This is a time of fundamental change. It’s not simply an issue of new supply choices, or reduced demand, or commodity volatility, or new technology, or regulatory uncertainty. All are changing at the same time. There are challenges, but also great rewards for those who improve and innovate.
We help our clients understand these complexities, and develop and implement strategies and near-term changes that position them for long term success.
- Corporate strategy
- Business unit strategy and business model innovation — including regulated electric and gas, retail, transmission, generation, non-regulated ventures and suppliers to the industry
- M&A — corporate and asset transactions — strategy, diligence, integration, regulatory support
- Solution and technology development (including retail solutions, smart grid, electric and natural gas transportation, and solar)
- Operational performance improvement
- Organizational design, development and performance management
- Customer, community and regulatory engagement
- Sustainability
Demand Growth: Realizing the Potential of Distributed Energy
Bob Zabors, Manisha Shah, and John McNeel from the Energy Practice Group discuss drivers behind the renewed interest around Distributed Energy. Download a PDF of the Presentation . More | PDF
TAGS: Customer (Market) Insights, Growth Strategies (Profitable Growth), Solutions Creation, Delivery, End Use Solutions, Strategy, Gas, Regulatory Relations
One Plan Many Pieces
In these days of rising costs and higher expectations for all stakeholders, many companies are increasing their focus on strategic planning. More | PDF
TAGS: Business Planning, Strategy, Operational Design and Performance Improvement, Regulatory Relations

Light at the End of the Tunnel
Will electricity demand ever emerge from the darkness of its current no-growth tunnel? That question has confounded utility executives since the 2008-2009 recession pushed electricity demand growth into negative territory—breaking a string of steady, if not spectacular, growth that began with the end of World War II. More
TAGS: Growth Strategies (Profitable Growth), End Use Solutions, Strategy, Solar
Designing a Purpose-Built Business to Win in the Retail Energy SMB Market
The deregulated Retail Energy market is a relatively young segment of the broader Energy industry, and one that continues to provide significant opportunities for Retail Energy Providers (REPs). More
TAGS: Customer (Market) Insights, Growth Strategies (Profitable Growth), Business Planning, New Market Entry, Brand Experience, Channel Management, Marketing Resource Management, Operations Architecture, Outsourcing, Strategy
New Skill Sets to Deal with Tomorrow's Challenges in the Energy Sector
In Consulting Magazine, Bob Zabors provides his views on the evolution of new topics and issues that energy consulting practices need to address to better serve clients. Download a PDF of the article . More | PDF
TAGS: Customer (Market) Insights, Growth Strategies (Profitable Growth), Business Planning, Business Model Design, Solutions Creation, Supply, Delivery, Customer Operations, End Use Solutions, Strategy, Operational Design and Performance Improvement, Smart Grid, Electric Vehicles (EV), Regulatory Relations
More and More Mergers
Bob Zabors, Director of the Energy Practice Group, shares his outlook on M&A activity in the US utility industry in the July/August issue of the Edison Electric Institute's Electric Perspectives. More | PDF
TAGS: M&A Support, Strategy

Powering the Future: Energy at a Crossroads
The energy sector is at a crossroads, and tomorrow's consultants will need new skillsets to deal with the challenges that await them and their clients. More | PDF
TAGS: Customer (Market) Insights, Growth Strategies (Profitable Growth), Business Planning, Supply, Delivery, Customer Operations, End Use Solutions, Strategy, Smart Grid, Electric Vehicles (EV), Regulatory Relations
Leadership and Learning
"Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other. " This often-quoted statement is taken from the speech that President John F. Kennedy was prepared to deliver on the day he was assassinated. More | PDF
TAGS: Strategy, Operational Design and Performance Improvement
