Energy Resources Integration

What Energy Resources Integration does

Energy Resources Integration (ERI) is a California-based energy efficiency engineering and consulting firm founded in 2011, operating from its San Francisco headquarters with regional offices in Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon. ERI serves investor-owned utilities (PG&E, SCE, SDG&E, SoCalGas), commercial buildings, industrial and manufacturing facilities, controlled environment agriculture (CEA) operators including greenhouses, indoor farms, and vertical farms, and state and local government agencies. The firm delivers energy audits, retro-commissioning studies, energy modeling, financial analysis, strategic energy management built on Lean Six Sigma DMAIC combined with ISO 50001, and measurement and verification (M&V) following IPMVP, ASHRAE Guideline 14-2014, or FEMP protocols.

ERI's portfolio is organized around five core practice areas — Energy Efficiency Engineering, Sustainability Consulting, CEA, Codes and Compliance, and Utility Incentive Programs — supplemented by a modular demand-side management suite for utility clients (emerging technology assessments, market characterization studies, measure design and development, program design and analytics, workpaper development, technical reviews, program implementation, and M&V). Technical assets include the Building Efficiency Targeting Tool for Energy Retrofits (BETTER), used to benchmark over 450 state agency facilities, and a strategic partnership with Cornell's GLASE consortium providing access to greenhouse lighting, LED systems, plant photobiology, and environmental controls research; ERI's Senior Engineer concurrently serves as GLASE's Executive Director. The firm also delivers technical training courses through PG&E Energy Centers covering electrification, renewable energy, and resiliency for agriculture and CEA.

Revenue is generated through professional services fees — project-based consulting for utility DSM program implementation, technical reviews, workpaper development, and direct engagements with commercial, industrial, and agricultural clients. The go-to-market motion is enterprise field sales, primarily direct engagement with utility program managers and end customers, supplemented by technical training courses, conference speaking at AESP and ACEEE Summer Study, and content marketing. Pricing is quote-based and project-specific; some services are delivered through utility programs that subsidize costs for eligible customers, while direct consulting engagements are fee-for-service.

Name

Energy Resources Integration

Legal name

Energy Resources Integration, LLC

Website

https://eripacific.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Energy Resources Integration is a California-based energy efficiency engineering and consulting firm serving investor-owned utilities, commercial buildings, industrial facilities, and controlled environment agriculture operators with energy audits, retro-commissioning, utility DSM program support, and technical training.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Energy Efficiency Engineering Services: Engineering consulting services including energy audits, retro-commissioning studies, energy modeling, and financial analysis to reduce energy consumption for clients. Revenue is generated through project fees for utility program implementation, technical reviews, workpaper development, and direct consulting engagements with commercial, industrial, and agricultural clients.
2. Utility DSM Program Support: Services provided to investor-owned utilities under demand-side management programs, including emerging technology assessments, market characterization studies, measure design and development, program design and analytics, workpaper development, technical reviews, and program implementation support.
3. Technical Training Courses: Technical training courses delivered through PG&E Energy Centers focused on energy efficiency, electrification, renewable energy, and resiliency strategies for agriculture and controlled environment agriculture facilities. Courses provide continuing education credits to participants.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Energy Resources Integration (ERI) provides energy efficiency engineering and sustainability consulting services to investor-owned utilities, commercial buildings, industrial facilities, and controlled environment agriculture operations. The firm delivers energy audits, retro-commissioning studies, energy modeling, financial analysis, and full utility demand-side management program support, plus technical training courses through PG&E Energy Centers.

Product overview

Energy Resources Integration (ERI) is an energy efficiency engineering and consulting firm offering a portfolio of professional services organized around five core practice areas: Energy Efficiency Engineering, Sustainability Consulting, Controlled Environmental Agriculture (CEA), Codes and Compliance, and Utility Incentive Programs. The company provides direct engineering services including energy audits, retro-commissioning studies, energy modeling, and financial analysis to reduce energy consumption. For utility clients, ERI offers a modular demand-side management (DSM) support services suite that includes Emerging Technology Assessments, Market Characterization Studies, Measure Design and Development, Program Design and Analytics, Workpaper Development, Technical Reviews, Program Implementation, and Measurement and Verification. ERI also delivers technical training courses through PG&E Energy Centers, including Indoor Agriculture Resiliency and Essentials of Electrification for Field Farming.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Energy Efficiency Engineering Engineering services that identify, model, and analyze projects to reduce electricity and natural gas consumption, including energy audits, retro-commissioning studies, energy modeling, and financial analysis for commercial, industrial, and agricultural clients.
• Sustainability Consulting Consulting services focused on sustainability planning, decarbonization strategies, renewable energy integration, and helping organizations achieve their environmental and ESG goals.
• Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Services Specialized engineering and consulting services for greenhouse and indoor farming operations, including energy efficiency studies, emerging technology assessments, climate-smart agricultural technology demonstrations, smart controls deployment, and resiliency planning.
• Codes and Compliance Services ensuring facilities meet building codes, energy codes, and regulatory compliance requirements including local benchmarking ordinances such as San Francisco Environment Code Chapter 20.
• Utility Incentive Programs End-to-end demand-side management (DSM) program support for investor-owned utilities, including energy audits, retro-commissioning, custom and deemed incentive processing, emerging technology assessments, workpaper development, technical reviews, and program implementation.
• Indoor Agriculture Resiliency Course Technical training course exploring efficiency, electrification, and on-site energy generation strategies for indoor agriculture operators to develop short- and long-term resilience plans.
• Essentials of Electrification for Field Farming Three-part training series covering energy efficiency, controls, electrification of farm equipment, and renewable energy technologies for field farming operations, including incentive and funding information.
• California Energy Design Assistance Program (CEDA) Energy efficiency resource for new construction projects offered in partnership with Willdan, providing free engineering analysis for commercial, agricultural, multi-family, public, and industrial customers including the cannabis industry.

Quantifiable outcome

• Rebate increase from $74,000 to over $170,000 for Kube-Pak LED lighting upgrade
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• GLASE (Greenhouse Lighting and Systems Engineering)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 July 2023ERI announced partnership with GLASE consortium to revolutionize sustainable agriculture in the CEA industry. ERI's Senior Engineer Gretchen Schimelpfenig was appointed as Executive Director of GLASE. The collaboration combines ERI's CEA energy engineering expertise with GLASE's pioneering research in greenhouse technology, LED systems engineering, plant photobiology, and environmental controls. The partnership focuses on enhancing lighting systems, HVAC systems, and facility design with goals of reducing environmental impact and increasing profitability for CEA operations.
• WilldancoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 18 October 2021ERI partnered with Willdan to facilitate implementation of the California Energy Design Assistance Program (CEDA). Willdan manages the CEDA program, which is the successor to California Savings By Design. ERI provides energy engineering and design services to new construction projects for commercial, multi-family, public, agricultural, and industrial customers through this partnership, with targeted outreach to the cannabis industry.
• Southern California Edison (SCE)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 July 2021ERI collaborated with Southern California Edison to complete a Market Characterization of Indoor Agriculture study focusing on Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA). The study examined CEA industry potential for energy efficiency and GHG emissions reduction, with recommendations for program design and implementation including baseline considerations, market adoption strategies, technology assessments, and intervention approaches.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Willdan Group: Willdan is a leading national provider of energy efficiency and engineering consulting services to utilities, with deep California IOU relationships (including managing the CEDA program with which ERI partners). Both firms deliver energy audits, retro-commissioning, and DSM program support for the same investor-owned utility customer base, making Willdan a directly comparable professional services peer.
• Resource Innovations: Resource Innovations (formerly Opinion Dynamics and Nexant) is an energy efficiency and demand-side management consulting firm serving utilities, with strong California IOU presence. It offers overlapping services in program design, evaluation, measure development, and implementation — directly comparable to ERI's utility services portfolio.
• CLEAResult: CLEAResult is one of the largest North American energy efficiency program implementation firms, delivering utility DSM design, implementation, and M&V services for IOUs and public utilities. It competes head-to-head with ERI for California IOU program contracts and shares the same professional services business model targeting utility demand-side management.
• Franklin Energy: Franklin Energy provides utility program design, implementation, and trade ally management for energy efficiency portfolios across multiple states, including California. It is a directly comparable DSM implementation peer with similar end-to-end program services (audits, retro-commissioning, measure development) and serves the same IOU customer base.
• kW Engineering: kW Engineering is a California-based energy efficiency engineering firm specializing in energy audits, retro-commissioning, and custom incentive projects for commercial, industrial, and agricultural customers. It is a close comparable in scale and service mix to ERI, operating in the same California IOU DSM ecosystem.
• Energy Solutions: Energy Solutions is an energy efficiency and clean energy consulting firm with significant California IOU program work, including program design, evaluation, and implementation. It is a directly comparable peer with overlapping services and customer segments in the California DSM market.

Broad incumbents

• Quanta Technology: Quanta Technology provides specialized engineering and consulting services to electric utilities, including power system studies and emerging technology assessments. While more focused on the power delivery side, it competes for utility technical services budgets that overlap with ERI's emerging technology assessment and program analytics work.
• TRC Companies: TRC is a national engineering, consulting, and construction management firm with an energy efficiency and utility services practice. It competes with ERI on utility DSM, energy audits, and retro-commissioning engagements, especially for industrial and commercial customers in regulated markets.
• ICF International: ICF is a large global consulting firm with a substantial energy and utility practice covering DSM program design, evaluation, and implementation. While much broader in scope, ICF competes with ERI for California IOU contracts and is a relevant incumbent reference for the energy efficiency consulting market.
• DNV: DNV (GL Garrad Hasan and DNV Energy) provides energy advisory, M&V, and standards-based energy services to utilities worldwide. Its energy efficiency and sustainability consulting practice overlaps with ERI's engineering and M&V capabilities, particularly for utility clients pursuing ISO 50001 and IPMVP-aligned work.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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