Utility Experiences with Residential EV Rates

Bill Bottiggi, General Manager of the Braintree Electric Light Department, was born and raised in Braintree, Massachusetts, graduated from the United States Merchant Marine Academy with a B.S. in Mechanical / Marine Engineering and from Babson College with an M.B.A.

Following graduation in 1978 from the United States Merchant Marine Academy Bill shipped for three years in the Merchant Marine as an engineer. After coming ashore in 1981 Bill worked for Stone and Webster and Boston Edison (NSTAR/Eversource) until 2003 in various capacities which included contract management, project management, and senior management in electric delivery, nuclear & fossil power generation, broadband, and other construction environments.

Bill leads a team of dedicated personnel at Braintree Electric who strive to be innovative and entrepreneurial which can be difficult at times in the world of municipal government. Some of his major accomplishments at Braintree Electric include the construction of a 116 mega-watt gas turbine power plant which commenced commercial operation in 2009, the expansion and modernization of three 115kv substations, and the ongoing successful competition with Comcast and Verizon in the High Speed Internet industry.

Lindsey McDougall oversees electric vehicle incentive programs for Austin Energy, the 3rd largest municipally owned electric utility in the US. She manages the Plug-In EVerywhere program, which allows EV drivers to access the nationally recognized Plug-In EVerywhere network of over 900 charging ports powered by 100% renewable energy. Lindsey also manages home and commercial charging station rebate programs and EV360, a residential EV subscription rate program. She analyses and evaluates program data resulting in professional reports and GIS maps to support strategic decision-making. Lindsey is a subject matter expert in electric vehicle charging infrastructure and EV industry trends, and is an acclaimed program manager focused on customer satisfaction and utility value. She drives a Nissan Leaf and has a passion for developing electric vehicle programs while educating the community on why they should drive electric.

Beginning as a follower of the electric auto evolution in 2007, to an all-electric driver since 2015, and now as the Electric Transportation Program Manager for American Electric Power – Jeff continues to maintain a sharp focus on customer value and the long term transformation of the entire transportation economy to be more enjoyable, affordable, sustainable, and safe.

A key contributor to AEP electric transportation strategy development, internal stakeholder and community education, program and marketing development, and customer solution development and execution, Jeff leverages technical knowledge, industry connections, customer knowledge and community engagement to achieve positive outcomes for our company, customers, and communities. He is focused on finding and creating functional, scalable, inexpensive solutions for customers that are both simple and elegant.

Jeff has been involved in various aspects of the electric utility industry since 2001, including transmission line, transmission substation, SCADA, protection and controls, telecommunications, central and distributed generation technologies, research and development, strategy, customer programs, electrification, and transportation.

Jeff received his Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio in August 2019, and his Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from Kettering University in Flint, Michigan in June 2005. Jeff became a licensed Professional Engineer in April 2010.

Tony Lee is a Consultant in The Brattle Group’s San Francisco office. He supports clients across the electric power industry in regulatory, litigation, and business strategy matters. Mr. Lee specializes in wholesale market design, environmental policy analysis, resource planning, and economic analysis of generation, transmission, and demand-side resources. He holds Bachelor’s Degrees in Economics and Engineering from Swarthmore College.

Richard Farinas joined SEPA in September 2019, and supports the four SEPA Pathways (Regulatory Innovation, Utility Business Models, Grid Integration, and Transportation Electrification) with research, industry perspectives, thought leadership, and data analysis. He also supports the Renovate Initiative, a collaborative effort focused on state regulatory process innovation. His primary research areas of interest include transportation electrification, utility innovation, decarbonization strategies, performance-based regulation, traditional and alternative forms of regulation, rate design, distributed energy resources, and future of energy topics.

Prior to joining SEPA in 2019, Richard worked as a Sr. Rate Analyst at Pepco and a Consultant at Concentric Energy Advisors. While at Pepco, Richard provided electric rate design expertise, contributed to alternative ratemaking initiatives, and supported the company’s development and implementation of transportation electrification programs across the PHI operating companies. As a consultant with Concentric Energy Advisors, Richard worked across the firm’s practice areas in electric and natural gas markets including regulation, financial advisory, litigation, markets and resource planning, and the future of energy.

Richard holds an M.S. in Applied Economics and a B.S. in Political Science, both from The Florida State University.