Depreciation Workbench

From raw plant records to a defensible result.

One auditable, purpose-built system for the whole depreciation study — replacing sprawling spreadsheets and one-off scripts, so analysts spend less time wrangling data and more on judgment.

SURVIVOR CURVE · % SURVIVING AGE (YEARS)
avg. service life
EVERY CALCVersioned
METHODIowa curves
OUTPUTRegulator-ready
01AuditableEvery calculation versioned and reproducible
02ActuarialIowa survivor-curve life analysis, built in
03Regulator-readyStudy reports and Excel exports, on demand
Who it's for

Built for the people who run and review depreciation studies.

Utilities, state and federal commissions, and industry consultants use Depreciation Workbench to calculate rates, forecast service life, and stand behind the result.

Calculate Annual depreciation rates Using the industry-accepted methods regulators already expect to see.
Forecast Service life of plant assets Based on Iowa curves, the standard commonly relied on by U.S. utility regulators.
Analyze Parameter and scenario impacts Multi-case analytics show how changes to assumptions ripple through the study.
Generate Comprehensive study reports A full suite of outputs, formatted and ready for regulatory filing.
Prepare Accruals with salvage and removal cost Depreciation accruals that reflect expected salvage and cost of removal.
The study, end to end

One system, from intake to sign-off.

Replacing sprawling spreadsheets and one-off scripts with a single auditable system for the whole study.

IntakeIngestion & reconciliation

Import continuing property records and reserve balances from any source, then validate against control totals before a single number is calculated.

StructureAccount grouping

Roll parent and child accounts together with flexible per-group consolidation rules, so studies mirror your chart of accounts and rate presentation.

EngineVersioned calculations

Compute accrual, reserve, and remaining-life results with an auditable engine that keeps every study fully reproducible.

LifeService-life & SPR analysis

Fit survivor curves to historical retirement experience, score the fit, and stress-test life estimates interactively.

OutputReports & Excel exports

Generate a full suite of study reports with saved, shareable views and formatting built for regulatory filings.

ManageProjects & collaboration

Track studies from setup to sign-off with built-in to-dos, status reporting, and shared project views.

Key features

Depth where it counts, without the spreadsheet sprawl.

Every feature exists because it solved a real problem in a real depreciation study.

Depreciation analytics

Straight-line calculations, built the way regulators expect

Run SL depreciation and amortization using industry-standard methods like equal life and average life group techniques — the same approaches U.S. utility regulators already rely on. Case comparison tools let you set two sets of assumptions side by side, so you can weigh the financial impact of different depreciation strategies before you commit to one.

Survivor curve fitting

Iowa curves, fit visually and interactively

Depreciation Workbench comes populated with algorithms built to fit Iowa curves, the industry standard. Graphical curve fitting lets you match standard curves to observed life data directly, for precise, defensible life estimates.

Automated reporting

Compliance on a schedule, not a scramble

Predefined templates and automated alerts keep filings timely and standardized, cutting down the manual work of report generation so your team can focus on judgment calls instead of formatting.

Collaboration

Share projects with the right people, at the right access level

Multiple layers of user rights mean colleagues, clients, and stakeholders can all work in the same project with access controls that match their role — no more emailing spreadsheet versions back and forth.

DW library

A growing archive of publicly filed studies

The DW Library publishes digital remodelings of publicly filed depreciation studies, ready to reference or build from. Don't see the one you need? We'll prepare a digital version from publicly available data.

See it run on your own data.

Whether you're a utility manager, consultant, or regulator, Depreciation Workbench helps you land on defensible rates with confidence.

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