About Us
We are engineers.
We are not a team of regulatory analysts, lawyers, or politicians that came up through the regulatory and policy world. We are a team of energy engineers that developed through our work in the field; energy assessments at buildings, measurement and verification of utility rebate programs, managing energy for campus portfolios, feasibility studies of renewable projects, and data analysis. We draw upon decades of engineering and energy management experience to provide insight into policy and regulatory impacts.
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As engineers, we like to understand and improve things; take them apart and see how they work. We ventured into energy policy for the same reason - to understand it and its impact, and to develop solutions for policy and regulatory problems.
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We are curious and creative. We will try something different, think outside of the box, and guide from an engineering perspective with an understanding of legal precedents and political realities.
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There is a complex confluence of technological, economic, legal, and political forces centered around how we generate, use, distribute, and store energy. And it's always changing. We're here to separate evidence from narratives on energy policy, regulation, and markets; quantifying their impact and uncovering paths towards a fair and reliable energy system.
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​​​So what’s with
the name?
Early industrial mills were economic engines for their communities, processing raw material into refined goods by harnessing distributed energy. In grain mills, that energy turned the runner stone, a grooved stone disc, against the bed stone, a stationary stone disc. Grain between the stones was ground to flour. This is analogous to what we’re doing for you – we take mountains of data, reems of regulatory filings, and endless acronyms, and we grind it down to information you can use.
Meet The Team
Our highly trained and well-credentialed team is backed by our sibling company Go Sustainable Energy, an energy consulting firm specializing in advising clients on energy studies, energy management, commissioning, energy simulation, measurement & verification, data analytics, renewable energy and storage projects, load management, and grid interconnection.
