Kit Pevoto
Email : kprateexpert@yahoo.com
EDUCATION: University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas
M.S. in Electrical Engineering, May 1991
National Taiwan University, Taiwan
B.S. in Electrical Engineering, June 1983
EXPERIENCE:
Consultant, July 2001 to Present
Performs information research for clients. Performs policy and economic analyses for clients and participates on behalf of clients before the Texas Public Utility Commission (PUCT) in various rulemaking projects, tariff, and rate cases. Files and defends testimony in contested tariff and rate cases before PUCT.
Chief Rate Analyst, November 1999 to May 2001
Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC), Austin, Texas
Participated in the development of rules to implement Texas Deregulation Bill (Senate Bill 7). Leader of a team to work on the development of rules governing the separation of the competitive energy services from the integrated IOUs, the separation of the integrated IOUs into several business units, and the cost separation for the development of the non-bypassable charges. Filed and defended testimony in contested cases (including cost unbundling cases) on: jurisdictional and Texas retail class cost allocation, cost and rate unbundling, rate design, pricing in an increasingly competitive electric industry, transmission cost of service. Supervised new and junior staff.
Assistant Director, April 1997-November 1999
Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC), Austin, Texas
Filed and defended testimony in contested cases on: jurisdictional and Texas retail class cost allocation, cost and rate unbundling, rate design, pricing in an increasingly competitive electric industry, transmission cost of service. Developed electric cost allocation and cost unbundling policy for regulatory case testimony. Supervised new and junior staff. Provided training to staff on cost allocation and rate design.
Senior Rate Analyst, January 1994-March 1997
Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC), Austin, Texas
Key staff in the development of the transmission open access rules for Texas (PUC Substantive Rules 23.67 and 23.70), which established the policy for the open access of Texas’s ERCOT transmission system, the rate for the usage of the transmission system, and the policy and pricing method for ancillary services. Deeply involved in the development of the megawatt-mile impact calculation and the transmission losses compensation calculation for the transmission rules. Developed complex cost of service studies and analyzed rate design issues in major electric investor-owned utility rate proceedings. Testified as key expert witness on cost of service studies and rate design issues. Supervised new and junior staff.
Rate Analyst, September 1990-December 1993
Public Utility Commission of Texas, Austin, Texas
Analyzed cost of service study and rate design issues presented in electric utility rate proceedings. Testified as expert witness on above issues. Reviewed compliance and administrative tariff applications filed by regulated electric utilities. Supervised new and junior staff.
Utility Specialist, June 1989-August 1990
Public Utility Commission of Texas, Austin, Texas
Implemented load flow models and developed transmission line database for the project “Optimal State Electricity Supply in Texas,” funded by the Oil Overcharge Settlement Funds. Evaluated model results, wrote the project reports and assisted in presenting the results to other agencies and utilities.
Research Assistant, June 1988-May 1989
University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas
The Energy Systems Research Center (ESRC)
Assisted in the research of the installation of the Static Var System in a power system and in the demonstration of the effects of the Static Var System in the Power System Simulation Laboratory at the ESRC.
Software Engineer, November 1983-July 1987
Grace Baptist Church, Taipei, Taiwan
Set up and executed the office automation system, and developed the personnel information management and the financial management systems for the church office.
Software Engineer, September 1983-November 1983
5 Plus 2 Information Inc. Taipei, Taiwan
Developed commercialized management information systems for businesses and offices.