Nikki is a regulatory strategist with deep expertise in finding optimal solutions for clients. Since joining the firm, she has become an advisor to major utilities specifically in drafting wildfire mitigation plans in both high and low wildfire risk areas. She also recently assisted a utility in creating a novel large load tariff application that both attracts large load customers and mitigates risks to other customers which was approved by its commission.

She draws on extensive in-house experience, having joined the firm from one of the nation’s largest electric utilities where she led strategy on alternative rate making, transportation electrification, and clean energy transition matters. A highly regarded former energy regulator for seven years, Nikki also served as Chair of the South Carolina Public Service Commission for two years, leading the agency through first impression solar legislation implementation. That experience creates a unique perspective as a former regulator and former utility attorney that advances consensus among divergent stakeholders to achieve optimal business solutions.

Prior to her roles in the utility sector, Nikki was a former magistrate judge and prosecutor in South Carolina. In her free time, Nikki enjoys cooking, fitness (to mitigate all the cooking), skiing, and traveling.