Nicolás Puga is an experienced engineer and energy expert specializing in transmission planning, power project due diligence, regulatory policy, energy efficiency and demand response.
Nicolas Puga has more than 25 years' experience as a senior energy advisor to electric utilities and generation and transmission companies in the analysis of electric power and natural gas markets, generation and transmission project development, utility resource supply planning, and renewable energy resource development. He has conducted due diligence, market assessments and tariff studies for independent power producers, generation and transmission project developers, and lenders for conventional and renewable energy projects. Nick has assisted energy infrastructure project developers with interconnection feasibility studies, transmission access applications, and permitting processes in various US and overseas markets. He has helped utilities and their industrial customers in the evaluation, implementation, and monitoring of energy efficiency and demand management projects, including demand response, thermal storage and combined heat, and power generation.
Nick has provided expert testimony in state transmission line certification proceedings in California, New York, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia, and he has opined on US-Mexico cross-border energy trade and infrastructure in federal, California, and Texas regulatory proceedings.
Languages
Spanish
Education
MSc, Energy Engineering, University of Arizona
BS, Electrical Engineering, Universidad de Guanajuato, Salamanca, Mexico
Practice areas
Expert SpotlightIn this Q&A, Nick explains the opportunities and challenges of electrifying the transportation sector. He highlights the potential for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the role of utilities and non-utility firms in developing charging infrastructure, and the policy decisions needed to address barriers like cost, range anxiety, and vehicle model availability.
