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BWMQ is a nationally recognized energy consulting firm founded in 1986. We offer technical, economic, and policy assistance to the various segments of the natural gas pipeline industry, oil pipeline industry and electric utility industry on business and regulatory matters. 

Industries We Serve

Natural Gas

BWMQ provides regulatory and financial assistance to its clients during every phase of the evolution of the natural gas marketplace. 
BWMQ can help secure opportunities and meet the challenges faced by its clients through its traditional regulatory and rate case services and also with transactional services such as assistance in structuring gas and financial transactions or in developing new infrastructure projects.

Electric Transmission

BWMQ has extensive experience in the electric transmission industry, including, but not limited to: open-access transmission tariffs, rate design, ancillary services, traditional cost of service, nontraditional pricing methods (e.g., opportunity cost, incremental cost, incentive/disincentive rates, and market-based rates), terms and conditions of service, and transmission pricing strategies. 

 

Petroleum

BWMQ provides a wide range of services to the oil pipeline sector of the energy industry, which faces unique laws, regulations and industry conditions.
Our staff consultants have extensive experience in oil work from offshore Texas to the North Slope of Alaska. BWMQ’s familiarity with the opinion 154B methodology, grandfathered rates, and “changed circumstance” thresholds is second to none. 

Highlighted Services

Although BWMQ is pleased to offer our clients a wide variety of services and guidance, some of our most popular services include:

Business Risk & Rate of Return

BWMQ assists clients in assessing their business risk, determining appropriate proxy groups, and supporting the appropriate return on equity in NGA Section 4 & Section 5 cases.

Depreciation

BWMQ assists in the setting of “proper and adequate” depreciation rates with an assessment of the remaining economic life of the facilities as well as the retirement distribution curve for plant in service.

FERC Income Tax Allowance

BWMQ assists clients with all areas of state and federal income tax issues, such as income tax allowance, accumulated deferred income taxes (ADIT), and excess differed income taxes (EDIT).

MBR for Natural Gas Storage & Hub Services

BWMQ has unsurpassed experience assisting clients in obtaining market-based rate authorization at the FERC for natural gas firm and interruptible storage service, firm and interruptible wheeling service, and other hub services. 

Terminal Decommissioning

BWMQ provides the terminal abandonment cost that will be incurred upon the end of the facility’s useful economic life, which must be recovered from today’s ratepayers.

General Inquiries

For general inquiries, please e-mail us or use our contact form below.

Primary Contact

David Haag, CEO
P.O. Box 10
Sunderland, MD 20689-0010
 

E-mail - Inquiry@bwmq.com
Phone - (202) 775-8994

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