DANIEL J. LAWTON PRINCIPAL, DIVERSIFIED UTILITY CONSULTANTS, INC. B.A. ECONOMICS, MERRIMACK COLLEGE M.A. ECONOMICS, TUFTS UNIVERSITY

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1 Uocket No Page 1 of 8 DANEL J. LAWTON PRNCPAL, DVERSFED UTLTY CONSULTANTS, NC. B.A. ECONOMCS, MERRMACK COLLEGE M.A. ECONOMCS, TUFTS UNVERSTY Prior to beginning his own consulting practice, Diversified Utility Consultants, nc., in 1986, Mr. Lawton had been in the utility consulting business with a national engineering and consulting firm. n addition, Mr. Lawton has been employed as a senior analyst and statistical analyst with the Department of Public Service of Minnesota. Prior to Mr. Lawton's involvement in utility regulation and consulting he taught economics, econometrics, statistics and computer science at Doane College. Mr. Lawton has conducted numerous financial and cost of capital studies on electric, gas and telephone utilities for various intervenors before local, state and federal regulatory bodies. n addition, Mr. Lawton has provided studies, analyses, and expert testimony on statistics, econometrics, accounting, forecasting, and cost of service issues. Other projects in which Mr. Lawton has been involved include rate design and analyses for electric, gas and telephone utilities. Mr. Lawton has developed software systems, databases and management systems for cost of service analyses. n addition, Mr. Lawton has developed and reviewed numerous forecasts of energy and demand used for utility generation expansion studies as well as municipal financing. Mr. Lawton has represented numerous municipalities as a negotiator in utility related matters. Such negotiations ranged from the settlement of electric rate cases to the negotiation of provisions in purchase power contracts. A list of cases in which Mr. Lawton has provided testimony is attached.

2 Docket No Rebuttal Testimony Of OpC witness Page 2 of 8 UTLTY RATE PROCEEDNGS N WHCH TESTMONY HAS BEEN PRESENTED BY DANEL J. LAWTON J U RSDCTON/COMP ANY DOCKET NO. 1 TESTMONY TOPC Beluga Pipe Line P Cost of Capital Alabama Power ER Cost of Capital Arizona Public Service ER Cost of Capital Florida Power & Light EL Cost Allocation, Rate Design Florida Power & Light ER Cost of Capital, Rate Design, Cost of Service Southern California Edison E R Fo recas ti n g Louisiana Power & Liaht U Cost of CaDital. DeDreciation Louisiana Power & Light U nterim Rate Relief Louisiana Power & Light U Nuclear Prudence, Cost of Service Continental Telephone P407/GR Cost of Capital nterstate Power Co. Montana Dakota Utilities EOO/GR G009/GR Financial Financial, Cost of Capital

3 ~~ ~ ~ 1 Norman County Telephone Northern States Power New ULM Telephone P419/GR81767 Financial P420/GR Docket NO. UOUO38 Page 3 of 8 Rate Design, Gost ot Gapitai G002/GR80556 Statistical Forecasting, Cost of Capital 1 Northwestern Bell P421/GR80911 Rate Design, Forecasting North Carolina Natural Gas G-21, Sub 235 Forecasting, Cost of Capital, Cost of Service Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corporation Cost of Capital Kokomo Gas & Fuel Cost of Capital Nevada Bell Nevada Power Sierra Pacific Power Cost of Capital Cost of Capital Cost of Capital Pacificorp Cost of Capital Piedmont Municipal Power E Forecasting

4 ~~ Docket No Central Power & Light 6375 Central Power & Liaht Companv 9561 Central Power & Light 7560 Central Power & Light 8646 Central Power & Light Central Power & Light Central Power & Light El Paso Electric 9945 El Paso Electric Entergy Gulf States ncorporated Entergy Gulf States ncorporated Cost of Capital, Financial lnteqritv Cost of Capital, Revenue Requirements Deferred Acco u n t i n a Rate Desian. Excess CaPacitv STP Adj. Cost of Capital, Post Test-year adiustments. Rate Case Expenses Salary &Wage Exp., Self-ns. Reserve, Plant Held for Future use, Post Test Year Adjustments, Demand Side Management, Rate Case EXD. Securitization of Reaulatorv Assets Cost of Capital, Revenue Requirements, Decommission inq Fund ina Cost of Capital, Rate Moderation Plan, CWP, Rate Case Expenses Cost of Service, Rate Base, Revenues, Cost of Capital, Quality of Service Cost Allocation Entergy Gulf States ncorporated Entergy Gulf States ncorporated Unbundlinq Capital Structure Entergy Gulf States ncorporated Unbundling Entergy Gulf States ncorporated Price to Beat Gulf States Utilities 5560 Gulf States Utilities 6525 Gulf States Utilities Gulf States Utilities 8702 Cost of Service Cost of Capital, Financial ntegrity Cost of Service, Cost of Capital, Excess Capacity Deferred Accounting, Cost of Capital, Cost of Service

5 Gulf States Utilities Gulf States Utilities Gulf States Utilities GTE Southwest, nc. Houston Lighting & Power Houston Lighting & Power Lower Colorado River Authoritv Southwestern Electric Power Southwestern Electric Power Southwestern Electric Power Southwestern Bell Telephone Southwestern Bell Telephone Texas-New Mexico Power Texas-New Mexico Power UUbhGC YU. UUUUJO Affiliate Trar Page 5 of Section 63, Affiliate Transaction Deferred acctng., self-ns. reserve, contra AFUDC adj., River Bend Plant specifically assignable to Louisiana, River Bend Decomm., Cost of Capital, Financial ntegrity, Cost of Service, Rate Case Expenses Rate Case Expenses 6765 Forecasting Stranded costs Debt Service Coverage, Rate Design Cost of Service 4628 Rate Design, Financial Forecasting Price to Beat Fuel Factor 8585 Yellow Pages Rate Group Re-Classification nterruptible Rates Cost of Capital Fuel Reconciliation TUCO Acquisition Fuel Reconciliation 9491 Cost of Capital, Revenue Requirements, Prudence Prudence

6 Texas-New Mexico Power Texas-New Mexico Power Texas Utilities Electric 9300 Texas Utilities Electric TXU Electric Docket No Exhibit No. (DL-1) Rate Case Page 6 of 8 Acquisition ris ks/merger benefits Cost of Service, Cost of Capital Revenue Req u ire men ts Securitization of Regulatory Assets West Texas Utilities 7510 Cost of Capital, Cost of Service West Texas Utilities Rate Design Energas 5793 Cost of Capital Energas 8205 Cost of Capital Energas Cost of Capital, Revenues, Allocation Lone Star Gas 8664 Rate Design, Cost of Capital, Accumulated Depr. & DFT, Rate Case Exp. Lone Star Gas mplementation of Billing Cycle Adjustment Transmission Southern Union Gas 6968 Rate Relief Southern Union Gas 8878 Test Year Revenues, Joint and Common Texas Gas Service 9465 costs Cost of Capital, Cost of Service, Allocation r TXU-Gas Distribution Cost of Capital, Transport Fee, Cost TXU-Gas Distribution 9400 Westar Transmission Westar Transmission Allocation. Adiustment Clause Cost of Service, Allocation, Rate Base, Cost of Capital, Rate Design Cost of Capital, Cost of Service Cost of Capital, Revenue Requirement TXU Lone Star Pipeline 8976 Cost of Capital, Capital Structure

7 Docket No Exhibit No. Southern Utilities ComDanv 7371-R Cost of CaDital. Cost of Service 1 K. N. Energy, nc. Cost of Capital Houston Lighting & Power Fo recas ti n g City of San Benito, et. al. vs. PGE Gas Transmission et. al Fairness Hearing City of Wharton, et al vs. Houston Franchise fees

8 1 Lighting & Power Docket No Page 8 of 8 Railroad Commission of Texas et al GV 304,700 Mandamus