Pace Global Energy Services, LLC (Pace Global) is an independent energy consulting and management firm with clients and engagements across the globe. Since 1976, Pace Global has provided innovative services to support the execution of business strategies, complex energy transactions, asset development, and operations in more than 40 countries on six continents. Decision-makers rely on Pace Global as a trusted advisor and partner in an increasingly complex, global, and evolving energy and financial marketplace. Our exceptional energy and financial professionals offer insightful market, strategic, and tactical perspectives to help our diverse global client base make important decisions, achieve financial success, and realize their business objectives.
ICF International (NASDAQ:ICFI) partners with government and commercial clients to deliver professional services and technology solutions in the energy and climate change; environment and infrastructure; health, human services, and social programs; and homeland security and defense markets. The firm combines passion for its work with industry expertise and innovative analytics to produce compelling results throughout the entireprogram life cycle, from research and analysis and design through implementation and improvement. Since 1969, ICF has been serving government at all levels, major corporations, and multilateral institutions. More than 3,500 employees serve these clients worldwide.
Booz Allen Hamilton has been at the forefront of strategy and technology consulting for nearly a century. Today, the firm is a major provider of professional services primarily to US government agencies in the defense, security, and civil sectors, as well as to corporations, institutions, and not-for-profit organizations. Booz Allen offers clients deep functional knowledge spanning strategy and organization, technology, operations, and analytics—which it combines with specialized expertise in clients’ mission and domain areas to help solve their toughest problems. Booz Allen is headquartered in McLean, Virginia, employs more than 22,000 people, and has annual revenues of approximately $5 billion. To learn more, visit www.boozallen.com/careers.
The United Nations Foundation – When disaster strikes, the world turns to one organization for hope, help, leadership, and coordination: the United Nations. When there is peace to keep between warring factions, the world asks the UN to mobilize peacekeepers, oversee elections, and create stability. In the face of challenges such as global warming, the United Nations provides the platform for international cooperation.The United Nations is the one international organization with the reach and vision capable of solving global problems.The United Nations Foundation links the UN’s work with others around the world, mobilizing the energy and expertise of business and non-governmental organizations to help the UN tackle issues including climate change, children’s health, peace and security, and poverty eradication.The United Nations Foundation is honored to work with you and the United Nations to foster a more peaceful, prosperous and just world.
The American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) accomplishes much of its work by convening the leaders in each of these sectors, publishing collaborative research and facilitating communications among members, their stakeholders and the media. ACORE is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C. with paying members from every aspect and sector of the renewable energy industries and their trade associations, including wind, solar, geothermal, biomass and biofuels, hydropower tidal/current energy and waste energy. The scope of ACORE’s membership also spans – among others – financial institutions, government leaders, educators, end-users, professional service providers and allied non-profit groups.
The Business Council for Sustainable Energy is an organization dedicated to implementing market-based approaches to reducing pollution and providing a diverse, secure mix of energy resources. Founded in 1992 by senior executives in the natural gas, energy efficiency, electric utility, and renewable energy industries, the Council offers a distinct, business-oriented perspective on energy, environmental and sustainability issues. The Council also has an extensive global network through its sister organizations in the United Kingdom, Europe, and Australia. Together this network launched the International Council for Sustainable Energy in December 2007 in Bali, Indonesia — creating a strategic alliance that represents clean energy companies and industry associations around the world.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or FERC, is an independent agency that regulates the interstate transmission of electricity, natural gas, and oil. FERC also reviews proposals to build liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals and interstate natural gas pipelines as well as licensing hydropower projects. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 gave FERC additional responsibilities. As part of these responsibilities, FERC:
- Regulates the transmission and wholesale sales of electricity in interstate commerce;
- Reviews certain mergers and acquisitions and corporate transactions by electricity companies;
- Regulates the transmission and sale of natural gas for resale in interstate commerce;
- Regulates the transportation of oil by pipeline in interstate commerce;
- Approves the siting and abandonment of interstate natural gas pipelines and storage facilities;
- Reviews the siting application for electric transmission projects under limited circumstances;
- Ensures the safe operation and reliability of proposed and operating LNG terminals;
- Licenses and inspects private, municipal, and state hydroelectric projects;
- Protects the reliability of the high voltage interstate transmission system through mandatory reliability standards;
- Monitors and investigates energy markets;
- Enforces FERC regulatory requirements through imposition of civil penalties and other means;
- Oversees environmental matters related to natural gas and hydroelectricity projects and other matters; and
- Administers accounting and financial reporting regulations and conduct of regulated companies.
The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) invests in clean energy technologies that strengthen the economy, protect the environment, and reduce dependence on foreign oil. EERE sponsors various initiatives to build awareness about energy efficiency and renewable energy topics and to coordinate efforts toward specific goals. Below are links to initiatives in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
The Efficiency and Renewables Advisory Committee – Established in 2010 – To help address the nation’s energy challenges, the Efficiency and Renewables Advisory Committee (ERAC) is made up of highly respected committee members that volunteer their time and efforts to provide advice to the Secretary of Energy regarding the long-range plans, priorities, and strategies of EER
The Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative – Ongoing since 2007 — The Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative is a partnership between DOE and the State of Hawaii that aims to have 70% of all of Hawaii’s energy needs supplied by renewable energy resources by the year 2030.
The State Energy Efficiency Network – Ongoing since February, 2010, but succeeding the National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency (NAPEE), established in 2006 — The SEE Action Network, building upon the foundational work of NAPEE, is an initiative to help states achieve maximum cost-effective energy efficiency improvements in homes, offices, buildings and industry by 2020.
Program Management Initiative – Ongoing since 2003 — The goal of the Program Management Initiative is to achieve managerial excellence by managing programs effectively and efficiently. EERE is working to make continuous improvements in its processes and program management, and is aiming for an exceptional level of mission accomplishment and stakeholder satisfaction.
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is a 501 c3 non-profit organization committed to a prosperous and sustainable future for our nation through cost-efficient and energy-saving green buildings..
With a community comprising 78 local affiliates, more than 18,000 member companies and organizations, and more than 140,000 LEED Professional Credential holders, USGBC is the driving force of an industry that is projected to contribute $554 billion to the U.S. gross domestic product from 2009-2013. USGBC leads an unlikely diverse constituency of builders and environmentalists, corporations and nonprofit organizations, elected officials and concerned citizens, and teachers and students.
Constellation Energy is…
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A leading supplier of energy products and services to wholesale and retail electric and natural gas customers. -
A major generator of electricity with a diversified fleet of generating units strategically located throughout the United States and Canada, totaling approximately 9,000 megawatts of generating capacity.
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Among the leading advocates for the development of new nuclear plants in the United States.
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A regulated distributor of electricity and natural gas in Central Maryland through our utility, Baltimore Gas and Electric Company.
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A FORTUNE 500 energy company, headquartered in Baltimore, Md., with revenues of $15.6 billion in 2009.
Our vision is to be the first-choice provider for customers seeking energy solutions in the complex and changing energy marketplace.
Efficiency Exchange (EEx) helps manufacturing facilities in China operate more efficiently through training, education, and other programs designed to reduce energy usage. Our team of energy engineers works with facility managers to understand their energy systems, set up proper procedures and policies for everyday operations (cleaning, leak detection, etc.), and provide the technical services needed to identify and implement additional energy efficiency projects. In addition, EEx assists US customers looking to “green” their supply chains through roadmap development, supplier engagement, and verification.
Pepco is a regulated electric utility that provides transmission and distribution services and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Pepco Holdings, Inc. (PHI). We deliver electricity to 778,000 homes and businesses in the District of Columbia and its Maryland suburbs. Pepco is committed to ensuring that our customers continue to receive the highest quality service available. We place a high value on being a good corporate citizen. We conduct our business responsibly and in a manner designed to protect the health and safety of our employees, our customers, the general public and the environment. We encourage and support our employees who give their time and energy creating a brighter future for others.
OPOWER is an energy efficiency and Smart Grid software company that helps utilities meet their efficiency goals through effective customer engagement. Using cutting edge behavioral science and patent-pending data analytics, the OPOWER platform enables utilities to connect with their customers in a highly targeted fashion, motivating reductions in energy use, increased program participation and overall customer satisfaction. Six of the ten largest utilities in the United States use OPOWER to significantly improve the effectiveness of their energy efficiency portfolios. For utilities with Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), the OPOWER platform represents a cost-effective way to convert hourly data into measureable peak and overall savings, delivering the value of the Smart Grid directly to their customers. Founded in 2007 and privately held, OPOWER is headquartered in Arlington, VA.
