Ellen Northrup, CEP Senior Analyst, Commodity Procurement
Ellen Northrup works in the Commodity Procurement department assisting with our clients' purchase of electricity and fossil fuel supply. She performs in-depth analysis of pricing strategies and guides staff members on additional analysis in preparation of all purchase and budgeting requirements. Ellen has vast accounting and data analysis skills that enable her to perform utility billing and supply contract performance reviews resulting in substantial cost savings for our clients. She maintains extensive databases of utility tariff rates, taxes adjustments and other cost components. Ellen also maintains our proprietary bill calc engine including all Con Ed electric tariff rate revisions in order to accurately calculate all transportation and commodity costs. Ms. Northrup has strong relationships with both Utilities and ESCOS which are advantageous in resolving errors and disputes on behalf of our clients. She has also recovered over $3.3 million in refunds under Luthin Associates' Gross Receipt Tax Remissions services. Ellen worked in the financial services industry for Morgan Stanley, KPMG Peat Marwick and others prior to joining Luthin Associates. Ellen attended Hunter College where she studied Accounting.
Ellen recently received certification as a Certified Energy Procurer by the Association of Energy Engineers.