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Act as an expert witness on financial matters for utility clients in regulatory proceedings. In particular, Mr. Baryenbruch is an expert on utility affiliate relations. He has presented testimony before many state public utility commissions on the fairness of utility/affiliate relations. His assessments are based on the following criteria:
 Arms-Length Nature – transactions are structured and valued in a manner similar to dealings with non-affiliates
Ratepayer Indifference – all things considered, affiliate transactions have no negative financial or service-related impact on ratepayers
No Preferences – there is no direct or indirect preferential treatment given to one subsidiary over another; non-regulated businesses are not being subsidized by utility operations
Close Management Attention – there is continuous management scrutiny given to the appropriateness of affiliate transactions
Equity – allocation methods are structured in a way that reflects benefits received
Clear Documentation – documentation exists to provide understandable and rationale direction for utility staff involved in affiliate transactions
Consistency – there is uniformity of application of affiliate transaction guidelines
Mr. Baryenbruch has acted as an expert witness before many state public utility commissions in support of utility client rate cases.
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