Christensen Associates Energy Consulting

What Christensen Associates Energy Consulting does

Christensen Associates Energy Consulting is an applied economic consulting firm headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, focused exclusively on the energy sector. The firm delivers six core service areas: retail energy markets, wholesale energy markets, rate case and regulatory support, program evaluation, energy market forecasting, and energy litigation (expert testimony). It serves investor-owned utilities, public power entities, electric cooperatives, state and provincial utility regulators, ISOs/RTOs, law firms, and research bodies including EPRI. Its business model is professional services based: senior economists and consultants engage clients directly on bespoke regulatory and market analysis engagements, with quote-based pricing for each project and no intermediary reseller channel. Marketing is conducted through industry publications, conference presentations, and filing of expert reports before regulatory bodies such as FERC and state utility commissions. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Laurits R. Christensen Associates, Inc., and is 100% employee-owned, a structural feature the firm emphasizes as a differentiator tied to consultant retention and continuity of institutional expertise on long-running client engagements. Typical client engagements span rate case support, performance-based regulation framework design, demand response and energy efficiency program evaluation, wholesale market analysis, and expert testimony in regulatory proceedings. Customer evidence includes 35+ named clients spanning U.S. IOUs (e.g., Duke Energy, American Electric Power, Southern California Edison, Pacific Gas and Electric), public power and cooperative entities (Orlando Utilities Commission, Omaha Public Power District, East Kentucky Power Cooperative), regulators (California Energy Commission, Maine PUC, Ontario Energy Board), and ISOs/RTOs (ISO New England, New York ISO). Recurring 2025 activity includes expert filings before FERC on oil pipeline price indices and PBR-related reports to Indiana, Maine, and Ontario regulators, signaling ongoing demand for specialty regulatory economics advisory.

Name

Christensen Associates Energy Consulting

Legal name

Christensen Associates Energy Consulting, LLC

Website

https://caenergy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Christensen Associates Energy Consulting is an employee-owned, Madison-based applied economic consulting firm serving utilities, regulators, and ISOs/RTOs with expert economic analysis, rate case support, performance-based regulation advisory, program evaluation, market forecasting, and litigation support across the energy sector.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Energy Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Energy Systems & Power Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Renewable Policy & Regulatory Strategy (National/State/Local) (EUAMANAA), Energy Justice, Equity & Ratepayer Impact Analysis (EUAMANAN), Pricing, Valuation & P&L (MTM, Curve Building) (EUAGAJAF)

Keywords

• Energy consulting services
• Regulatory rate analysis
• Wholesale market analysis
• Program evaluation services
• Energy market forecasting

Headquarters

HQ city

Madison

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: Revenue generated through consulting engagements with energy market participants, regulators, utilities, and other clients requiring expert economic analysis and regulatory support.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Christensen Associates Energy Consulting is an applied economic consulting firm that delivers expert analysis and testimony to energy market participants and regulators. Its six core service areas include Retail Energy Markets, Wholesale Energy Markets, Rate Case and Other Regulatory Support, Program Evaluation, Energy Market Forecasting, and Energy Litigation, sold as standalone consulting engagements to utilities, regulators, ISOs/RTOs, and law firms.

Product overview

Christensen Associates Energy Consulting is a consulting firm, not a software product company. It offers a portfolio of energy consulting service areas rather than a unified software platform. The six core service areas—Retail Energy Markets, Wholesale Energy Markets, Rate Case and Other Regulatory Support, Program Evaluation, Energy Market Forecasting, and Energy Litigation—are standalone consulting practice areas delivered by expert staff through client engagements. There is no core software platform or modular product architecture; the firm provides analytical consulting services and expert testimony to energy market participants and regulators.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Retail Energy Markets

Named customers35 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Laurits R. Christensen Associates, Inc.OthersChristensen Associates Energy Consulting is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Laurits R. Christensen Associates, Inc. The energy consulting practice was spun off from the parent firm into this dedicated subsidiary.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• ScottMadden: Management consulting firm focused on the energy industry, serving utilities and regulators on regulatory strategy, rate design, and operational improvement. Overlapping client base and regulatory support services.
• Charles River Associates: Global consulting firm with a significant energy practice delivering economic and regulatory analysis, expert testimony, and market design for utilities, regulators, and energy companies. Comparable in expert testimony and economic consulting for energy markets.
• Concentric Energy Advisors: Specialized management and economic consulting firm serving utilities, regulators, and investors on rate cases, regulatory strategy, mergers, and energy market issues. A close peer in client overlap (IOUs, commissions, cooperatives) and service lines.
• NERA Economic Consulting: Global economic consulting firm with a dedicated energy practice providing expert testimony, regulatory economics, and litigation support to utilities, regulators, and law firms. Highly comparable in expert-witness and rate-case offerings.
• The Brattle Group: Premier applied economics consulting firm with a substantial energy practice covering utility regulation, rate design, wholesale markets, and expert testimony. Closely comparable in service mix, client base (utilities, ISOs/RTOs, regulators), and expert-led delivery model.
• Berkeley Research Group (BRG): Global consulting firm with a strong energy economics and regulatory practice providing expert testimony, rate-case support, and market analysis. Comparable in expert-led economic consulting for utilities and regulators.
• Bates White Economic Consulting: Economic consulting firm with energy regulatory expertise, providing expert testimony and economic analysis to utilities and commissions. Comparable in niche expert-witness and regulatory economics work.
• London Economics: Global economics consultancy with an established practice in energy regulation, market design, and expert testimony. Comparable in applied economic consulting for energy market participants and regulators.

Broad incumbents

• Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI): Independent, non-profit energy research organization that commissions and publishes applied research on utility regulation, grid modernization, and program evaluation. Comparable as a research/evidence partner for utility and regulatory clients, though broader and non-commercial.
• PA Consulting: Global consulting firm with an energy and utilities practice covering regulatory strategy, market design, and asset management. Comparable as a broader management consultancy that competes for regulatory and utility consulting engagements.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/christensen-associates-energy-consulting-llc

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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