Research & Strategy
Reports and analysis that help clients compare energy choices, understand costs, and decide what to do next.
Example: The Future of Gas in Illinois
What We Do
Research, models, and testimony for decisions about energy infrastructure, customer costs, and electrification.
Areas of Expertise
Gas Transition
Analysis of gas utility transition pathways, non-pipeline alternatives, consumer cost impacts, and strategic decommissioning planning.
Learn more →Energy System Decarbonization
Multi-sector decarbonization roadmaps, electrification strategies, and integrated energy planning for states and municipalities.
Learn more →Bioenergy
Techno-economic and lifecycle assessment of bioenergy pathways, including realistic evaluation of RNG and biomass potential.
Learn more →Waste
Waste-to-energy assessment, sustainable waste management strategies, and lifecycle analysis of waste treatment pathways.
Learn more →Building Electrification
Analysis of electric heating, building upgrades, and the costs and infrastructure needed to move away from fossil fuels.
Learn more →Actionable Equity
Research that turns equity goals into practical decisions about housing, energy costs, and access to clean energy.
Learn more →Services
Advanced Modeling
Models of utility finances, energy use, and local infrastructure to test assumptions and compare alternatives.
Example: Local Energy Asset Planning
Regulatory & Litigation Support
Expert testimony, discovery support, and technical review of utility investment and rate proposals.
Stakeholder Engagement & Representation
Analysis and technical support that help working groups and public agencies examine evidence and develop recommendations.
Technical Assistance
Practical support for agencies and advocates interpreting technical evidence, reviewing proposals, and putting analysis to use.
Energy System Planning
Planning across buildings, gas, and electricity to align infrastructure investment with climate goals and community needs.
Example: Thermal Transition Strategy
Selected clients and collaborators
These engagements show the range of organizations we support. Where a Project record is available, follow the client link to browse its projects.
Environmental and public-interest organizations
- Conservation Law Foundation
- Sierra Club
- Building Decarbonization Coalition
- Rewiring America
- The Boston Foundation
- Institute for Market Transformation
- Citizens Utility Board of Illinois
- Environmental Defense Fund
- Zero Carbon Massachusetts
- RMI
- Boston Green Ribbon Commission
- Illinois Public Interest Research Group
- Earthjustice
Government and research organizations
- Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
- Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General
- Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources
- Massachusetts Office of Energy Transformation
- City of Ann Arbor
- UMass Amherst Energy Transition Institute
- U.S. Department of Energy
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
- Maryland Office of People's Counsel
- Cornell University
- Boston University
Earlier institutional work
Michael Walsh directed the Massachusetts 2050 Roadmap while at Cadmus and led technical work for Carbon Free Boston at Boston University. Those engagements are part of the team’s experience and are identified separately in the Resource Hub.
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