Questions about
EnergyVeritas.

EnergyVeritas is an independent data and research company providing commission-grade analytical intelligence for public interest energy regulation. We cover four verticals — Gas Procurement & Fuel Economics, Ratepayer Impact & Financial Performance, Grid Performance & Reliability, and Clean Energy Transition — with 26 live analytical tools, 45 states, 252 utilities, and 18 years of historical data. We also provide data reports, commissioned research, and testimony data support for expert witnesses and law firms working on proceedings that matter.

EnergyVeritas was founded by Dr. Bamadou Ouattara, a PhD economist specializing in resource and environmental economics. Dr. Ouattara has extensive experience as a utility economist in New Mexico, providing analytical support in proceedings before the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission involving major regulated utilities including Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM), New Mexico Gas Company, and El Paso Electric Company.

No — and this is by design. EnergyVeritas serves the public interest side of energy proceedings exclusively: consumer advocates, environmental organizations, regulatory law firms representing ratepayer interests, clean energy buyers, and commission staff. We do not work for utilities, utility affiliates, or commercial energy traders. This structural independence is not a marketing claim — it is the foundation of our credibility and the reason our methodology withstands adversarial scrutiny in formal proceedings.

Most energy data platforms — S&P Global Platts, Wood Mackenzie, Bloomberg NEF — serve utilities, investment banks, and commodity traders. They are expensive, proprietary, and built for the supply side of the energy market. EnergyVeritas is built specifically for the other side: consumer advocates, regulatory attorneys, commission staff, and public interest organizations. Our data is sourced from public FERC and EIA filings. Our methodology has been validated in formal commission proceedings. Our outputs are formatted for regulatory use, not commodity trading. There is no comparable independent public interest platform in this space.

EnergyVeritas includes 26 live analytical tools across four verticals. Gas Procurement & Fuel Economics (5 tools): Gas Procurement Analytics Platform (T-01 through T-07), Coal-to-Gas Switching Economics, Year-over-Year Procurement Cost Change, Fuel Mix Monitor, and Gas Dependency Risk Index. Ratepayer Impact & Financial Performance (6 tools): Ratepayer Impact Calculator, Rate Trajectory by Customer Class, Sales Volume & Load Trends, Revenue per Customer Monitor, Peak Demand Monitor, and Self-Generation vs Purchases. Grid Performance & Reliability (3 tools): Reliability Monitor, Outage Cost Calculator, and Grid Resilience Tracker. Clean Energy Transition (12 tools): Renewable Penetration Tracker, Demand Response Capacity Monitor, DR Cost Efficiency Monitor, Energy Efficiency Program Performance, EE Cost Efficiency Monitor, Net Metering Growth Tracker, Distributed Generation Tracker, and more. See the full platform page.

All primary data is sourced from public regulatory filings: EIA Form 923 (fuel receipts and costs for every gas-fired power plant in the U.S., going back to 2008); EIA Form 860 (plant characteristics); EIA Form 861 (retail electricity sales and efficiency programs); EIA Natural Gas Monthly Series (Henry Hub spot prices and state-level citygate prices); EIA Form 861 (utility financial statements); and State commission IRP filings for the IRP assumption tracking tools. Every data series includes source documentation and provenance metadata.

Our core procurement data runs from 2008 to 2025 — 18 years covering the shale revolution price collapse beginning in 2009, the 2014 polar vortex, the 2020 COVID demand shock, Winter Storm Uri in February 2021, the 2022 post-Ukraine price surge, and the subsequent normalization. Form 861 data covers retail sales, reliability, demand response, energy efficiency, and net metering back to 2008. For price chain data (T-02), we have EIA data back to 1993. This historical depth is essential for evaluating utility procurement and ratepayer performance across multiple market cycles.

Yes — that is the explicit design standard. Every EnergyVeritas tool is built to withstand adversarial cross-examination, discovery by opposing counsel, and scrutiny by presiding commissioners. We document every calculation, every data source, and every methodological choice. The core procurement benchmarking methodology underlying Tool T-01 was developed through years of formal commission testimony, has been submitted as evidence in docketed proceedings, and has survived challenge by utility counsel. If we cannot defend it in a proceeding, we do not publish it on the platform.

EnergyVeritas provides five research service categories: (1) Platform Subscriptions — ongoing access to 26 live tools across four verticals ($149–$749/month per vertical); (2) Data Reports — quarterly state procurement reports ($495 each), annual utility scorecards ($995 each), and special event reports ($295 each); (3) Published Research Papers — independent studies on national procurement trends and ratepayer economics ($2,500 each); (4) Commissioned Research — custom analytical work for specific utilities, states, or proceedings ($6,000–$28,000); and (5) Testimony Data Support — data infrastructure and analytical frameworks for expert witnesses ($5,000–$35,000). See the full research services page.

Testimony data support means EnergyVeritas provides the data extraction, peer benchmarking, analytical framework, and exhibit preparation that supports expert witness testimony — without EnergyVeritas or Dr. Ouattara appearing as a named witness. The expert witness files the testimony. EnergyVeritas provides the underlying data infrastructure. This is valuable to law firms whose expert witness is already retained but lacks the analytical infrastructure for commission-grade procurement benchmarking. It is also more cost-effective — an expert witness billing $400–600/hour who spends 40 hours building a data pipeline is costing their client $16,000–$24,000 for work EnergyVeritas can provide for $5,000–$8,000 from an already-validated national data pipeline.

Turnaround depends on scope. A focused utility procurement audit for a single utility typically delivers in 2 weeks. A state-level ratepayer impact study typically takes 3–4 weeks. A comprehensive resource plan analytical review requires 4–6 weeks. Proceeding monitoring retainers provide ongoing deliverables throughout a docket. We recommend contacting us as early in the proceeding timeline as possible — the earlier we engage, the more complete the analytical support we can provide.

Platform subscriptions are offered per vertical across four verticals — Gas Procurement & Fuel Economics, Ratepayer Impact & Financial Performance, Grid Performance & Reliability, and Clean Energy Transition: Individual at $149/month ($1,525/yr) for analysts and researchers; Small Organization at $349/month ($3,560/yr) for advocacy groups and small law firms; Standard Organization at $749/month ($7,645/yr) for active intervenors with data export and research discounts; and Institutional (custom pricing) for state AG offices, large law firms, and commissions requiring all four verticals and direct economist access. Bundle pricing: all four verticals for $1,299/month (Standard tier). Annual billing is available at a 15% discount. See full pricing details.

Currently all 26 tools are publicly accessible while the platform is in its launch phase. This will transition to a subscription model as the platform matures. The Price Chain Tracker will remain permanently free — it shows the full Henry Hub to residential price chain from 1993 to present. Paid subscriptions will provide additional capabilities including data downloads, workpaper formats, priority data refresh, and methodology documentation formatted for regulatory proceedings.

EnergyVeritas exists specifically to serve organizations working in the public interest — which includes many non-profit and government organizations operating under significant resource constraints. We evaluate each engagement on its merits and are open to discussing pricing structures appropriate for non-profit consumer advocate offices, public defenders, and government commissions. Contact us to discuss your situation.