The Utility and Energy Technology practice provides custom management consulting, market consulting, and energy and utilities industry analysis to energy and utility companies, information technology suppliers, energy technology suppliers, and industry investors. From the utility and energy company perspective, the practice’s research and consulting services are focused on the key trends, strategic market issues, and technology in the energy and utility space. From the technology vendor/supplier and investor side, the practice follows the services, hardware, software, and application technology markets paying special attention to enterprise applications, utility operations and productivity systems, middleware, and back office systems. The practice also closely follows trends and technology in distributed electricity generation, water utility technology, meter reading and customer service/care technology, and the utility and energy legislative and regulatory environment.
Because the combined forces of incomplete deregulation, continued technological change, and the increased focus on reliability have forced the entire world to rethink the energy and utility business, the practice also provides services to clients outside the industry who need to better understand, penetrate, or expand their reach and influence within the industry.