Economist - Department of Administrative Services

Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority

PURA has an opportunity for an Economist position in the Utility Performance and Analysis (UPA) Unit within its Office of Technical and Regulatory Analysis ( TRA ), located at PURA’s office in New Britain, CT. The UPA Unit is one of six technical units within PURA’s TRA Office and is responsible for modernizing utility regulation and improving public utility performance.

The Economist will assist UPA with the implementation of key portions of Public Act 20-5, known as the "Take Back Our Grid" Act, to modernize regulation of the state's electric distribution companies (EDCs) and gas utilities. Specifically, the Economist will assist UPA with the implementation of a performance-based regulation (P ) framework for the state's EDCs, focusing on the development, collection, and analysis of performance metrics and economic evaluations of EDC grid plans and investments to ensure alignment with the public interest and policy goals.

• Professional growth and development opportunities.
• The State of Connecticut is an eligible Public Service Loan Forgiveness employer, meaning you may be eligible to have qualifying student loans forgiven after 10 years of service.  for more information.

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• Professional growth and development opportunities.
• A healthy work/life balance to all employees.
• The State of Connecticut is an eligible Public Service Loan Forgiveness employer, meaning you may be eligible to have qualifying student loans forgiven after 10 years of service.  for more information.

• Modernized regulatory and rate making mechanisms;
• Analysis of utility performance metrics and scorecards;
• Investigating innovative grid technologies for Connecticut; and
• Coordinating the state's retail electric supply.

• Located at PURA’s Headquarters, 10 Franklin Square, New Britain, CT.
• Full-time, 40 hours per week, working Monday-Friday.
• Hybrid in-office schedule.
• Professional growth and career advancement opportunities available.

The Economist will support the above topics, in addition to coordinating with other units in TRA. For the full range of specific position duties, please see the "Examples of Duties" section below for more information.

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The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority ( PURA ) oversees Connecticut’s investor-owned utilities to ensure safe, reliable, affordable, and environmentally responsible service across the electric, natural gas, water and telecommunications sectors.

As a quasi-judicial agency, PURA interprets and applies state utility laws, sets rates, advances grid modernization, regulates markets, ensures infrastructure safety and supports consumers through oversight, education and system planning.

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