CQI Associates

Name

CQI Associates

Legal name

CQI Associates, LLC

Website

https://cqiassociates.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Energy Management Consulting

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Retail Supply & Corporate Energy Procurement (Green Tariffs, Retail PPAs, C&I Supply) (EUAMAMAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

C&I Multi-Site & Cross-Border Supply (Portfolio/Meter Management) (EUAGACAK), Corporate & Voluntary Procurement Policy (PPAs, Green Tariffs, 24/7 CFE) (EUAMANAH), C&I Renewable Supply & Green Tariffs (Bundled RE, Sleeves, Utility Green Tariffs) (EUAGACAE)

Keywords

• Energy management consulting
• Energy procurement services
• Sustainability consulting
• Renewable energy solutions
• LEED certification consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Woodstock

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Energy Procurement Services: CQI acts as a licensed broker-aggregator providing energy procurement services to commercial and government clients in deregulated states. The company helps clients secure energy supply at optimized rates through their purchasing power and market expertise.
2. Energy Consulting Services: Professional consulting services including energy management assessments, audits, sustainability project planning, and implementation support for both public and private sector clients.
3. Renewable Energy Solutions: Feasibility studies for commercial and government clients to identify alternative energy solutions such as wind and solar, including implementation strategy development, tax credit identification, and bid process management.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CQI Associates is an energy and sustainability management consulting firm that delivers energy assessments, audits, and procurement services as a licensed broker-aggregator across deregulated U.S. states. The firm also provides renewable energy feasibility studies, solar and wind implementation support, LEED green building certification consulting, and group energy-purchasing cooperatives through partnerships with Chambers of Commerce in Maryland, Illinois, and Texas.

Product overview

CQI Associates is an energy and sustainability management consulting firm offering a portfolio of interconnected services centered on energy optimization. The core offering combines Energy Consulting (assessments, audits, project planning) with Commercial Procurement (licensed energy supply purchasing across deregulated states) and Renewable Energy Solutions (solar/wind feasibility studies, installation management, LEED certification). The Chambers - Energy Cooperatives program extends commercial procurement benefits to Chamber members, while Residential Procurement (currently on hold) serves individual homeowners. The company operates as a supplier-agnostic advocate, customizing services for clients ranging from small businesses to national organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Energy Consulting Energy management assessments, audits, facility audits, electricity or natural gas bill analysis, energy procurement, facility management consulting, education, training, and project management services for commercial, institutional, and government clients.
• Commercial Procurement Licensed energy procurement services across multiple states with energy deregulation laws, delivering cost reduction and budget predictability for businesses and government entities through volume purchasing power and managed bid processes with suppliers.
• Residential Procurement Residential electricity supply services for home energy audits and utility bill reduction; currently on hold due to residential regulation updates.
• Chambers – Energy Cooperatives

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Ocean City Chamber of Commerce (Maryland)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIn 2004, CQI Associates first partnered with the Chamber of Commerce in Ocean City, Maryland. This initial partnership launched the first-ever chamber of commerce commercial energy co-op program, which has since expanded significantly.
• 27+ Chambers of Commerce (Maryland, Illinois, Texas)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe Chamber commercial energy co-op program has expanded to include over 27 Chambers of Commerce and their members in Maryland, Illinois and Texas, including Allegany County, Carroll County, Cecil County, Frederick County, Howard County, and others in Maryland; Decatur Regional Chamber, Effingham County Chamber, Greater Springfield Chamber in Illinois; and Lubbock Chamber in Texas.
• E4flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCQI Associates partnered with E4 to facilitate community solar programs for clients like Linders Limited (McDonald's franchise). Through this partnership, businesses can enroll in community solar programs to receive bill credits from off-site solar projects without on-site installations.
• LEED Certification BodiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCQI Associates supports clients in obtaining LEED certification for their buildings, including projects like The UCF House for the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults, and various Platinum and Gold recertifications.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• U.S. Energy Services: U.S. Energy Services is an energy procurement and management firm that runs cooperative buying programs and broker services for public agencies and commercial clients — a close analog to CQI's Chamber energy co-op and commercial procurement offering.
• Cenergistic: Cenergistic is an energy management consulting firm focused on behavioral-based energy reduction programs for K-12 schools, higher education, healthcare, and commercial buildings — directly comparable to CQI's energy consulting and sustainability practice.
• Willdan Group: Willdan is a publicly traded energy and sustainability consulting firm providing energy audits, procurement, retro-commissioning, and distributed energy solutions to public agencies and commercial customers — a directly comparable services-led peer.
• Ameresco: Ameresco delivers energy efficiency, renewable energy, and sustainability services including solar PV and project development for government, healthcare, education, and commercial clients — comparable to CQI's renewable feasibility and solar implementation work.
• ecova (ENGIE): Ecova is an energy and sustainability management services provider (now part of ENGIE) offering bill management, procurement, and sustainability reporting to multi-site commercial customers — closely parallel to CQI's multi-state commercial procurement model.

Broad incumbents

• ICF International: ICF International is a large global consulting firm with a major energy and environment practice serving utilities, governments, and commercial clients on energy efficiency, climate, and sustainability — overlapping heavily with CQI's advisory and procurement services at a much larger scale.
• ENGIE Impact: ENGIE Impact is the advisory arm of ENGIE providing energy and sustainability strategy, procurement advisory, and decarbonization services to large commercial and institutional clients — a much larger incumbent in the same advisory niche.
• Schneider Electric Energy & Sustainability Services: Schneider Electric provides enterprise-scale energy management, sustainability consulting, and procurement advisory services to large corporations globally — a broad incumbent that competes for similar enterprise sustainability mandates.

Emerging players

• EnergySage: EnergySage is an online marketplace for rooftop solar, community solar, and energy procurement that increasingly automates RFP and supplier matching — an emerging digital alternative to traditional broker-aggregator services like CQI's.

Regional players

• Hallam-ICS: Hallam-ICS is a regional energy and facilities consulting firm serving the Northeast US with energy audits, MEP engineering, and commissioning services — a comparable regional peer with overlapping energy consulting and sustainability offerings.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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