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Neil Talbot
Neil Talbot is an economic and financial consultant to Synapse Energy Economics, Inc. He has a law degree from the University of Cape Town, and masters degrees in economics and finance from Cambridge University and Boston College respectively. Since 1968, Mr. Talbot has consulted on utility company economic, financial and regulatory issues. He began his career at the Economist Intelligence Unit of London, and has worked at Arthur D. Little, Inc. of Cambridge, Mass., Tellus Institute of Boston, and Synapse Energy Economics, Inc. Mr. Talbot has prepared a wide range of studies and testimony on utility planning, rate of return, mergers and acquisitions, incentive rates, financial modeling of utilities under alternative rate scenarios, valuation of utility assets, and evaluation of utility projects and contracts.
Mr. Talbot’s recent projects have focused on the new issues facing the electric utility industry. These include testifying on electricity restructuring around the country, advising on the rate-making treatment of the proposed merger (now cancelled) between Entergy (parent of Arkansas Power & Light Co.) and FPL Corp., and drafting market power rules and filing guidelines. Articles written by Mr. Talbot include “The Right Path for Electricity Restructuring: 10 Guidelines for State Legislation” (The Electricity Journal, January/February 1999) and “A Stranded Cost Recovery Alternative” (The Electricity Journal, May 1998).
