Mr. William R. "Rodney" Pennington is a principal in Pendulum Energy. Mr. Pennington has 31 years experience in the natural gas industry. He has held management positions in rates, operations, and gas accounting with Tenneco Gas with responsibilities for operations planning and management, volume control and management and gas volume balancing. Before becoming Director of Operations, Mr. Pennington served as a Supervisor of Rates for Tennessee Gas Pipeline. Prior to joining Tenneco Gas, he held various positions in operations and gas supply for Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation. In 1991, Mr. Pennington left Tenneco Gas to form an independent consulting firm.  

Mr. Pennington has presented expert testimony in numerous cases in FERC and state public service commission proceedings involving cost of service and cost allocation issues as well as numerous operational, gas supply and tariff related issues. He also has testified as an expert witness in state court cases involving natural gas disputes. Mr. Pennington has developed and taught classes for the National Energy Service Association (“NESA”) and for other clients in areas such as gas accounting, gas contracting and tariffs, nominations and confirmation, and has developed and taught an overview of the natural gas industry. Mr. Pennington has worked with domestic and international clients to develop and implement gas and liquid pipeline nomination and allocation procedures.

Mr. Pennington has worked very closely with LDC clients over the last decade to structure a set of supply and capacity services that provide for safe, adequate and reliable supplies at a reasonable cost.  He has worked with these LDCs in the preparation of Supply and Capacity plans, contracting for services, capacity release programs, asset management arrangements, and cost recovery hearings. He has developed Gas Supply Plans for many of his clients and has filed considerable testimony concerning supply and capacity planning issues.

Mr. Pennington has a degree in Mathematics from Northwestern State University.  Mr. Pennington currently serves on the Board of Directors for the National Energy Services Association.

penningt@pendulumenergy.com