Elliott J. Nethercutt is a principal regulatory policy specialist at the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, where he supports state regulatory commissions on topics including resource adequacy, performance-based ratemaking, and the interplay between implementing energy policies and maintaining system reliability. Previously, he was a principal economist at the National Regulatory Research Institute. Elliott has also advanced market design enhancements at the California Independent System Operator, developed reliability assessments at the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, and supported transmission siting efforts and smart grid funding programs at the U.S. Department of Energy. He holds a master’s degree in applied economics from the Johns Hopkins University and a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Colorado.