Our Key Values
Passion
We are passionate about how energy policy gets made and who it affects—especially the consumer. That commitment draws us to clients like public power utilities, rural electric cooperatives, and emerging business models like Community Choice Aggregation, clean energy startups, and financial firms navigating a policy environment that wasn’t necessarily designed with their business model in mind. We amplify those voices so the next piece of legislation that passes reflects their perspective.
Substance
Energy policy lives at the intersection of two technical languages: the world of grid engineering, power production, and electrons, and the world of regulatory proceedings, legislative text, and legal documents. Our fluency in both is what lets us translate a client's operational reality into a compelling regulatory argument, or explain the downstream implications of a policy proposal to a Congressional staffer.
Integrity
We know relationships are the most valuable commodity in Washington, and we handle them with the utmost care. That’s why we are ferocious about providing reliable information with no surprises, countering rather than obscuring competing positions, and recognizing when a short-term win will cost our clients in the longer term. Accuracy, credibility, and sensitivity are absolutely critical when it comes to policymaking.
Insight
Simply put, we know Washington. Our collective experience on Capitol Hill and as professional advocates makes the difference when we are called upon to anticipate where a bill is going or how a constituency will react. Each of our staff has direct experience working for and with Members of Congress, meaning we understand the pressures and priorities that bear on legislative drafting and decision-making. We help clients understand how politics, policy, and procedure coalesce—or collide.