Regulatory Analyst, Sr Staff

Job Title: Regulatory Analyst, Sr Staff

Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid 

Legal Entity: Entergy Services, Inc.-ESI (OLD) 

 

**This position may be located in New Orleans, LA or Little Rock, AR. **

 

Job Summary & Purpose

Supports the Utility Rates & Pricing leadership and the Regulatory Data Coordinator in ensuring that the growing data needs required for Operating Company rate filings and for internal reporting are provided timely through coordination with the appropriate IT, billing, and/or other data owners with the Company. Responsible for timely and accurate development of utility load research, external allocation factors development, regulated rate filings and the development of new pricing structures.

 

Job Duties/Responsibilities

Primary job responsibilities are to provide high performance professional staff support in varied technical activities including but not limited to:

• This position has primary responsibility for the planning, scheduling, and coordination of load research sample services and the in-depth design, analysis, and utilization of load research data;          
• Provide support to the Manager of Utility Pricing and Analysis and the Data Coordinator to ensure the Operating Companies and corporate needs and objectives are met to support regulatory filings and analysis, as requested; 
• Support Economic Development, Forecasting, Customer Experience, Energy Efficiency, DSM, Lighting and other Company initiatives, as requested;
• Provide timely and accurate information supporting Operating Company cost of service studies for regulatory rate filings, rate design, forecasting demand, energy and sales, demand side management, energy efficiency, innovate customer solutions, accounting and sales, and other job functions;
• Actively pursue improvements to current processes through collaboration within Regulatory Services, the appropriate IT and Customer organizations, billing, and/or other data owners within Entergy and with appropriate external vendors;
• Through collaborative efforts develop and deploy solutions/tools that improve efficiency and enhance the company’s ability to better allocate costs, design rates, address emerging analytical needs;
• Support witnesses in rate case proceedings by completing and/or coordinating the completion of written testimony, minimum filing requirement schedules, exhibits and/or workpapers; or serve as expert witness in regulatory proceedings;
• Prepare and/or review responses to data requests and other discovery requirements;
• Support resolution of issues of regulatory proceedings involving Entergy Operating Companies;
• Ensure that all workpapers, filing documents, testimony, and data request responses are adequately reviewed for accuracy in a complete and timely manner.
• Support the training and development of staff, ensuring staff is cross-trained and developed in overall rate case development.
• Complete other ad hoc analysis as needed.

• Analysis performed in this role is shared throughout Entergy to support the various initiatives that require customer load data and can ultimately impact Entergy’s generation assets, load resources, customer view, and product and services offered to the customer.

• This position requires a broad knowledge of both utility operations and analytical methods and techniques employed in research processes.  They should have considerable knowledge in statistical methods used in sample design, sample selection and data expansion as well as in techniques of data collection, processing, and analysis.

• Additionally, this position requires an understanding of the electric usage characteristics and parameters such as units of measure and the impacts of those on the utility’s operation. Understanding the goals of other departments concerned with load data, such as Rate Design, Regulatory Affairs, System Planning, and the requirements of outside regulatory agencies.

 

Minimum Requirements

Minimum education required of the position