Services
The Mendota Group brings to its projects broad perspective and deep insights, whether the audience is executives, managers, practitioners, or customers.
We provide expert support to utility, government, tribal, and non-profit clients to design, implement, and evaluate projects and programs that improve customer energy efficiency and accelerate the shift toward cleaner energy sources.
Support takes many forms:
- serving as temporary utility Distributed Energy Resource program staff (staff augmentation)
- leading stakeholder groups tasked with developing regulations to implement new clean energy laws
- modernizing the method by which utilities evaluate the cost effectiveness of distributed energy resources
- developing an online tool that enables customers and trade allies (aggregators) to participate in a utility program initiated by a governor’s emergency declaration to reduce energy use and keep the lights on (and running the program on behalf of the utility)
- leading a utility’s effort to create an 8-year forward-looking energy efficiency “business plan” that describes how the utility plans to advance energy efficiency for all customer sectors (and produce a highly stylized version of the report for regulators)
- assisting a tribal government in analyzing and ranking opportunities to create a Net Zero carbon community and implementing the projects that resulted from the analysis and recommendations
- project managing and serving as lead author for a utility’s “rulebook” that catalogs all relevant state regulations and utility internal policies related to implementing energy efficiency programs
Program Design and Implementation
Mendota Group staff are experts in designing, managing, implementing, and evaluating Distributed Energy Resource programs. MG staff have helped design and manage energy efficiency and demand response program serving residential, commercial, industrial, public, and agricultural customers.
Stakeholder Management
We have successfully managed large and small-scale stakeholder efforts and projects. Our knowledgable staff effectively elicit and assimilate stakeholder input to help government agencies and utilities engage in productive discussions with communities in efforts to achieve clean energy objectives.
Professional Staff Augmentation
Mendota Group has deep and broad experience serving as extensions of utility and government staff, providing seamless outsourced distribute energy resource program and project management. Engagements can run for months or years, depending on the client’s needs.
Solicitations Support
Since 2008, Mendota Group has managed all stages (including contracting) of solicitations to procure distributed energy resource services from private and non-profit implementers. Our efficient and effective approach to managing solicitations helps ensure that the client selects strong candidates using fair, transparent, and well documented procesess. Members of our staff have also served as regulator-approved independent evaluators for DER program solicitation budgets totaling more than one billion dollars.
Regulatory, Legislative, and Technical Support
Mendota Group staff have extensive evaluation, engineering, regulatory, and legislative experience with energy efficiency, demand response, and other Distributed Energy Resources. MG leverages its deep understanding of regulatory and political processes to deliver expert insights and strategic guidance, enabling clients to achieve their goals.
Market Analysis
Mendota Group has deep experience analyzing market opportunities and product and program potential. Our specific focus and deep understanding relates to energy markets, particularly those involving energy efficiency, demand response, and renewable energy.
Corporate Strategy and Financial Analysis
We assist utilities in developing corporate strategies, conducting strategic planning, and analyzing financial opportunities. Our managing consulting backgrounds help clients navigate complex issues related to strategy and finance.