Oakley Greenwood

What Oakley Greenwood does

Oakley Greenwood (Oakley Greenwood Pty Ltd) is a privately held Australian boutique consulting firm founded in 2009 and headquartered in Margate Beach, Queensland. The firm provides expert advisory services to participants in the energy and water industries, with a practice organised across five verticals: Natural Gas & Renewable Gases, Electricity, Water & Waste Water, Regulators and Governance Bodies, and Consumers. Its services span market design and regulation, economic regulation, energy supply and delivery, market disruption analysis, generation modelling, pricing, dispute resolution, and policy development, delivered through five skillsets: market design and regulation, economic regulation, energy supply and delivery, market disruption, and expert strategy and analysis. The firm is led by four Executive Directors (Lance Hoch as Chairman, Jim Snow, Rohan Harris, and Greg Thorpe) supported by Principal Consultants and Senior Consultants, with most senior staff holding 20–40+ years of direct industry and regulatory experience at organisations including AGL, Snowy Hydro, CRA International, and Deloitte.

The firm differentiates on the depth of its proprietary analytical models and methodologies, including the in-house QUAFU half-hourly electricity market simulation model, a codified DER hosting capacity valuation methodology, a DER pricing structures framework, remote/edge-of-grid energy supply modelling, and electricity and gas price forecasting models. Oakley Greenwood generates revenue exclusively through project-based professional consulting engagements, with fees bilaterally negotiated and not publicly disclosed. Client work is sourced through industry conference presentations, published reports and white papers, regulatory panel appointments (including the AER Retailer Reliability Obligation Auditor panel), direct outreach, and repeat engagement from regulators, network operators, generators, government departments, and industry associations. The firm operates in Australia and internationally, including South East Asia, Papua New Guinea, and New Zealand, and has produced an 8+ year library of published reports across all energy and water sectors.

Name

Oakley Greenwood

Legal name

Oakley Greenwood Pty Ltd

Website

https://oakleygreenwood.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Oakley Greenwood is a privately held Australian boutique consulting firm providing expert advisory services in market design, economic regulation, energy supply, and pricing to regulators, network operators, generators, government bodies, and industry associations across the energy and water sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Energy and Water Industry Consulting

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Management Consulting Services (54161), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (22131)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900)

akta.pro primary industry

Renewable Policy & Regulatory Strategy (National/State/Local) (EUAMANAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Energy Systems & Power Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAG), Incentives, Subsidies & Tax Policy (ITC/PTC, FiTs, Auctions/CfDs) (EUAMANAE), Corporate & Voluntary Procurement Policy (PPAs, Green Tariffs, 24/7 CFE) (EUAMANAH), Water, Wastewater & Hydraulics Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAD), EIA/ESIA Documentation & Technical Studies (Air/Water/Noise/Traffic) (EUAHAAAC)

Keywords

• Energy industry consulting
• Regulatory advisory services
• Electricity market design
• Water utility regulation
• Distributed energy resources

Headquarters

HQ city

Margate

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: OGW generates revenue through project-based consulting engagements serving energy and water industry participants. Engagements cover market design, regulatory analysis, strategic advisory, economic regulation, energy policy, and technical advisory. Clients include regulators, network operators, retailers, generators, government bodies, and consumer advocates. Work is bilaterally negotiated for large-volume markets such as power stations.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Oakley Greenwood provides expert advisory and consulting services to participants in the energy and water industries, covering the entire gas and electricity supply chains plus water and waste water treatment. Services span market design and regulation, economic regulation, energy supply and delivery, market disruption analysis, generation modelling, pricing and tariff design, dispute resolution, expert witness work, and policy development, delivered through senior consultants with extensive industry, regulatory, and operator experience. The firm also serves as an I-REC Issuer for renewable energy certificates in Australia.

Product overview

Oakley Greenwood is a consulting firm specializing in providing expert advisory services to the energy and water industries. The company offers a comprehensive suite of consulting services organized across five primary industry verticals: Natural Gas & Renewable Gases, Electricity, Water & Waste Water, Regulators and Governance Bodies, and Consumers. Their service offerings are delivered through specialized skillsets including market design and regulation, economic regulation, energy supply and delivery, market disruption analysis, and expert strategy and analysis. The firm does not offer a software product or platform but rather provides professional consulting, analysis, and advisory services to clients in the energy and water sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Natural Gas & Renewable Gases Consulting Expert consulting covering the entire gas supply chain from production through to sales to customers, including remote and on-grid power generation with gas, CNG, LNG, gas asset development and contracts, coal seam gas commercial modelling, gas pricing, and due diligence on gas projects and acquisitions. Also covers biomethane, renewable methane, and hydrogen integration. For gas industry participants, investors, and acquirers.
• Electricity Consulting Consulting on all matters to the electricity supply sector domestically and internationally, from generation to final sales and end use, including market design, dispatch analysis, hedging, price forecasting, and strategic advisory. Serves electricity market participants, network operators, and government bodies.
• Water & Waste Water Consulting Regulation, pricing, and strategic development services for the water supply and waste water treatment industry, combining technical, regulatory, and business strategy expertise. For water utilities, regulators, and local government entities.
• Regulators & Governance Bodies Consulting Expert service on economic regulation, market rules and operations, and industry policy related to regulation and governance, including regulatory framework design, compliance, rule changes, dispute resolution, and industry governance restructuring. For economic regulators, market bodies, and government policy departments.
• Consumers Consulting Advisory services for consumers and those dealing with consumers to achieve least cost solutions, choose strategic options, and act as key participants in driving change and adopting disruptive technologies. Covers on-grid, embedded grids, microgrids, and completely off-grid/remote users and communities, including consumer advocacy, energy bill analysis, supply options, vulnerability assessment, and willingness to pay studies.
• I-REC Issuer Service Oakley Greenwood acts as an Issuer of International Renewable Energy Certificates (I-RECs) for renewable energy in Australia, providing a tradable certificate of origin for electricity generated from renewable sources. For renewable energy generators, corporate buyers, and traders.

Quantifiable outcome

• Project found benefits of DER pricing signals exceed costs at the state level (NPV terms, pre-tax real WACC of 5%, 10-year evaluation period)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Minerals Council of AustraliacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022OGW was commissioned by the Minerals Council of Australia to analyse NEM price outcomes and 'price setter' generators for calendar 2022. The analysis found gas, coal and hydro were the dominant price setters in the NEM.
• Commonwealth Department of Industry, Innovation and SciencecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020The Commonwealth Department commissioned OGW to review gas price trends. The report provides estimates of industrial and residential gas prices, cost components, and historical trends by state and territory, along with factors driving price trends and wholesale/residential gas market background.
• Energy Security Board (ESB), AEMC, AER, AEMOcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019The DER pricing project was conducted in consultation with electricity retailers, networks, consumer groups, DER providers and market bodies including the ESB, AEMC, AER and AEMO. These stakeholders participated in reference groups reviewing and commenting on various stages of the DER pricing study.
• Hydro TasmaniaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018OGW contributed to Hydro Tasmania's 'Battery of the Nation: Analysis of the future National Electricity Market' report, which examined the future of the NEM and the role of storage and renewable generation.
• University of Queensland Energy InitiativeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Jim Snow serves as Adjunct Professor with UQ Energy Initiative. OGW collaborates with UQ on energy research including energy usage forecasting and disruptive technology uptake. Dr Franziska Curran holds a PhD from UQ's Energy Initiative and School of Chemical Engineering.
• Energy Supply Association of Australia (ESAA)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Greg Thorpe prepared the ESAA Edge of the Grid report examining the potential for new ways of delivering energy to those on the edge of grids, addressing distributed generation alternatives for edge-of-grid customers.
• Energy Networks AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014OGW developed the report 'Value of a Grid Connection to Distributed Generation Customers' for the Energy Networks Association. The report describes grid services delivered by electricity distribution networks and provides empirical estimates of the value the grid provides to rooftop solar PV system users and vice versa.
• Hunter Water AustraliaminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2012OGW was engaged by IPART in conjunction with Hunter Water Australia to undertake a detailed review of forecast operating and capital costs for the water and waste water facilities of Gosford City Council and Wyong Shire Council in NSW.
• DeloittecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2009OGW partnered with Deloitte to deliver the Verve Energy Review Final Report to the Oates Review for the Western Australian Minister for Energy. The report examined Verve Energy's historical financial performance, current outlook, and options for addressing identified issues with the market structure and government owned entities.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• ACIL Allen: Australian economic and policy consultancy with a strong energy and water practice, serving regulators, utilities, and government. Closest direct competitor in Australian regulatory economics and market design work.
• HoustonKemp: Sydney-based economic consultancy specialising in energy, transport and infrastructure regulation. Competes directly with OGW on AER/AEMC regulatory mandates and expert economic analysis.
• Sapere Research Group: Australia and NZ-based economic and policy consultancy with deep energy market regulation expertise. Directly competes on regulatory strategy, market design, and government advisory mandates.
• Frontier Economics: Global economics consultancy with strong Australian energy practice. Competes on regulatory pricing, market design, and network access work across the NEM and gas markets.
• Baringa Partners: Global energy and resources consultancy with deep credentials in market design, trading, and energy transition advisory. Competes internationally and increasingly in Australia for energy transition and market design work.
• EnergyEdge Consulting: Australian energy advisory firm focused on market design, regulation, and strategic advisory for utilities and energy users. Comparable boutique competitor in the same NEM consulting space.

Broad incumbents

• Deloitte Australia (Energy & Resources): Big 4 consultancy with a large energy and resources practice, including policy, regulation, and market design work. Has previously partnered with OGW (Verve Energy Review) and competes on larger end-to-end engagements.
• KPMG Australia (Energy & Natural Resources): Big 4 with significant Australian energy advisory practice spanning regulatory, market, and operational consulting. Competes for regulator-led and utility transformation mandates that OGW also targets.
• PwC Australia (Energy, Utilities & Mining): Big 4 firm with broad energy and utilities consulting capability in Australia, including market design, regulation, and decarbonisation advisory. Competes on integrated transformation programmes.
• Charles River Associates (CRA International): Global economics consultancy where OGW Chairman Lance Hoch was previously Vice President. Competes internationally on energy economics, regulation, and expert witness work.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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