic City Electric
Company
Jersey Central Power &
Light Company
San Diego Gas & Electric
Company
Baltimore Gas and
Electric Company
Duke Energy Ohio, Inc.
and Duke Energy
Kentucky, Inc.
Southern California
Edison Company
Potomac Electric Power
Company
American Electric Power
Service Corporation
(Eastern Transmission
Zone)
Public Service Company
of New Mexico
American Transmission
Systems, Incorporated
American Electric Power
Service Corporation
(Western Transmission
Zone)
PacifiCorp
Mid-Atlantic Interstate
Transmission, LLC
Cleco Power LLC Delmarva Power & Light
Company
Tampa Electric Company Duke Energy Progress,
LLC
Duke Energy Carolinas,
LLC
PECO Energy Company
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NewGen’s long-term strategic engineering partner, Barr Engineering (Barr) will support the project with their extensive engineering expertise related to electric utility transmission and distribution system design. This includes extensive experience in California transmission and substation design and construction. Combining the experts at NewGen and Barr will allow the team to deliver an efficient review of the SCE transmission revenue requirement, in addition to providing defensible insights and adjustments to SCE's proposed transmission rate.
GENERAL SCOPE OF WORK
Task 1: Transmission Revenue Requirement Review
NewGen has extensive experience developing and reviewing wholesale transmission revenue requirements for multiple markets in the United States. Our experience includes experts in revenue requirements, depreciation, rate of return, and cost allocation. Task 1 will include a review of each component of the SCE revenue requirement and alignment with industry practices and California regulatory precedent and rules. This review process will include an initial review of the key components to identify the major updates and key drivers for the cost increase from the prior transmission cost allocation to VPU. Based on that scan of the components, NewGen will develop a list of issues for VPU and potential data requests or requests for information for SCE (if applicable or available to VPU). After completion of the initial review, NewGen will conduct a more detailed review of the components summarized below.
Operating and Maintenance Expenses
NewGen will review the source and development of the transmission and administrative and general (A&G) expenses allocated or assigned to the Laguna Bell substation and transmission revenue requirement related to VPU. This will include verification of the FERC Form 1 data sourced or cited, as well as the allocation of A&G and transmission costs to VPU’s applicable infrastructure or the Laguna Bell Substation. Based on this analysis and review, potential adjustments will be identified, where applicable. This review of the operations and maintenance (O&M) expenses will also integrate the results of the technical review of the substation and allocation of infrastructure to VPU versus others in the substation. As the allocation of infrastructure to VPU may change, it would impact eventual expense allocations in the revenue requirement.
Depreciation Expenses
NewGen will leverage our multiple Certified Depreciation Professionals to review the useful lives, depreciation parameters alignment with FERC adopted methodologies, and other supporting elements of the depreciation expenses for the applicable plant included in the revenue requirement. This review may identify increased or accelerated depreciation expense for certain assets, which may be elevating the revenue requirement. This review will also include a more
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detailed review in collaboration with our technical experts of the reported plant additions to the substation and their appropriateness and impact to the elevated transmission rate.
Rate Base and Rate of Return
NewGen will leverage Task 3 and the technical review of the substation infrastructure review to identify potential adjustments to the plant in service, plant additions, and other rate base components, which will affect the eventual return on rate base included in the revenue requirement. This review will also include a high-level review of the return on equity and weighted average cost of capital used to calculate the return on rate base. FERC has clear guidelines and procedures on the development of a rate of return, which NewGen will review and ensure were followed in the SCE model and results. We will also integrate recommended changes or adjustments to the plant depreciation evaluation to ensure proper net plant values are included.
Taxes and Other Expenses
While taxes and other expenses are a smaller component of the overall revenue requirement, NewGen will review and apply our broader FERC wholesale experience to these accounts included by SCE.
Once the initial review for the key drivers and more detailed evaluation of the revenue requirement components is completed, NewGen will provide VPU with an adjusted revenue requirement and hold a virtual meeting with staff to review the outcomes and issues. Please note, this review with staff will take place after Task 2 is completed as it will impact the eventual revenue requirement outcome.
Task 2: Service Path and Substation Infrastructure Allocation Review Task 2 will include a detailed review of the facilities associated with, and included in, the Laguna Bell substation. This will include a review of the substation infrastructure and components in addition to the transmission and distribution lines associated with the operation of the substation and delivery of power to VPU. Our technical expert, Tom Ghidossi of Barr, will review publicly available information regarding the substation, in addition to any documents provided by SCE.
This could include one-line diagrams, Google Earth imagery, descriptions of the infrastructure at the substation, documentation of the division or allocation of plant, and other elements affecting the assignment of plant to specific customers and utilities. Once we have reviewed the plant allocation data, NewGen will identify any changes to the substation arrangement, equipment, or design that would affect the portions of the plant considered used and useful for VPU relative to other parties at the substation.
In addition to the review of the plant additions and delineation at the substation, NewGen will review the load ratio share of the substation allocated to VPU. This load ratio share data review will include verification of SCE source data, evaluation of the VPU load inputs used by SCE, and confirmation that other loads served by the substation were properly applied in the allocation of
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plant. Our review of the load ratio share data will also include the evaluation of historical application of load ratio shares and ensure the consistency of the methodology in past and current revenue requirements.
Based upon this review and evaluation, NewGen will provide a list of the key issues that are driving the increased cost and plant allocation to VPU. We will also provide a list of recommended adjustments and/or reductions to the plant allocations associated with the transmission and distribution assets. NewGen will hold a virtual meeting with VPU to discuss the results. The results of this task will be integrated with Task 1 and reflected in any resulting adjustments to the overall revenue requirement for transmission service.
Task 3: FERC-Related Support
NewGen has extensive experience supporting clients and utilities intervening in FERC wholesale transmission filings and settlement conferences. We will apply our experience gained from decades of FERC filings to estimate the time and expenses needed to support VPU in contesting an SCE wholesale transmission filing related to the Laguna Bell substation and service to VPU.
Based on our experience with FERC filings, we will also provide a list of the key issue areas for VPU to focus on with SCE. NewGen initially expects this budget estimate to be $7,500 to support VPU in the potential FERC filing, after the Project Team has completed Tasks 1, 2, and 4.
Task 4: Final Report and Financial Model Delivery
Upon completion of Tasks 1 through 4, NewGen will provide VPU with a draft and final report summarizing the analysis and outcomes of the transmission rate review. After VPU’s review of the draft report, NewGen will integrate any feedback or updates from VPU staff in the final report. The report will include the detailed evaluation of the revenue requirements, cost allocations, plant allocations, and adjustments recommended to the wholesale transmission revenue requirement. NewGen will make adjustments identified in the revenue requirement model and provide it to VPU. We will provide a review of the model and training, as necessary, for VPU’s future use.
FEES AND COSTS
NewGen proposes to conduct the enclosed Scope of Work and Services on a time and materials basis for an estimated not-to-exceed budget of $25,000, which includes all estimated labor and expenses, including reasonable travel-related expenses. Please note this cost estimate does not include intervention support for the potential FERC wholesale transmission filing. That budget estimate will be developed in Task 3 and is expected to be executed separate from this deliverable.
NewGen’s current billing rates by position for 2026 are summarized in the table below.
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NewGen Strategies and Solutions
2026 Billing Rates
Position Hourly Billing Rate
Partner $305 – $455
Principal $295 – $455
Senior Manager $250 – $295
Manager $220 – $250
Senior Consultant $200 – $220
Consultant $185 – $200
Administrative Services $145
Note: Billing rates are subject to change based on annual reviews and salary increases.
ABILITY OF THE PROPOSER TO PERFORM
Firm Overview
NewGen is a management and economic consulting firm serving the utility industry and market.
Established as a Limited Liability Corporation in August 2012, NewGen primarily serves public sector utilities and provides nationally recognized expertise in utility cost of service (COS) and rate design studies, financial feasibility studies, municipalization efforts, depreciation and appraisal studies, litigation support for state and federal regulatory proceedings, utility financial planning, and stakeholder engagement for water, wastewater, stormwater, solid waste, electric and natural gas utilities.
We recognize the need for strategic intent behind our clients’ actions by applying the latest market insights, technologies, and tactics to support our recommendations. Our results empower decision-makers to implement sound public
policy, incorporating community input, market direction, and regulatory mandates.
Understanding your community, organization, and data are the three essential elements to developing actionable
strategies to maximize the future. NewGen believes that strategy dictates everything. Our approach utilizes your data, market trends, and community values to provide an integrated view designed to make long-term decisions with confidence. We leverage our modeling technology and
market expertise in water, wastewater, stormwater, solid waste, and energy to solve your most complicated issues.
Through proactive collaboration, we upgrade or design strategies for you to ensure they are
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responsive, transparent, and reliable, while paving the way for successful buy-in across all your stakeholders. Our approach has three important features:
1. Client/Stakeholder Communications: NewGen simplifies complex concepts by combining visual tools and our training expertise to ensure that clients understand how the issues and underlying data drive our recommendations. This directly impacts the evaluation of the scenarios we present, streamlines decision-making, and successfully obtains buy-in from elected officials, customers, regulatory bodies, and senior management.
2. Operational Insights: NewGen makes data operational, resulting in actionable decisions with defensible results. We harness existing and untapped data to optimize operations, develop demand management strategies, estimate the impacts of distributed generation, and identify the rational nexus underlying pricing decisions. We help our clients recover costs, improve service delivery, and respond to changing market conditions.
3. Trusted Expertise: We have served as expert witnesses in over 300 regulatory and civil proceedings and employ 26% of the ASA-accredited public utility appraisers in the United States. Unlike other firms, NewGen integrates the insights of nationally recognized experts into our models, both of which have been pressure tested through regulatory and civil processes.
NewGen employs over 70 professional and administrative staff. Our current staff has the capability to work on simultaneous assignments, and we have the capacity to add staff and/or expand support from a network of teaming partners, if needed. NewGen has 16 offices located nationwide.
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Barr will support NewGen as a technical subcontractor for this engagement. Barr is an employeeowned engineering and environmental consulting firm with more than 60 years of experience providing engineering and technical services to the power industry. Barr’s professionals have supported a wide range of electric utilities nationwide, including public power entities and investor-owned utilities (IOUs), with expertise in transmission facilities, substation configuration, and infrastructure assessments. For this engagement, Barr will provide technical review and analysis related to transmission infrastructure and substation arrangements to support the evaluation of SCE’s transmission revenue requirements and associated cost allocations impacting VPU.
Related Work Projects
The NewGen Project Team is well qualified to provide VPU with the services identified in the Request for Proposals (RFP) as we have extensive experience in the California energy market, with FERC wholesale transmission filings, as well as having provided services to VPU for more than a decade. In addition, we have worked with other utilities and other entities around the country on developing and evaluating wholesale transmission tariffs and revenue requirements.
NewGen has unique expertise in developing these transmission revenue requirements for our utility clients in addition to providing regulatory expert witness services in review of IOU FERC wholesale transmission tariffs across the country.
The following are four project descriptions related to client engagements that NewGen has completed, which we believe are relevant to VPU’s Scope of Work.
City of Vernon Public Utilities – Electric and Gas Utility Cost of Service, Rate Design, and Utility Financial Studies The NewGen team has supported multiple electric and gas utility COS, rate design, and utility financial studies on behalf of VPU since 2014. In support of the natural gas utility, NewGen has provided marketing and communications planning support, COS and rate studies, and as-needed regulatory, financial, and competitive analysis services. NewGen has completed multiple natural gas COS studies, which have included developing revenue requirements, functionalizing costs, and allocating costs to customer classes. These COS efforts inform ratemaking and competitive marketing of services for natural gas in the Los Angeles, CA area. VPU’s gas system is unique as the utility can directly compete with the incumbent natural gas utility in the service territory. As such, NewGen supported competitive analyses of the COS results, performed in-depth competitive benchmarking to inform ratemaking, and updated line extension policies and methods to support customer acquisition. Deliverables in past work for VPU’s gas utility included COS and rate models, a benchmarking tool that is periodically updated with market conditions to support customer acquisition, marketing plans, and a line extension review/benchmarking analysis.
Farmington Electric Utility System – Depreciation Study and Transmission Filing at Southwest Power Pool Farmington Electric Utility System (FEUS) is a municipally owned electric utility operated by the City of Farmington in northwest New Mexico. FEUS provides electric service to residential,
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commercial, industrial, and economic development customers across its territory of approximately 1,718 square miles. FEUS serves about 46,000 metered customers, including areas within San Juan County and a small part of Rio Arriba County. As a city-owned utility, FEUS operates under local rules and regulations approved by the Farmington City Council.
FEUS intends to join the newly formed Southwest Power Pool (SPP) West Regional Transmission Organization (RTO) in April of 2026. SPP is a nonprofit corporation mandated by FERC to ensure reliable supplies of power, adequate transmission infrastructure, and competitive wholesale electricity prices on behalf of its members. Currently, FEUS is a participant in SPP’s Western Energy Imbalance Service market (WEIS).
As part of joining SPP, FEUS must develop an Annual Transmission Revenue Requirement (ATRR). FEUS hired NewGen to develop the ATRR, the supporting depreciation study, and associated testimony suitable for an SPP and FERC transmission filing.
The project is ongoing with an expected completion date of April 2026. NewGen’s tasks include:
Perform a full system depreciation study.
Develop the ATRR, including rate base, return on rate base, expenses, and allocation factors. Develop expert testimony identifying FEUS’s ATRR, including supporting exhibits and work papers, which have been provided to SPP and filed at FERC. Support the ATRR filing including discovery questions, responding to intervenors, and participate in any settlement calls, if needed.
New Jersey Division of Rate Counsel
For the past 12 years, several Project Team members have supported the New Jersey Division of Rate Counsel in evaluating transmission formula rates and related FERC filings for the state’s four major electric utilities: Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G), Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L, a FirstEnergy company), Atlantic City Electric (ACE, an Exelon company), and Rockland Electric Company (RECO, part of Orange & Rockland/Con Edison). Our team has served as technical advisors and expert witnesses across multiple FERC Section 205 proceedings and related transmission matters.
NewGen team members’ work has encompassed comprehensive review of transmission formula rate updates and filings, including detailed assessments of revenue requirements, cost recovery mechanisms, and the accuracy and transparency of formula rate inputs. This experience extends to cost of capital and capital structure issues, including evaluation of return on equity and overall rate of return proposals, with a focus on ensuring just and reasonable rates for New Jersey customers.
Our staff have conducted in-depth reviews of accounting practices and regulatory compliance, including:
Evaluation of transmission plant and related assets for consistency with FERC’s USoA.
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Review of formula rate protocols, annual update processes, and true-up mechanisms. Depreciation rate analysis and asset service life assumptions. Asset accounting review, including allowance for funds used during construction (AFUDC), construction work in progress (CWIP), retirements, and transfers.
NewGen has provided written and oral testimony, technical memoranda, discovery support, and hearing preparation in numerous FERC Section 205 and related proceedings involving these New Jersey utilities. Our litigation support has included development and preparation of data requests and responses, preparation of cross examination materials, and coordination with legal counsel.
Through this sustained engagement, NewGen offers a deep understanding of:
New Jersey utilities’ transmission formula rate structures and historical filings. FERC ratemaking and accounting standards applicable to transmission owners. The procedural and evidentiary requirements associated with FERC Section 205 cases.
Six Cities – FERC Transmission Rate Review
The NewGen team is currently working with the Thompson Coburn law firm, on behalf of the Six Cities, to review and challenge the FERC transmission rates charged by several IOUs in California.
Our team provides technical expertise in the areas of cost of capital, COS, and regulatory accounting.
This work involves reviewing the annual transmission formula rate updates charged by Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), SCE, and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), as well as providing technical support to challenge the rates charged by these utilities. In addition, the NewGen team is supporting settlement efforts related to SDG&E’s new TO6 transmission formula rate (Docket No.
ER25-2395). NewGen is also providing expert witness testimony on cost of capital for the Six Cities in connection with the DCR Transmission, LLC rate filing before FERC (Docket No. ER23- 2309-001). Further, the NewGen team is providing technical expertise on behalf of the Six Cities in FERC transmission rate filings submitted by Horizon West (Docket No. ER25-2395) and Viridon Path 15 (Docket No. ER25-2707).
Project Team
NewGen evaluates the needs of each project and responds by assembling a Project Team of knowledgeable professionals who are uniquely qualified to provide the services needed. Our Project Teams include experts in COS and rate design, distributed energy resources (DER) technologies, application of emerging technologies at utilities, transmission rates and tariffs, and analytical support needed to accurately execute the work. NewGen seeks to be a trusted advisor to all our clients, and our team is committed to completing the identified services in a timely and professional manner.
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Our team has a long history of working with various entities across the country on a variety of critical financial and economic issues. As a company, we routinely provide insight and analysis for electric, water, wastewater, solid waste, natural gas, and other utility areas. Team members have significant and recent experience in the development of solar rate strategies, analyzing and integrating system and customer load profiles, financial planning, development of COS studies, rate design, standby rates, and litigation.
A summary of our proposed project organization and team bios are provided below. Full resumes for each team member are included in Appendix A.
Tony Georgis, Partner & Managing Director – Energy | Project Role: Project Manager/Liaison | Project Dedication: 25% of budget Tony Georgis is Managing Director of NewGen’s Energy Practice and brings more than 25 years of experience in engineering and economic analyses for the energy, natural gas, water, and waste resources industries. His work includes various assignments for private industry, local governments, and utilities, including sustainability strategy, strategic planning studies, stakeholder engagement, financial and economic analyses, COS and rate studies, energy efficiency, and market research. Tony has managed multiple utility COS and rate design studies including developing revenue requirements, unbundling costs, and classifying costs and allocation factors.
Jessica Rozier, Principal | Project Role: FERC Transmission Revenue Requirement Lead | Project Dedication: 45% of budget Jessica Rozier is a seasoned utility industry consultant with more than 18 years of experience in utility rate studies, COS analysis, mergers and acquisitions, and financial analysis supporting municipal bond financings. Her work includes preparing consulting engineer’s reports and expert testimony for electric utility revenue bonds, managing and analyzing COS filings for major IOUs, developing transmission COS formulas, and supporting complex regulatory, litigation, and contractual matters before FERC and state commissions. Ms. Rozier has represented a wide range of clients in transmission and wholesale rate cases, tax reform proceedings, and formula rate reviews nationwide, and more recently has focused on advanced FERC matters involving new and projected formula rates, Reliability Must-Run (RMR) cases, affiliate transactions, depreciation and tax issues, and accounting protocols. In July 2025, she filed written testimony on behalf of the Alaska RTO, developing the transmission formula rate tariff to be used by all utilities within the RTO.
James Garren, Senior Manager | Project Role: Depreciation Expert | Project Dedication: 20% of budget James Garren joined NewGen as a Senior Manager in October 2025. Mr. Garren provides expert witness testimony with a specialized focus on depreciation. He supports clients and project teams through both quantitative and qualitative analysis, the preparation of client presentations, and case management. While his primary expertise lies in depreciation studies, Mr. Garren has also prepared
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exhibits related to revenue requirements, cost allocation, rate design, and rate of return in regulatory proceedings. In addition, he has assisted in the preparation of valuation studies for municipal water utilities. Mr. Garren is a member of, and has been made a Certified Depreciation Professional, by the Society of Depreciation Professionals. In addition, Mr. Garren has attended the National Association of Regulated Utility Commissioners’ Rate School.
Tom Ghidossi, Senior Electrical Engineer | Project Role: Subcontractor | Project Dedication: 10% of budget Tom Ghidossi has more than four decades of experience serving as principal and project manager for electrical engineering projects. He has an extensive background in designing and analyzing low-, medium-, and high-voltage power generation, transmission, and distribution systems including utility, industrial, and commercial systems (600V to 500kV). He has specialized expertise in protective relaying and communication systems. Mr. Ghidossi focuses on larger substation, generation, and transmission/distribution projects. Prior to joining Barr, Tom founded Exponential Engineering Company in 1993, leading that firm to provide responsive and personalized service to the electric power industry.
References
NewGen encourages the VPU to contact any of the representative professional references below.
These clients can speak to our ability to provide quality work similar to the services requested by the VPU. We are happy to provide additional references upon request.
Imperial Irrigation District
Belen Valenzuela, Chief
Financial Officer
P.O. Box 937, Imperial, CA
92251
(760) 427-7670
[email protected]
City of Pasadena
Lynne Chaimowitz, CPFO
150 South Los Robles Avenue,
#200, Pasadena, CA 91101
(626) 744-4515
[email protected]
New Jersey Division of Rate
Counsel
Brian Lipman, Division
Director
140 East Front Street, 4th
Floor, P.O. Box 003, Trenton,
New Jersey 08625
(609) 984-1460
[email protected]
AFFIDAVIT OF NON-COLLUSION
NewGen’s Affidavit of Non-Collusion is attached to this proposal as Appendix B.
APPENDIX A:
RESUMES
CITY OF VERNON RFP:
FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL REVIEW OF SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA EDISON (SCE) TRANSMISSION RATE
AND WHOLESALE REVENUE REQUIREMENTS
Tony Georgis
Managing Director – Energy Practice
Economics | Strategy | Stakeholders | Sustainability
www.newgenstrategies.net
CONTACT
225 Union Blvd., Ste 450
Lakewood, Colorado 80228
[email protected]
www.newgenstrategies.net
EDUCATION
Master of Business Administration,
Finance Specialization, Texas A&M
University
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical
Engineering, Texas A&M University
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS/
CERTIFICATIONS/COMMITTEES
Registered Professional Engineer (PE)
Mechanical, Colorado
Registered Professional Engineer (PE)
Mechanical, Louisiana
KEY EXPERTISE
Cost of Service and Rate Design
Expert Witness and Litigation Support
Financial / Economic Analysis
Strategic Planning
Sustainability
Mr. Tony Georgis has spent more than 25 years consulting in the energy and public utility markets and was a founding partner of NewGen. Mr. Georgis is currently the Managing Partner for NewGen’s Energy Practice. His consulting career has focused on developing utility organizational and financial strategies with defensible, data-driven support. Tony’s experience blends strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, expert witness, sustainability, and analytical expertise to deliver a unique, more integrated perspective of the market and utility financial performance. Like other leaders at NewGen, Tony applies his experience and expertise to generate insights and a roadmap to address the utility market’s most complex issues and opportunities. His work includes leading strategic planning studies, expert witness testimony, financial and economic analyses, cost of service and rate studies, and market research.
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Sustainability, Energy Strategy, and Strategic
Planning
Mr. Georgis leads and manages the development of strategic plans and Roadmaps for utilities, energy agencies, and municipal governments to guide decision-making in increasingly complex business environments. His strategic planning experience includes energy, water, wastewater, solid waste utilities, and local government entities. In support of strategic planning engagements, Mr.
Georgis often facilitates internal planning teams and external stakeholder engagement activities to promote broad and/or targeted stakeholder input to the plans. A strategic plan or Roadmap development typically includes overarching strategic elements such as the organization’s vision/mission, tactical components like projects and activities supporting and ensuring implementation, and tracking/reporting tools for the organization’s measurement of progress to the plan.
Mr. Georgis has also led the development of clean energy and sustainability (or CSR) plans for cities, counties, and utilities to improve the triple bottom line (economic, environmental, and social) and energy performance. Mr. Georgis utilizes an enterprise-wide approach to sustainability to manage regulatory, customer, and financial demands while improving the triple bottom line. He has facilitated the development of city-wide sustainability plans and served as a sustainability subject matter expert. In his role, Mr. Georgis collaborated among internal and external stakeholders, including city/utility staff, key department managers, community representatives, utility customers, and non-profit or nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). To support sustainability planning efforts, Mr. Georgis has developed optimization models to prioritize and identify the “next best dollar spent” to pursue sustainability goals while estimating total costs to implement. He has also implemented sustainability auditing/reporting tools such as greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories/reporting and the development of a utility-tailored version of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).
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Sustainability, Energy Strategy, and Strategic Planning (cont.) Mr. Georgis’ clients for sustainability, energy strategy, and strategic planning include:
Alameda Municipal Power, CA
City of Colorado Springs, CO
City of El Paso, TX
City of Fort Collins, CO
City of Longmont, CO
City of Palo Alto Utilities, CA
Fort Collins Utilities, CO
Lakeland Electric, FL
Loudoun County, VA
Tampa Bay Water, FL
State of Vermont Department
of Public Service, VT
Western Area Power
Administration, CO
Cost of Service and Rate Design
Mr. Georgis leads numerous utility financial planning, cost of service, and rate design projects. Specific tasks typically include:
The development of the
revenue requirement.
Functionalization of costs.
Allocation of costs to
customer classes.
Review of existing customer
class criteria.
Evaluation of line extension
and facilities charges.
Rate design.
Transitioning of models for
the client’s future use.
He has also led the development of financial forecasting models to support long-term capital, expense, revenue budgeting, and decision-making. Mr. Georgis routinely facilitates workshops to develop utility rate strategies or rate studies and presents the study and financial recommendations to governing bodies, boards, and city councils. Mr. Georgis’ clients for cost of service and rate design include:
Alameda Municipal Power, CA
American Samoa Power
Authority
Anaheim Public Utilities, CA
Arizona Public Service, AZ
Austin Energy, TX
Benton Public Utility
District, WA
Burbank Water and Power, CA
Central Cost Community
Energy, CA
City of Cleveland Electric
Utility, OH
City of Garland, TX
City of Gonzales, CA
City of Weatherford, TX
City Utilities, Springfield, MO
Clean Power Alliance, CA
Cleveland Public Power, OH
Colorado Springs Utilities, CO
Farmington Electric Utility, NM
Glendale Water and
Power, CA
Imperial Irrigation District, CA
Lafayette Utilities System, LA
La Plata Electric
Association, CO
Lincoln Electric System, NE
Lubbock Power and Light, TX
Merced Irrigation District, CA
New Braunfels Utilities, TX
Pasadena Water and
Power, CA
San Diego County Water
Authority, CA
San Jose Clean Energy, CA
U.S. Army; Huntsville, AL
Vernon Public Utilities, CA
Victorville Gas Utility, CA
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Economic, Financial or Market Analyses
Mr. Georgis often provides technical, financial, and advisory support services for various energy and utility-related projects. He is an expert in developing financial pro formas, bond financings, performing scenario analyses, and evaluating market conditions to support project financing or feasibility decision-making. He has analyzed technical assumptions, optimized project financing, performed scenario/sensitivity analyses, and assisted clients in bidding processes. He has provided economic analyses of utility-scale renewable energy projects, power plant fuel conversions, LNG terminals, conventional/renewable distributed energy resources, and DSM/demand response program benefits. Mr. Georgis’ clients for economic, financial, or market analyses include:
Arizona Power Authority, AZ
Austin Energy, TX
CalRecycle, CA
CPS Energy, TX
Ember Infrastructure, NY
Fayetteville Public Works
Commission, NC
Florida Municipal Power
Agency, FL
Fort Collins Utilities, CO
Freeport Container Port,
Grand Bahama
Hawaii Gas Company, HI
ISO-New England, MA
Kings River Conservation
District, CA
Niobrara Energy
Development, CO
Solid Waste Authority of
Central Ohio, OH
Terrebonne Parrish, LA
U.S. Army; Huntsville, AL
Water and Power Authority,
US Virgin Islands
Expert Witness and Litigation Support
Mr. Georgis has provided expert testimony since 2014 regarding electric utility revenue requirements, cost of service, rate design, and ratemaking issues before state and local regulatory bodies and courts. He has national experience providing litigation support regarding ratemaking matters at wholesale and retail levels in California, Florida, Indiana, and Texas.
Mr. Georgis’ expert witness and litigation support experience include:
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Centerpoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC; SOAH
Docket No. 473-14-3897 and PUC Docket
No. 42560
City of Lubbock, Lubbock Power & Light; PUC
Docket No. 52390
City of Lubbock, Lubbock Power & Light; SOAH
Docket No. 473-24-04313; PUC Docket No. 54657
City of Lubbock, Lubbock Power & Light; SOAH
Docket No. 473-21-0043 and PUC
Docket No. 51100
Oncor Electric Delivery Company; SOAH Docket
No. 473-22-2695 and PUC Docket 53601
Southwestern Electric Power Company
(SWEPCO); SOAH Docket No. 473-21-0538 and
PUC Docket No. 51415
Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission
Indiana Michigan Power Company, Cause No.
45993
Northern Indiana Public Service Company LLC
(NIPSCO); Cause No. 45159
Northern Indiana Public Service Company LLC
(NIPSCO); Cause No. 45772
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Managing Director – Energy Practice
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Florida Public Service Commission
Duke Energy, Florida; Docket No. 20210016-EI Florida Power & Light Company; Docket No. 20210015-EI
Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Los Angeles City of Pasadena – Pasadena Water and Power; No. BC 677632 California Public Utility Commission
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
CPUC Application No. 21-06-021
San Diego Gas and Electric Company
CPUC Application No. 22-05-016
Southern California Edison Company
CPUC Application No. 23-05-010
PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS
Mr. Georgis has presented at numerous industry associations and conferences, provided training for utility staff, and published several trade journal articles. These efforts have focused on utility finance, strategic planning, market trends/opportunities, and sustainability. Mr. Georgis’ presentations and publications are detailed below.
Presentations
APPA Legislative Rally Preconference Seminar, 2020
Demystifying Distributed Energy Resources
APPA Business and Finance Conference Preconference Seminar, 2019 Distributed Energy Resources: Risks and Opportunities APPA National Conference – Preconference Seminars, 2017/2018/2019 Distributed Energy Resources: Risks and Opportunities Washington PUD Association Finance Officers, 2016
Balancing Aging Infrastructure, Rates, and Residential Demand Harvard University Zofnass Program for Sustainable Infrastructure, 2011 Tools and Frameworks to Drive the Business Case for Sustainability Association of Climate Change Officers, 2010
SEC Climate Change Disclosure Guidance
Platts Energy Markets Webinar, 2010
SEC Guidance on Climate Change Disclosures
Global Commerce Conference, 2010
Leadership in Sustainability – Sustainability Decision Making, Implementation and Reporting University of Colorado Denver Managing for Sustainability, 2012 Regulatory Drivers for Sustainability
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Inter-American Development Bank, 2010
Transportation Sustainability and Climate Change Seminar Tire Industry Association Scrap to Profit, 2010
Evolution of the Carbon Markets and Opportunities for the Scrap Tire Industry Energy Utility and Environmental Conference, 2010
Evolution and Optimization of Energy Efficiency and Smart Grid Measures Tire Industry Association Recycling Conference, 2009
Carbon Credits and Recycling Products
Tire Industry Association Recycling Conference, 2008
Selling Tire-derived Products to the Architectural and Construction Markets Articles
Growing Role for Demand Response in ISO Operations. Utility Automation and Engineering T&D, November 2008 Recycling and Climate Change: A Primer. Resource Recycling, August 2009 Recycling and Climate Change: Opportunities for Recycling as a Climate Change Strategy. Resource Recycling, September 2009
JESSICA ROZIER
Principal
Economics | Strategy | Stakeholders | Sustainability
www.newgenstrategies.net
CONTACT
225 Union Boulevard,
Suite 450,
Lakewood, CO 80228
[email protected]
www.newgenstrategies.net
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science, Georgia Institute of
Technology
Certificates in Finance and Operations
Management
KEY EXPERTISE
Cost of Service Analysis
Transmission and Production Rate
Design
Regulatory and Litigation Support
Regulatory Filing Preparation and Review
Expert Testimony in FERC & State
Proceedings
FERC Transmission Rate Cases
Utility Merger and Acquisition Analysis
Wholesale Service Rate Development
Utility Billing Audit Compliance
Electric Utility Revenue Bond Support
Federal/State Tax Remeasurement (e.g.
TCJA) Analysis, Implementation &
Compliance
Jessica is a seasoned utility industry consultant with over 18 years of experience specializing in utility rate studies, cost of service analysis, utility merger and acquisitions and financial analysis in support of municipal bond financings. Her expertise includes preparing consulting engineer’s reports, opinions, and certificates integral to the issuance of electric utility revenue bonds, as well as providing litigation support and expert testimony in both regulatory proceedings and contract disputes. Throughout her career on behalf of her clients, Ms. Rozier has managed and analyzed annual cost of service filings made by a range of major investor-owned utilities and has played a key role in developing transmission cost of service formulas. She is also experienced in supporting negotiations, auditing utility billing under complex agreements, and ensuring compliance with bond resolution requirements through annual engineering reports.
Ms. Rozier’s project experience spans the development of wholesale service rates; representing municipal, cooperative, industrials, consumer advocates, state public service commission clients in transmission rate cases at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); participation in state regulatory cases— particularly those dealing with the impacts of tax reform on utility rates and revenue requirements; and the review of annual formula rate updates for utilities nationwide. Her work has involved numerous regulatory dockets before the FERC and state utility commissions, reflecting her comprehensive grasp of financial, ratemaking and regulatory challenges facing the electric utility sector.
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Transmission Rate Cases
Recent FERC transmission cases in which Ms. Rozier has participated on behalf of transmission clients:
Transource – Docket No. ER17-419
Mid-Atlantic Interstate Transmission, LLC – Docket No. ER17-211 Jersey Central Power & Light – Docket No. ER17-217, ER20-227 American Electric Power (East) – Docket Nos. ER17-405 and ER17-406 PECO Energy Company – Docket No. ER17-1519
Pepco Holdings Inc. – Docket No. ER19-1475
Tucson Electric Power – Docket No. ER-20-2019
Exelon Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Filing – Docket No. ER19-5 et. al Atlantic City Electric – Docket No. ER20-2197
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company – Docket No. ER21-214 Rockland Electric Company – Docket No. ER25060374
NRG Power Marketing LLC – Docket No. ER24-2255 ER22-1539 H. A. Wagner and Brandon Shores LLC – Docket Nos. ER24-1790 & ER24-1787 SouthFirst Energy Companies/Keystone Appalachian Transmission Company – Docket Nos. ER21-253 & ER25-2530
NextEra Energy Transmission LLC – Docket No. ER24-2255
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Principal
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Valley Link – Docket No. EL25-77
MidAtlantic Offshore Development – Docket No. EL24-137 Wholesale Service Rates Cases
City of Alexandria, LA – Transmission Cost of Service East Kentucky Power Coop, KY – Transmission Cost of Service Matanuska Electric Association – Transmission Cost of Service State Regulatory Cases
BPU Docket No. AX18010001 New Jersey Board of Public Utilities – TCJA Impacts on Retail Rates of Thirteen Electric, Water and Gas Utilities Serving New Jersey
BPU Docket No. GR19040486 New Jersey Board of Public Utilities – TCJA Impacts on Retail Rates of Elizabethtown Gas Company
BPU Docket No. GR18030230 New Jersey Board of Public Utilities – TCJA Impacts on Retail Rates of South Jersey Gas Company
Case No. 9695 Maryland Public Service Commission – The Potomac Edison Company's Application for Adjustments to its Retail Rates for the Distribution of Electric Energy Annual Formula Rate Update Cases
Public Service Company of New Mexico – Transmission Formula – Docket No. ER19-2042 Duke Energy Progress – Transmission and Production Formulas – Docket No. ER09-1165, ER17-1553 Duke Energy Carolinas – Transmission Formula – Docket No. ER11-3585 Duke Energy Ohio/Kentucky – Transmission Formula – Docket No. ER12-91 ATSI – Transmission Formula – Docket No. ER21-1830-000 Atlantic City Electric Company – Transmission Formula – Docket No. ER09-1156 Public Service Electric & Gas Company – Transmission Formula – Docket No. ER09-1257 Potomac Appalachian Transmission Highline – Transmission Formula – Docket No. ER08-386 Cleco Power LLC – Transmission Formula – Docket No. ER13-2379 Potomac Electric Power Company – Transmission Formula – Docket No. ER09-1159 PECO Energy Company – Transmission Formula – Docket No. ER17-1519 MAIT – Transmission Formula – Docket Nos. ER17-211
AEP East (11 OpCos and TransCos) – Transmission Formula – Docket Nos. ER08-1329, ER17-405, ER17-406 AEP West (4 OpCos and TransCos) – Transmission Formula – Docket Nos. ER18-194, ER18-195 Public Service Company of Colorado – Transmission Formula – Docket No. ER12-1589 Big Rivers Energy Corporation – Transmission Formula – Docket No. ER19-1187 Jersey Central Power & Light – Transmission Formula – Docket Nos. ER24-2247, ER20-227 SouthFirst Energy – Transmission Formula – Docket No. ER21-253 KatCo – Transmission Formula – Docket No. ER25-2530
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Principal
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Testimony Experience
Duke Energy Progress Inc. – Docket No. ER17-1553-001
PECO Energy Company – Docket No. ER17-1519-001
Alaska Railbelt Transmission Organization – Docket No. TA1-8001 RTO
JAMES SHAY GARREN
Senior Manager
Economics | Strategy | Stakeholders | Sustainability
www.newgenstrategies.net
CONTACT
225 Union Boulevard, Suite 450,
Lakewood, CO 80228
[email protected]
www.newgenstrategies.net
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts in Literature and
Philosophy, Marlboro College
Certified Depreciation Professional,
Society of Depreciation Professionals
KEY EXPERTISE
Depreciation Studies and Analysis
Expert Witness Testimony and
Regulatory Filings
Rate Case Support and Strategy
Revenue Requirement and Cost-ofService Analysis
Rate Design and Cost Allocation
SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE
Microsoft Suite: Excel, Word
Adobe: Acrobat
Snavely King: SCIAS Depreciation
Analysis Software
Mr. James Garren joined NewGen as a Senior Manager in October 2025. He provides expert witness testimony with a specialized focus on depreciation. He supports clients and project teams through both quantitative and qualitative analysis, the preparation of client presentations, and case management. While his primary expertise lies in depreciation studies, Mr. Garren has also prepared exhibits related to revenue requirements, cost allocation, rate design, and rate of return in regulatory proceedings. In addition, he has assisted in the preparation of valuation studies for municipal water utilities.
Mr. Garren is a member of, and has been made a Certified Depreciation Professional, by the Society of Depreciation Professionals. In addition, Mr.
Garren has attended the National Association of Regulated Utility Commissioners’ Rate School.
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Core Competencies Overview
Mr. Garren has extensive experience providing expert witness testimony and analytical support in regulatory proceedings, with a primary focus on depreciation and cost recovery mechanisms. His work includes performing independent depreciation studies, reviewing and analyzing filings, drafting data requests, and developing settlement positions through the adjustment of depreciation parameters.
He has prepared direct and rebuttal testimony, assisted in cross-examination preparation, and provided live testimony before regulatory commissions. Mr.
Garren’s experience also encompasses supporting clients through all stages of rate case proceedings, including discovery, testimony preparation, settlement negotiations, and the development of briefs and exhibits.
In addition to his depreciation expertise, Mr. Garren has contributed to analyses involving revenue requirements, cost allocation, rate design, and rate of return.
He has also participated in valuation studies for municipal water utilities, combining both quantitative and qualitative approaches to deliver comprehensive analytical support.
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Senior Manager
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Regulatory Experience
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Maryland Public Service Commission Arizona Corporation Commission New Jersey Board of Public Utilities Barbados Fair Trade Commission North Dakota Public Service Commission Colorado Public Service Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission Delaware Public Service Commission South Dakota Public Utilities Commission Georgia Public Service Commission Utah Public Service Commission Hawai’i Public Utilities Commission West Virginia Public Service Commission Kansas Corporation Commission
Expert Testimony and Consulting in Rate Proceedings
Atlantic City Electric Company – Docket No. ER22-
2200 (Depreciation)
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company – Docket No.
ER20-1929 (Depreciation)
Delmarva Power Company – Docket No. ER22-
2201 (Depreciation)
Jersey Central Power & Light Company – Docket
No. ER20-227-000 (Depreciation)
System Energy Resources – Docket No. ER22-736-
000 (Depreciation)
Pacific Gas and Electric Company – Docket No.
ER17-2154-000 (Depreciation)
Potomac Electric Power Company – Docket No.
ER21-83 (Depreciation)
State Commission Utility Cases
Arizona Corporation Commission:
Tucson Electric Power Company – AZ KCC Docket No, E-01933A-19-0028 Barbados Fair Trade Commission:
Barbados Light and Power Company – Docket No. FTC-01/2021 BL&P-RRA-20211004 Colorado Public Utilities Commission (On Behalf of Wholesale Customer Clients):
Public Service Company of Colorado – Proceeding No. 16A-0231E Delaware Public Service Commission (On Behalf of Wholesale Customer Clients):
Suez Water Delaware Inc. – DE Docket No. 19-0615
Hawai’i Public Utilities Commission:
Hawai’i Electric, Hawai’i Electric Light, and Maui Electric – Docket No. 2016-0431 Kansas Corporation Commission:
Kansas Gas Service – KS KCC Docket No. 18-KGSG-560-RTS Empire District Electric Co. – KS KCC Docket No. 19-EPDE-223-RTS Maryland Public Service Commission:
Delmarva Power and Light Company – MD Case Nos. 9670, 9424
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Columbia Gas Company – MD Case Nos. 9664, 9480, 9447
Potomac Edison Company – Maryland Case No. 9490
Pepco Electric Company – MD Case No. 9385, 9702
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company – MD Case No. 9355, 9692 New Jersey Board of Public Utilities:
Public Service Gas and Electric Company – NJ BPU Docket Nos. ER23120924 and GR23120925 New Jersey American Water Company – NJ BPU Docket Nos. WR24010057 New Jersey Natural Gas Company – NJ BPU Docket No. GR24010071 Aqua New Jersey – NJ BPU Docket No. WR24010057
Elizabethtown Gas Company – NJ BPU Docket No. GR24020158 Rockland Electric Company – NJ BPU Docket Nos. ER21050823, ER19050552, ER13111135 New Jersey Natural Gas – NJ BPU Docket No. GR21030679 Suez Water New Jersey – NJ BPU Docket Nos. WR20110729, WR18050593 South Jersey Gas Company – NJ BPU Docket No. GR20030243 Jersey Central Power & Light Company – NJ BPU Docket No. ER 20020146 Elizabethtown Gas Company – NJ BPU Docket Nos GR19040486, GR16090826 Public Service Electric and Gas Company – NJ BPU Docket No. ER18010029 & GR18010030 New Jersey American Water – NJ BPU Docket No WR17090985 North Dakota Public Service Commission:
Northern States Power – ND OSC Case No. PU-20-441
Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission:
UGI Utilities Inc, Electric and Gas Divisions – PA PUC Docket Nos. R-2017-2640058, R-2016-2580030, 2015- 2518439
First Energy Companies – PA PUC Docket Nos. R-2016-2537349, 2537352, 2537355, 2537459 South Dakota Public Utilities Commission:
Montana Dakota Utilities – SD PUC Docket Nos. EL23-020 and NG23-025 Northwestern Energy – SD PUC Docket No. EL23-016
Utah Public Service Commission:
Rocky Mountain Power – UT PSC Docket No. 18-035-036
West Virginia Public Service Commission:
Mountaineer Gas – Case No. 15-0048-G-D
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EXPERIENCE
Tom has more than four decades of experience serving as principal and project manager for electrical engineering projects. He has an extensive background in designing and analyzing low-, medium-, and high-voltage power generation, transmission, and distribution systems including utility, industrial, and commercial systems (600V to 500kV). He has specialized expertise in protective relaying and communication systems. Tom focuses on larger substation, generation, and transmission/distribution projects. Prior to joining Barr, Tom founded Exponential Engineering Company in 1993, leading that firm to provide responsive and personalized service to the electric power industry.
An active and dedicated member of the clean energy technology and renewable energy sectors, Tom served as co-chair of the Colorado Clean Energy Cluster from 2015–2017. He stays at the forefront of technological innovation to integrate new technologies into existing systems. He is passionate about keeping power affordable and sustainable by moving existing electric and energy systems toward more distributed, local microgrids, storage and local generation. A leader in the power industry, he is committed to teaching and mentoring clients and employees.
Colorado Springs Utilities; Kelker Substation; Colorado Springs, CO; lead electrical engineer
x Provided physical design of a substation to replace an existing installation on the same property. The substation includes a fivebay 230kV breaker-and-a-half bus, a six-bay 115kV breaker-anda-half bus, four 230/115kV 280MVA transformers, one 230-
34.5kV 104MVA transformer, and two 230-13.2kV 37MVA
transformers.
Title
TOM GHIDOSSI,
PE
Vice President, Senior Electrical Engineer
Education
MBA, University of Colorado, 1981
BS, Electrical Engineering, Minor
in business administration,
University of Colorado, 1979
Registration
Professional Engineer: Alaska,
California, Colorado, Florida,
Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan,
Nebraska, New Mexico, Puerto
Rico, Texas, Utah, Washington,
Wisconsin, and Wyoming
Digital skill set
ASPEN; SKM; ETAP; Milsoft; PLSCADD; Mathcad
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TOM GHIDOSSI, PE
Loveland Water & Power; Master Plan; Loveland, CO; lead electrical engineer x Worked on the ten-year master plan for the distribution utility, including system modeling for load growth and capital construction projects; capital expenditure estimating and scheduling; review of feeder ties and operational philosophies.
DKMT Associates; Utility Evaluation and Strategic Plan; Independence, MO; project manager and lead electrical engineer
x Evaluated existing generation, transmission, substation, and distribution assets, including condition assessment. Also developed a strategic plan to predict future capital and operating requirements and rate impacts.
Work before Barr
Various clients; various projects; U.S.; project manager and principal electrical engineer x Provided protective relaying services for more than four decades for all protective relaying systems manufactured from the 1940s to the present. Work includes design, application, specification, setting, testing, maintenance, and training of personnel. Specialized in microprocessor relaying systems for generation interconnections, large generators, and transmission lines.
Various clients; various projects; U.S.; project manager and principal electrical engineer x Managed and designed numerous transmission line projects (69kV–345kV) across the U.S. for municipal and rural electric utilities. Responsibilities include electrical design, structure staking, design data preparation, structure mechanical analysis, conductor loading, equipment specification, and construction administration and observation.
Various clients; various projects; U.S.; project manager and principal electrical engineer x Developed power system planning studies that range from two-year construction work plans to 20-year long range plans. Work includes loadflow, short circuit, protective device coordination, sectionalizing, and stability studies for overhead and underground systems through 345kV. More complex analyses include feasibility, system impact, and facilities studies for transmission and distribution interconnection of generation systems ranging from 1MW to 300MW; arc flash hazard analyses for enclosed equipment and open-air substations; and modeling and analysis for starting large motors connected to weak systems.
Various clients; various projects; U.S.; project manager and principal electrical engineer x Designed outdoor, indoor, and GIS substation projects (4.16kV–500kV), including station arrangement, grounding, lightning protection, structures and bus, equipment specifications, protective relaying and control schemes, SCADA interface, testing, and checkout. His projects encompass not only new substations but conversions, expansions, and voltage upgrades.
Various clients; various projects; intermountain region of the U.S.; project manager and principal electrical engineer
x Provided design and field staking for distribution lines (5kV–34.5kV), both overhead and underground. Work includes upgrades/replacements, conversion to three-phase, and new installations.
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Various clients; various projects; intermountain region of the U.S.; project manager and principal electrical engineer
x Planned and performed field data collection with GPS, constructed GIS databases, and provided finished electric utility maps. Includes development of field mapping databases for GPS units, coordination of field crews, data validation, and conversion from various database formats.
Various clients; various projects; U.S.; project manager and principal electrical engineer x Provided a range of generation interconnection services for renewable and battery storage projects ranging from small (1MW) to large (300MW) facilities. Work included creating interconnection applications, performing system impact and facility studies, designing distribution and transmission interconnections, and creating protective relay settings for interconnection protection.
Various clients; various projects; U.S.; project manager and principal electrical engineer x Performed distribution and transmission severance planning and analysis; cost estimation using systeminventory data; and field-observation condition assessments for severance planning. Work includes overseeing the analysis process, which includes conducting load flow and voltage drop studies for base systems as well as under N-1 conditions.
Various clients; various projects; U.S.; principal electrical engineer x Trained electrical engineers, staff, technicians, and line workers through classes and seminars across the U.S. for 40-plus years, in both academic and professional settings. Includes providing complete training in protective relaying application, setting, testing, and maintenance. Relaying topics range from vintage electromechanical through solid-state to microprocessor devices and includes substation, transmission, generation, distribution, and motor protection. Other seminar topics include transmission-line design and applying PLS-CADD and PLS-POLE analysis software.
Various clients; various projects; U.S.; principal electrical engineer x Provided expert testimony related to the design and performance of utility transmission, distribution, and substation facilities. Includes testifying before state utility regulators, arbitration boards, courts of law, city councils, and utility boards.
Affiliations x Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) life member x National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)
x Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society
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TOM GHIDOSSI, PE
Training x Westinghouse Protective Relay School, 1983
x Basler Generator Protection, 2000
x Advanced Protective Relaying, University of Wisconsin, 2002 x University of Wisconsin Design of Transmission Line Structures and Foundations, 2003
x WindMil Work Plan, 2004
x NESC Seminar, 2006
x APPA Arc Flash Seminar, 2016
Publications and
presentations
x Fundamentals of Protective Relaying (two-to-four-day course), 2006, 2009, 2015, 2019, 2024
APPENDIX B:
FORMS
CITY OF VERNON RFP:
FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL REVIEW OF SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA EDISON (SCE) TRANSMISSION RATE
AND WHOLESALE REVENUE REQUIREMENTS
March 2013
AFFIDAVIT OF NON-COLLUSION BY CONTRACTOR
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
_______________________________________________________________, being first duly sworn deposes and says that he/she is ______________________________________________________________________ (Insert "Sole Owner", "Partner", "President, "Secretary", or other proper title) of______________________________________________________________________________________ (Insert name of bidder)
who submits herewith to the City of Vernon a bid/proposal; That all statements of fact in such bid/proposal are true; That such bid/proposal was not made in the interest of or on behalf of any undisclosed person, partnership, company, association, organization or corporation; That such bid/proposal is genuine and not collusive or sham; That said bidder has not, directly or indirectly by agreement, communication or conference with anyone attempted to induce action prejudicial to the interest of the City of Vernon, or of any other bidder or anyone else interested in the proposed contract; and further That prior to the public opening and reading of bids/proposals, said bidder:
a. Did not directly or indirectly, induce or solicit anyone else to submit a false or sham bid/proposal;
b. Did not directly or indirectly, collude, conspire, connive or agree with anyone else that said bidder or anyone else would submit a false or sham bid/proposal, or that anyone should refrain from bidding or withdraw his/her bid/proposal;
c. Did not, in any manner, directly or indirectly seek by agreement, communication or conference with anyone to raise or fix the bid/proposal price of said bidder or of anyone else, or to raise or fix any overhead, profit or cost element of his/her bid/proposal price, or of that of anyone else; d. Did not, directly or indirectly, submit his/her bid/proposal price or any breakdown thereof, or the contents thereof, or divulge information or data relative thereto, to any corporation, partnership, company, association, organization, bid depository, or to any member or agent thereof, or to any individual or group of individuals, except the City of Vernon, or to any person or persons who have a partnership or other financial interest with said bidder in his/her business.
I certify under penalty of perjury that the above information is correct By:______________________________________ Title:________________________________ Date:____________________________________
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EXHIBIT B
SCHEDULE
Thoughtful Decision Making for Uncertain Times
CITY OF VERNON
FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL REVIEW OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON
TRANSMISSION RATE AND WHOLESALE REVENUE REQUIREMENTS
FEES AND COSTS
NewGen proposes to conduct the enclosed Scope of Work and Services on a time and materials basis for an estimated not-to-exceed budget of $25,000, which includes all estimated labor and expenses, including reasonable travel-related expenses. Please note this cost estimate does not include intervention support for the potential FERC wholesale transmission filing. That budget estimate will be developed in Task 3 and is expected to be executed separate from this deliverable.
Task 3: FERC-Related Support
NewGen has extensive experience supporting clients and utilities intervening in FERC wholesale transmission filings and settlement conferences. We will apply our experience gained from decades of FERC filings to estimate the time and expenses needed to support VPU in contesting an SCE wholesale transmission filing related to the Laguna Bell substation and service to VPU.
Based on our experience with FERC filings, we will also provide a list of the key issue areas for VPU to focus on with SCE. NewGen initially expects this budget estimate to be $7,500 to support VPU in the potential FERC filing, after the Project Team has completed Tasks 1, 2, and 4.
NewGen’s current billing rates by position for 2026 are summarized in the table below.
NewGen Strategies and Solutions
2026 Billing Rates
Position Hourly Billing Rate
Partner $305 – $455
Principal $295 – $455
Senior Manager $250 – $295
Manager $220 – $250
Senior Consultant $200 – $220
Consultant $185 – $200
Administrative Services $145
Note: Billing rates are subject to change based on annual reviews and salary increases.
NewGen Strategies and Solutions, LLC
Services Agreement
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EXHIBIT C
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
PRACTICES PROVISIONS
A. Contractor certifies and represents that, during the performance of this Agreement, the contractor and each subcontractor shall adhere to equal opportunity employment practices to assure that applicants and employees are treated equally and are not discriminated against because of their race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, handicap, sex, or age. Contractor further certifies that it will not maintain any segregated facilities.
B. Contractor agrees that it shall, in all solicitations or advertisements for applicants for employment placed by or on behalf of Contractor, state that it is an "Equal Opportunity Employer" or that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, handicap, sex or age.
C. Contractor agrees that it shall, if requested to do so by the City, certify that it has not, in the performance of this Agreement, discriminated against applicants or employees because of their membership in a protected class.
D. Contractor agrees to provide the City with access to, and, if requested to do so by City, through its awarding authority, provide copies of all of its records pertaining or relating to its employment practices, except to the extent such records or portions of such records are confidential or privileged under state or federal law.
E. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed in any manner as to require or permit any act which is prohibited by law.