C.J. Brown Energy

What C.J. Brown Energy does

C.J. Brown Energy & Engineering, P.C. is a privately held professional engineering firm established in 1988 and headquartered in Buffalo, New York, specializing in energy conservation consulting, building commissioning and retrocommissioning, MEP design, and sustainability/LEED services. The firm serves a diversified set of public-sector and institutional end markets across the Northeast — including K-12 schools, higher education, healthcare, government, multifamily housing, industrial/manufacturing, agricultural, commercial, and ESCOs — delivered through a staff of licensed Professional Engineers, LEED Accredited Professionals, Certified Commissioning Professionals, Certified Energy Managers, BPI-certified personnel, and RESNET HERS Raters. Its core technical capabilities include ASHRAE Level 1-3 energy audits, investment-grade audits, energy modeling (eQUEST and related tools), third-party building commissioning from design through warranty, and an internally maintained library of 500+ commissioning documents and energy conservation calculations built on ASHRAE standards. Revenue is generated through three primary streams: project-based professional services fees (energy audits, commissioning, MEP design, LEED consulting, performance-contract owner representation), managed program administration for utility incentive programs (notably National Fuel Gas Corporation's Conservation Incentive Program since 2017), and technical assistance services under consecutive term contracts with investor-owned utilities (notably National Grid since 2010). Distribution is direct B2B field sales with no resellers; the firm leverages channel partnerships with NYSERDA (approved FlexTech Consultant since 1998, Primary Energy Consultant, and partner across at least seven program tracks), HUD, NYSED, SUCF, DASNY, Enterprise Green Communities, DOE, and Massachusetts DCAMM as both referral sources and direct contract counterparties.

Name

C.J. Brown Energy

Legal name

C.J. Brown Energy & Engineering, P.C.

Website

https://cjbrownenergy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

C.J. Brown Energy & Engineering, P.C. is a Buffalo-based professional engineering firm founded in 1988 that delivers energy audits, building commissioning, MEP design, and sustainability/LEED services to government, education, healthcare, multifamily, industrial, and utility clients across the Northeast U.S.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Energy Engineering & Building Commissioning Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133), Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

akta.pro primary industry

Energy Systems & Power Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

C&I Energy Risk Management & Contract Administration (Credit, Billing, Settlements) (EUAGACAL)

Keywords

• Energy engineering services
• Building commissioning services
• Energy audit consulting
• MEP design services
• Energy performance contracting

Headquarters

HQ city

Buffalo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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. Energy Engineering Consulting Services: Professional engineering consulting fees for energy audits, commissioning, MEP design, sustainability/LEED consulting, and performance contract implementation assistance. Billed on project basis or term contracts with government agencies and institutional clients.
2. Program Administration Services: Administrative services for utility incentive programs including application review, customer assistance (800-number), database and reporting services, rebate processing and payment, and EM&V studies. Revenue generated as program administrator for National Fuel Conservation Incentive Program since 2017.
3. Technical Assistance Services: Provides technical assistance to investor-owned utilities (National Grid) including scoping studies, technical assistance studies, and M&V services to verify and document energy savings. Consecutive contracts since 2010.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

C.J. Brown Energy & Engineering, P.C. is a professional engineering firm delivering energy consulting, ASHRAE-level energy audits, building commissioning and retrocommissioning, MEP design, and energy performance contract implementation assistance. The firm also administers utility and state incentive programs (notably the National Fuel Conservation Incentive Program) and provides technical assistance services under contract with National Grid. Customers are primarily government agencies, municipalities, educational institutions, healthcare facilities, multifamily housing, commercial building owners, industrial manufacturers, agricultural operations, utilities, and ESCOs in the Northeast US, especially New York State.

Product overview

C.J. Brown Energy & Engineering, P.C. is a professional engineering firm established in 1988 offering a comprehensive suite of energy efficiency and building performance services. The company's offerings center on five integrated service areas: Energy Audits (ASHRAE Level 1-3, investment-grade, agricultural), Building Commissioning & Retrocommissioning (third-party design-through-warranty services), MEP Design & Project Implementation (mechanical/electrical/plumbing design for retrofits and new construction), Performance Contract Implementation Assistance (owner representation for EPCs), and Sustainability/LEED/Green Design services (including LEED documentation, Enterprise Green Communities, and renewable energy analysis). These core services are supported by Program Funding Assistance that helps clients access NYSERDA programs, National Fuel Conservation Incentive Programs, and National Grid Technical Assistance services. The firm serves diverse markets including commercial, K-12 schools, higher education, healthcare, governmental, multifamily, industrial/manufacturing, agricultural, and utilities/state programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Energy Audits Comprehensive energy evaluation services including ASHRAE Level 1 (walk-through), Level 2 (preliminary), Level 3 (detailed) audits, investment-grade energy audits, agricultural energy audits, and NYPA ReCharge NY energy audits. Delivered to government agencies, educational institutions, healthcare facilities, multifamily housing, commercial owners, industrial and agricultural operators.
• Building Commissioning & Retrocommissioning Third-party commissioning services from design through warranty phases, including prefunctional checklists, functional performance testing, and verification that building systems operate per design specifications. Retrocommissioning identifies O&M improvements and no-cost/low-cost optimization opportunities for existing buildings. Process structured to meet USGBC LEED Green Building Rating System requirements. Delivered to higher education, K-12, healthcare, government, and commercial facility owners.
• MEP Design & Project Implementation Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) design services for energy conservation measures, new construction, and renovation projects. Includes ECM performance specifications, schematic design, cost analysis, bidding assistance, construction administration, and Measurement & Verification (M&V) of energy conservation measures. Delivered to institutional, governmental, healthcare, and commercial clients.
• Performance Contract Implementation Assistance Owner representation services for energy performance contracts (EPCs), including ESCO RFP preparation, investment-grade audit review, savings guarantee analysis, M&V methodology review, contract negotiation, and construction administration. Specialized expertise in HUD public housing authority requirements. Delivered to K-12 districts, public housing authorities, municipalities, and institutional owners.
• Sustainability, LEED & Green Design Services Sustainable design collaboration, LEED design evaluation and documentation, Enterprise Green Communities consulting, building energy modeling for deep energy savings and net-zero projects, and renewable energy feasibility analysis for solar, wind, geothermal, and cogeneration systems. Delivered to higher education, multifamily, government, commercial, and healthcare clients pursuing LEED certification or net-zero/carbon-neutral outcomes.
• NYSERDA Incentive Programs Administration of and participation in NYSERDA incentive programs including FlexTech Program (cost-shared technical studies), Multifamily Programs (Building Solutions Network, LRNC), Commercial New Construction Program, Agriculture Energy Audit Program, P-12 Clean Green Schools Initiative, On-Site Energy Manager, and Green Jobs Green New York. Delivered to non-residential and multifamily program participants across New York State.
• National Fuel Conservation Incentive Program Administration Program administration for National Fuel Gas Corporation's Conservation Incentive Program providing non-residential rebates for energy-efficient equipment including furnaces, boilers, water heaters, and process heating. Includes pre-qualified and customized performance-based incentives, application processing, inspection services, and an 800-number customer assistance line. Delivered to non-residential National Fuel customers in Western New York.
• National Grid Technical Assistance Services Technical assistance services for National Grid's commercial and industrial customers including scoping studies, technical assistance evaluations, M&V services, and prescriptive/custom incentive application review for electrical energy conservation measures. Delivered to commercial and industrial customers in National Grid's Buffalo service territory.
• NYSERDA Multifamily Programs Services Energy services for multifamily projects through NYSERDA programs including Energy Use Analyses, Building Performance Assessments, Whole Building Software Modeling, Work Scope Development, Design Document Review, Installation Verification, and Oversight of Project Progress. Delivered to 260+ multifamily projects totaling 28,000+ dwelling units, including affordable, market-rate, senior, and public housing.

Quantifiable outcome

• Buffalo Public Schools: $71 million in energy and operational savings over 20-year contract
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles10 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• National Fuel Gas CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017C.J. Brown Energy serves as program administrator for National Fuel's Conservation Incentive Program, providing rebate processing, application review, customer assistance, database and reporting services, and EM&V studies for non-residential customers in Western New York.
• National GridcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Awarded consecutive contracts since 2010 to provide technical assistance services for commercial and industrial customers in National Grid's Buffalo service territory, including scoping studies, technical assistance studies, and M&V services.
• NYSERDA (New York State Energy Research and Development Authority)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerApproved FlexTech Consultant since 1998, Primary Energy Consultant for Commercial and Multifamily sectors, Program Partner for NYSERDA multifamily programs, LRNC Program Partner. Provides energy services on FlexTech Program, Commercial New Construction Program, Multifamily Programs, P-12 Clean Green Schools Initiative, and Agriculture Energy Audit Program.
• Enterprise Green CommunitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerApproved Green Technical Assistance Services Provider for Enterprise Green Communities. Worked on over 35 EGC projects throughout New York State with demonstrated expertise in green affordable housing design, construction, rehabilitation, and operations.
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEPC consulting services for public housing authorities fulfilling HUD rules and regulations. Worked on HUD EPC Business Support contract providing services for 23 housing authorities totaling more than 45,000 dwelling units. Procedures promoted by HUD for use by public housing authorities nationwide.
• State University Construction Fund (SUCF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvided commissioning services since 2003 on more than 25 new construction and major renovation projects at 15+ SUNY campus locations totaling over $550 million in construction costs under term contracts.
• Dormitory Authority - State of New York (DASNY)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommissioning services for 15 new construction and major renovation projects at six locations totaling over $125 million in construction costs since 2010 under consecutive term contracts.
• New York State Education Department (NYSED)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContracted as independent third-party licensed NYS professional engineer for review, certification and submission of energy performance contracts to NYSED. Review of EPC documents including detailed energy audit, design documents, and EPC contract.
• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) / Federal Energy Management ProgramminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorked on projects under Federal Energy Management Program's Super Energy Savings Performance Contracts and on project team for DOE's 2017 IDIQ ESPC Contract and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers IDIQ Energy Savings Performance Contracting Multiple Award Task Order Contract.
• Commonwealth of Massachusetts (DCAMM)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSelected by Massachusetts Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance to complete ASHRAE Level 2 energy and water audit of Western Mass Hospital under Facility Maintenance, Operation & Energy Advisory Services contract.
• Cuyahoga County Municipal Energy ProgramminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSelected as Qualified Energy Auditor under Cuyahoga County Municipal Energy Program funded by U.S. Department of Energy to perform ASHRAE Level 2 energy audit for City of East Cleveland.
• New York State Office of Mental HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary Term Contract for Commissioning and Asset Management statewide. Provided commissioning services for Hutchings Psychiatric Center projects.
• Green Affordable Housing Technical Assistance CorpsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNoted as recognition through contracts for Green Affordable Housing Technical Assistance Corps.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• ICF International: Large consulting firm with a dedicated energy efficiency and climate practice advising utilities, state agencies, and federal clients on programs and implementation — comparable customer set and program support work.
• Stantec: Global engineering consultancy with energy, buildings, and commissioning practices serving higher education, healthcare, municipal, and utility clients — overlapping capabilities in energy audits, commissioning, and sustainability.
• Tetra Tech: Engineering and consulting firm with energy and environmental practices supporting utilities, municipalities, and federal clients — comparable in sustainability, MEP design, and program support work.
• DNV (Energy): Independent energy expert providing technical assistance, M&V, and program evaluation for utilities and government efficiency programs — comparable to C.J. Brown's National Grid/National Fuel technical assistance work.

Direct peers

• Ameresco: Energy services company and ESCO delivering energy audits, commissioning, MEP implementation, and performance contracting for public-sector, educational, and multifamily clients — comparable service portfolio and customer mix.
• TRC Companies: Engineering and consulting firm with a substantial energy efficiency, commissioning, and utility program management practice serving utilities, states, and institutional owners — direct overlap on energy services and program administration.
• Willdan Group: Public energy engineering and consulting firm providing energy audits, retrocommissioning, MEP design, and program administration for utilities and government clients — directly overlapping C.J. Brown's core service mix at larger scale.
• NORESCO: Energy services firm specializing in ESCO performance contracting, commissioning, and energy audits for public-sector, education, and multifamily clients — closely aligned service mix and customer base.
• Resource Innovations: Energy consulting firm providing energy efficiency program design, implementation, and evaluation for utilities and state agencies — directly comparable in program administration and M&V services.
• Energy Solutions: Energy efficiency consulting and program implementation firm serving utilities, state agencies, and multifamily clients — overlapping program administration and technical assistance capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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