About

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Lawrence (Larry) J. VogtP.E.  has 40 years of experience in engineering, industrial marketing, demand-side management, and rates and regulations in the electrical utility industry.  He has a comprehensive knowledge of power system planning, design, and operations, as well as cost-of-service analysis, forecasting, and electricity pricing methodologies. 

Larry has served in various engineering and managerial positions at ABB Power T&D Company, Louisville Gas & Electric Company, Mississippi Power Company, Public Service Indiana (now known as Duke Energy – Indiana), and Southern Company Services. 

Larry is a member of the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE), and he is a registered Professional Engineer in several states. He has served as a member of the Rates & Regulation Section of the Southeastern Electric Exchange (S.E.E.) and of the Rate & Regulatory Affairs Committee of the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) under which he also served a term as Committee Chairman.  He has served as an expert witness in several regulatory proceedings. 

Larry has a Bachelor of Science and Master of Engineering degrees in the field of electrical engineering from the University of Louisville, and is the author of several technical papers and the textbooks:  Electricity Pricing:  Engineering Principles and Methodologies, CRC Press, 2009 and Electrical Energy Management, Lexington Books, 1977.  He is also a chapter author in the 3rd Edition of the Power Systems volume of The Electric Power Engineering Handbook, CRC Press, 2012.  He has conducted numerous courses and webinars on behalf of the Electric League of Indiana, Inc., EEI’s E-Forum Rate College, EUCI, and the University of South Alabama.  In addition, Larry has served as an Adjunct Professor in Penn State University’s International Power Engineering Program.