Practice Areas
Cadency Consulting has extensive experience and a keen business focus on the following practice areas
Utility Regulation
Regulation of natural monopoly industries and the interaction with good engineering practice Asset management planning review Asset valuation and methodologies Cost allocation policies and reviews including customer class, corporate and direct, rural and urban, etc Excluded and prescribed cost reviews including metering, streetlighting and contracting businesses Detailed practical understanding of electricity, water and businesses, regulation, expenditure planning and service standards Gas, water and electricity distribution pricing and reliability Planning/forecasting studies and regulatory tests
Business Performance and Benchmarking
Design and operation of benchmarking programs Trend analysis Forecasting and indexation Regulatory applications exogenous factors international approaches and applications
Utility Management and Processes
Development of Asset Management Plans Capital governance and management processes Operations efficiency analysis Reliability assessments and trade-offs. Development and review of network business cases Asset and condition assessments Capital and operating forecasts
Project and Business Governance
Management of critical timelines and complex environments Leadership and integration of diverse teams Co-ordination of complex projects with multiple stakeholders and objectives Process reviews and operational audits of water, gas and electric utilities