Grueneich Resource Advocates

UCS requests a rate of $415/hour for Dian Grueneich for work performed in 2004. UCS claims the requested hourly rate for Grueneich is reasonable as her 2003 rate of $385 was approved by the Commission in D.04-05-010 and the 2004 rate is based on the 2003 rate escalated by the allowable 8%.

UCS requests a rate of $173/hour for Jody London for work performed in 2004. UCS claims the rate requested for London for 2004 is reasonable as it is based on a Commission approved rate in D.04-05-010 of $160 for 2003, escalated by 8%.

UCS requests a rate of $285/hour for work performed by Theresa Cho. UCS claims the requested rate is reasonable as the Commission approved in D.03-10-085 a rate of $265 for Cho for 2003, and the increased rate requested for 2004 reflects the 8% escalation factor.

UCS requests a rate of $95/hour for work performed by Seth Epstein and by Andrew Schwartz. UCS claims this rate is reasonable because their role at GRA is roughly equivalent to that of Michael McCormick, who has a Commission approved rate of $100.⁴⁴ McCormick is a policy analyst at GRA. The rate requested for Epstein and Schwartz is actually below what would be the rate for McCormick when the 8% escalation factor is applied to the approved 2003 rate of $100/hour. Epstein is a Policy/Data Analyst at GRA, hold a BA from St. Lawrence University and a MS in Environmental Policy and a Graduate Certificate in Industrial Ecology from the University of Michigan. Schwartz is also a Policy/Data Analyst at GRA, holds a BA in Economics from the University of Colorado, Bolder and an MPP from the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, and has three years professional experience as a regulatory analyst.

UCS requests an hourly rate of $65 for work done by Jack McGowan in 2004. The Commission awarded a rate of $60/hour for McGowan in 2003 in D.03-10-085 and D.04-05-010, and $65 is the approved 2003 rate escalated by 8%.

The incidental costs for UCS' participation in this proceeding, including telephone charges, facsimile charges, postage, messenger deliveries, photocopying and travel are well-documented and reasonable.

⁴⁴ D.03-10-085.