Power System Engineering

Name

Power System Engineering

Legal name

Power System Engineering, Inc.

Website

https://powersystem.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Utility Engineering Consulting

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Electric Services (4911)

akta.pro primary industry

Utility-Scale Power Generation Asset Management (EUAEAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Incentives, Grants & Program Administration (Auctions, Tenders, IRA/ITC/PTC Advisory) (EUAMAAAJ)

Keywords

• Electric utility consulting
• Power system engineering
• Renewable energy consulting
• Utility rate design
• Grid modernization services

Headquarters

HQ city

Madison

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering and Consulting Services: PSE provides fee-based professional engineering and consulting services across six service categories: Economics/Rates/Business Planning, Renewable Energy, Technology/Communications/Automation, Power Generation/Industrial Engineering, Utility Engineering/Operations, and Grant Services. Revenue is generated through project-based consulting engagements, studies, designs, and expert testimony services for electric utilities and industrial clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Power System Engineering (PSE) is a full-service engineering and consulting firm providing relationship-driven services to electric utilities, independent power producers, developers, and commercial/industrial electric users since 1974. The firm delivers fee-based professional engineering, economic, and planning services across six service categories: Economics/Rates/Business Planning, Renewable Energy, Technology/Communications/Automation, Power Generation/Industrial Engineering, Utility Engineering/Operations, and Grant Services.

Product overview

Power System Engineering (PSE) is an engineering and consulting services firm, not a product software company. The company provides a comprehensive suite of professional services organized into six main service categories: Renewable Energy Services, Technology & Automation Services, Power Generation & Industrial Engineering, Utility Engineering & Operations, Economics/Rates & Business Planning, and Grant Services. These services are delivered by teams of experienced engineers, economists, and financial analysts. The Renewable Energy group offers wind farm design, battery energy storage design, solar design, generation interconnection studies, combined heat and power generation design, and technical field support. The Technology & Automation practice covers automation planning, GIS services (including Esri-based tools), broadband/FTTP consulting, SCADA systems, and analytics. Industrial Engineering includes controls design, electrical design, power system studies, and UL 508A panel building. Grant Services provides end-to-end grant support from investigation through post-award administration. All services are customized to individual client needs with a focus on the electric power and utility sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Renewable Energy Services Comprehensive renewable energy engineering services including wind farm design, battery energy storage systems, solar PV design, generation interconnection studies, combined heat and power generation, and technical field support for solar, wind, biomass, geothermal, and hydroelectric facilities. Targeted at electric utilities, developers, and independent power producers.
• Technology & Automation Services Technology consulting covering automation planning and strategy, geographic information systems (GIS), broadband/FTTP services, analytics and business intelligence, SCADA systems, and network architecture for utilities. Targeted at utility operations and IT leadership.
• Power Generation & Industrial Engineering Industrial engineering services including controls and automation design with PLC programming, electrical design services (power distribution, grounding, lighting, motor controls), power system studies and analysis, and UL 508A panel building. Targeted at manufacturing and industrial facilities.
• Utility Engineering & Operations Utility system planning and studies, substation design, power line design, DER interconnection and integration studies, and engineering operations support for distribution cooperatives, G&T cooperatives, investor-owned utilities, and municipal utilities.
• Economics, Rates & Business Planning Economic and financial consulting including business planning and forecasting, energy innovations, rate design, distributed energy resources and EV consulting, cost of service studies, resource planning, demand-side management, and regulatory filings support. Targeted at utility management and regulatory teams.
• Grant Services Grant investigation, application development, post-award administration, and strategic planning for utilities seeking funding for renewable energy integration, grid modernization, and energy efficiency programs. The team has secured $2.6 billion in funding across 22 awards for 30+ clients.
• Battery Energy Storage Design Comprehensive battery energy storage solutions including performance modeling, cycle optimization, and program management for resiliency, reliability, and effective management of distributed energy resources. Targeted at solar developers and utilities deploying storage.
• Wind Farm Design Full-service wind project development including technical and economic feasibility studies, site resource characterization, environmental permitting, interconnection support, power system integration, detailed design, SCADA integration, and owner's engineering for utility-scale wind projects.
• Solar Photovoltaic Design Solar photovoltaic engineering design services for utility-scale and behind-the-meter installations, including energy production modeling, compliance with IEEE, NESC, NEC, and RUS standards. Targeted at solar developers and utilities.
• Broadband Feasibility & Business Planning Third-party feasibility studies including pro forma income and balance sheets based on fiber plant costs, administrative costs, and predicted broadband take rates for FTTP and wireless deployments. Targeted at electric utilities exploring broadband entry.
• Substation Design Complete substation design services for electric facilities and supporting communications infrastructure. Targeted at electric utilities.
• Rate Design Rate design services including demand rates, time-of-use rates, peak-time rebate, critical peak pricing, curtailable rates, unbundled rates, DER grid access charges, and EV rates. Targeted at utility rate and regulatory teams.
• Cost of Service Studies Cost of service studies for rate setting including revenue requirements, cost allocation, and rate design using industry-accepted methodologies. Targeted at electric utilities and cooperatives.
• Regulatory Filings & Expert Testimony Regulatory support including analysis, commission presentations, application drafting, expert witness testimony, discovery support, and hearing assistance. Targeted at utilities facing regulatory proceedings.
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Services GIS services including strategy, implementation and conversion, system integration, training, web app development, and Esri-based utility network solutions. Targeted at utilities modernizing GIS infrastructure.
• SCADA Services Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition services including initial deployment, DMS expansion, contingency analysis, substation automation, distribution SCADA, and generation/transmission SCADA. Targeted at utilities deploying operational technology.
• AMI, MDMS & Load Management Advanced metering infrastructure business case, procurement, implementation support, and meter data management system services for next-generation load management. Targeted at utilities pursuing AMI deployment.
• DER Hosting Capacity Tools Esri-based dashboards allowing utilities and customers to manage distributed energy resources, view hosting capacity maps showing high/low capacity areas, and process customer applications for solar and battery storage systems. Targeted at utilities managing DER interconnections.
• Utility Network Platform Tools PSE-developed toolset to help utilities convert to Esri's Utility Network platform with error checking, tracing, subnetworks, and complex assembly modeling capabilities. Targeted at utilities migrating to the Esri Utility Network.

Quantifiable outcome

• Secure $2.6 billion in grant funding for 30+ utility clients across 22 awards
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Broad incumbents

• Burns & McDonnell: Large full-service engineering, architecture, and consulting firm with a substantial power and utilities practice serving investor-owned utilities, cooperatives, and municipalities on generation, T&D, and renewable integration. Significantly larger than PSE and broader in scope, but directly competes on utility engineering projects.
• Black & Veatch: Global engineering, procurement, construction, and consulting firm with deep utility practice spanning generation, transmission, distribution, and renewable integration. Much larger and broader than PSE but competes for similar utility consulting and design work.
• POWER Engineers: Engineering and environmental services firm with a strong power delivery practice (T&D, substations, system planning) and an industrial presence. Larger scope than PSE but directly comparable utility-side offerings.
• Leidos Engineering: Large government and commercial engineering services provider with utility T&D, asset management, and grid modernization practices. Competes for similar utility engagements; significantly larger and more diversified.
• Stanley Consultants: Engineering and consulting firm serving utilities, municipalities, and industrial clients with power generation, T&D, and rate/regulatory work. Comparable in target verticals, though broader in transportation/water than PSE.

Direct peers

• TRC Companies: Engineering and consulting firm focused on power, utilities, and infrastructure; offers T&D planning, renewable interconnection, environmental, and rate/regulatory services. Strongly comparable to PSE in service mix and target customer base (utilities, IPPs, industrial).
• Sargent & Lundy: Specialized power and energy engineering firm providing T&D design, substation engineering, generation support, and owner's engineering for utilities and IPPs. Highly comparable to PSE's Utility Engineering & Operations and Power Generation practices.
• Quanta Technology: Niche power system consulting firm focused on grid modernization, renewable interconnection, DER integration, and protection/controls. Closely comparable to PSE in target market (utilities, developers) and specialty engineering offerings.
• Ulteig: Mid-sized engineering firm focused on power and infrastructure for utility clients (cooperatives, IOUs, municipal) with services spanning planning, design, protection/controls, SCADA, and renewable integration. Highly comparable to PSE in size, geography, and customer base.

Emerging players

• Energetics Consulting: Smaller power system consultancy offering T&D planning, DER integration, and renewable interconnection services to cooperatives and municipal utilities. Smaller scale than PSE but directly comparable in specialty and customer mix.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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