Energy Futures Group

What Energy Futures Group does

Energy Futures Group (EFG) is a privately held clean energy consulting firm founded in 2010 and headquartered in Hinesburg, Vermont. The firm provides expert consulting services to government agencies, electric and gas utilities, ratepayer-funded efficiency program administrators, and environmental advocacy organizations across the United States and Canada. Its practice spans policy development, energy planning and analysis, integrated resource planning (IRP), demand-side management (DSM) program design and evaluation, strategic electrification, decarbonization pathways, and expert witness testimony in regulatory proceedings.

EFG's offerings are organized around specialized consulting expertise rather than proprietary technology products. Core services include energy efficiency program design, renewable energy integration advisory, strategic electrification, decarbonization policy consulting, and IRP work covering both supply-side and demand-side analysis. The firm has co-developed the Total Building Performance (TBP) Certificate with BPI, NEEP, and the Building Performance Association, a national workforce credential for residential deep energy retrofits, and has published collaborative research such as a gas turbine capital cost whitepaper with GridLab. The team is structured into IRP and DSM divisions, supported by senior analysts and administrative staff, totaling approximately 13-15 consultants.

EFG generates revenue through project-based consulting engagements, typically structured as fixed-fee or time-and-materials contracts, with state and federal agencies (e.g., U.S. DOE, NYSERDA, Vermont DPS), utilities (e.g., Green Mountain Power), and advocacy NGOs (e.g., NRDC, Sierra Club). The firm is a founder/principal-owned partnership with no disclosed institutional investors; its principals include Anna Sommer, Stacy Sherwood, Dan Mellinger, alongside Principal Emeritus and co-founder Richard Faesy. Marketing is conducted through thought leadership publications, conference participation, client referrals, and a professional website, with no traditional advertising spend.

Name

Energy Futures Group

Legal name

Energy Futures Group

Website

https://energyfuturesgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Energy Futures Group (EFG) is a privately held clean energy consulting firm founded in 2010, providing policy, planning, program design, and expert witness services to utilities, government agencies, and advocacy groups across the United States and Canada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Clean Energy Consulting Services

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Management Consulting Services (54161), Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Energy Systems & Power Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Corporate & Voluntary Procurement Policy (PPAs, Green Tariffs, 24/7 CFE) (EUAMANAH), Asset Management & Owner’s Engineering (Lifecycle Strategy, Budgeting, Technical Due Diligence) (EUAMAGAJ)

Keywords

• Clean energy consulting
• Energy efficiency consulting
• Integrated resource planning
• Decarbonization policy advisory
• Demand side management

Headquarters

HQ city

Hinesburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: EFG provides high-quality consulting services including policy development, energy planning and analysis, program design and implementation, and expert witness testimony. Revenue is generated through project-based consulting engagements with government agencies, utilities, advocacy groups, and industry clients. Engagements typically involve fixed-fee or time-and-materials contracts for specific deliverables.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Energy Futures Group is a clean energy consulting firm that helps clients design and evaluate efficient, renewable, and clean energy programs and policies. Core services fall into four practice areas: policy development, energy planning and analysis, program design and implementation, and expert witness testimony. The firm specializes in energy efficiency, renewable energy, strategic electrification, decarbonization policy, and integrated resource planning, serving government agencies, utilities, program administrators, advocacy groups, and industry leaders across the United States and Canada.

Product overview

Energy Futures Group is a clean energy consulting company offering expert consulting services rather than a software product. Their core offerings include policy development, energy planning and analysis, program design and implementation, and expert witness services. The company specializes in energy efficiency, renewable energy, strategic electrification, decarbonization policy, and integrated resource planning. They developed the Total Building Performance (TBP) Certificate in partnership with Building Performance Institute (BPI), NEEP, and Building Performance Association.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Clean Energy Consulting Services Expert consulting services for clean energy solutions including policy development, energy planning and analysis, program design and implementation, and expert witness testimony, delivered to government agencies, utilities, advocacy groups, and industry leaders in the U.S. and Canada.
• Energy Efficiency Consulting Advisory services focused on energy efficiency programs, evaluations, and market transformation efforts for utilities, program administrators, and advocacy organizations.
• Renewable Energy Consulting Strategic consulting for renewable energy integration, distributed solar solutions, and clean energy transitions for utilities, government agencies, and clean energy companies.
• Strategic Electrification Services Consulting on strategic electrification for buildings and transportation to support decarbonization goals across client jurisdictions.
• Decarbonization Policy Consulting Policy development and analysis services for greenhouse gas reduction and climate action planning, including statewide and utility-level decarbonization pathways.
• Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) Comprehensive energy resource planning including supply-side and demand-side analysis, resource adequacy assessment, and long-range grid planning for utilities, regulators, and program administrators.
• Total Building Performance (TBP) Certificate National building decarbonization certificate developed by EFG in partnership with the Building Performance Institute (BPI), NEEP, and the Building Performance Association, designed to prepare individuals with holistic knowledge to plan, assist, and guide residential deep energy retrofit projects to reduce energy consumption by 50% or more.

Quantifiable outcome

• Zero Energy Now program achieved 64% average energy savings in 24 homes retrofitted
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Building Performance Institute (BPI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEFG partnered with BPI, NEEP, and Building Performance Association to develop the Total Building Performance (TBP) Certificate, the only certificate of its kind designed to prepare individuals with holistic knowledge to plan, assist, and guide residential deep energy retrofit projects to reduce energy consumption by 50% or more.
• NEEP (Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with NEEP and Building Performance Association on the Total Building Performance Certificate development. EFG has a long-standing relationship with NEEP on various projects including Zero Energy Now program support and regulatory assistance.
• Building Performance AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with BPI, NEEP, and Building Performance Association to develop the TBP Certificate for building decarbonization workforce readiness.
• GridLabmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with GridLab, Component Reliability Consultants, and Halcyon to collect and analyze publicly available gas turbine project cost data. The whitepaper showed that new Combined Cycle Gas Turbine capital costs exceed $2,000 per kW for 2030 in-service dates.
• Component Reliability ConsultantsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on whitepaper analyzing gas turbine project cost data and increasing gas capital costs across U.S. markets.
• HalcyonmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on whitepaper analyzing gas turbine project cost data and increasing gas capital costs across U.S. markets.
• Vermont Energy Investment Corporation dba Efficiency VermontcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnered on Vermont Residential Energy Code Administration Plan development. EFG worked with Efficiency Vermont, Vermont Association of Planning and Development Agencies, Vermont Gas Systems, Burlington Electric Department, and Vermont Secretary of State's Office.
• Common Spark ConsultingminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnered with Common Spark Consulting on Energy Efficiency Action Plan for the Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact.
• Institute for Sustainable CommunitiesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEFG and Common Spark Consulting partnered with Institute for Sustainable Communities to prepare Energy Efficiency Action Plan for Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact.
• Applied Economics ClinicminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPart of coalition of partners including Applied Economics Clinic, GridLab, Michael Milligan, Mihir Desu, Southwest Energy Efficiency Project, Strategen, and Telos Energy for New Mexico Public Regulation Commission portfolio approval work.
• Telos EnergyminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPart of coalition supporting Coalition for Clean Affordable Energy's recommended portfolio for New Mexico's San Juan coal plant replacement.
• Cadmus GroupcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEFG worked in collaboration with Cadmus Group and Stockholm Environment Institute to support the State of Vermont in analyzing pathways to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions to meet Global Warming Solutions Act requirements.
• Stockholm Environment InstitutecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCollaborated with EFG and Cadmus Group on Vermont greenhouse gas pathways analysis using LEAP modeling to analyze emissions reduction pathways for 2030 and 2050 targets.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cadmus Group: Energy and environmental consulting firm that, like EFG, provides energy efficiency program evaluation, IRP analysis, and decarbonization policy work. Cadmus co-led the Vermont GHG pathways study with EFG, making it a direct competitor and co-delivery partner.
• Opinion Dynamics: Energy efficiency, market research, and evaluation firm that competes head-to-head with EFG on energy efficiency program evaluation and market transformation. Zack Tyler, now at EFG, was previously Senior Director at Opinion Dynamics.
• NMR Group: Research and consulting firm specializing in energy efficiency program evaluation, market effects, and building science. Zack Tyler previously served as NMR's Director of Building Science, evidencing direct competitive overlap.
• Synapse Energy Economics: Energy economics and policy consulting firm focused on ratepayer-funded efficiency, IRP, and clean energy regulatory work. Nina Peluso worked at Synapse before EFG, and the firms frequently co-engage or compete on the same regulatory proceedings.
• VEIC (Vermont Energy Investment Corporation): Vermont-based clean energy nonprofit operating Efficiency Vermont. Multiple EFG principals (Faesy, Mellinger, Hill) came from VEIC, and the firms partner on energy code and DSM work.
• Energy + Environmental Economics (E3): Energy consulting firm specializing in IRP, resource adequacy, and decarbonization pathway analysis for utilities and regulators. Operates in the same procurement and policy advisory space as EFG's IRP Team.
• Strategen Consulting: Clean energy strategy and policy consulting firm that, like EFG, supports state agencies, advocacy groups, and clean energy coalitions (e.g., the New Mexico San Juan coalition work).
• Cadeo Group: Energy efficiency, demand response, and clean transportation consulting firm. Scott Reeves served as Director at Cadeo before joining EFG, evidencing direct overlap in DSM and program evaluation.

Broad incumbents

• ICF International: Large, publicly listed management and technology consulting firm with a substantial energy efficiency and climate practice. Competes with EFG on federal and state energy contracts and has been an alumni employer of EFG staff.
• Resource Innovations: Large, national energy efficiency, equity, and demand-side management consulting firm. Competes with EFG for utility DSM program design and evaluation RFPs across multiple U.S. jurisdictions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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