Presenters

Gary Lenart - Market Advisor, SoCalGas

Gary has worked in the natural gas industry for over 30 years with experience in local distribution and interstate pipeline transportation rates as well as natural gas market prices. Gary has testified before the California Public Utilities Commission numerous times. Currently, his focus is on policies affecting the commercial & industrial segments as a Market Advisor with the Southern California Gas Company.

Shue Cheng - Senior Advisor, SCE

Shue Cheng is currently a senior advisor with Southern California Edison (SCE). Shue joined SCE in 2008 and specializes in utility ratemaking in the State Regulatory Operations pricing group. As a rate design advisor, she is responsible for the development of utility electric rate designs and focuses on the General Rate Case cost allocation and other marginal cost related activities. Shue served as a witness in front of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) in support of various rate design proposals. She is also a subject matter expert in rate designs for advance technologies such as electric vehicles and DER technologies. Shue earned a bachelor’s degree in management science from the University of California, San Diego and is a CFA charterholder since 2012.

Christopher C. Repp - Operation NEXT Water Supply Program, LADWP

Christopher holds a Chemical Engineering Bachelors with a Masters in Civil Engineering. He is a registered Civil Engineer with 15 years of engineering experience, having sought employment with the City of Los Angeles, in the Bureau of Sanitation, Engineering, and now, LADWP. His expertise lies mainly in Water Resources over the past decade. More recently his focus is on Groundwater Rights and Development. He led the LADWP’s Groundwater Development and Augmentation Plan, and is now helping to lead staff on the Operation NEXT Water Supply Program, which will serve to supply the City through groundwater replenishment and potable reuse by maximizing recycled water from the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant.