What We Do

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We address commercial, policy, and communications challenges for energy and climate-focused organizations using qualitative and quantitative research tools.

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Problems We Solve

We solve core challenges relating to energy and climate technology, including:

Project Permitting and External Affairs

  • Understand the key beliefs and experiences driving local attitudes towards your company and projects

  • Identify messages and actions that build local support and preempt opposition

  • Detect vulnerabilities before they grow into major threats

  • Design community benefits agreements that residents and local influencers value

Policy Communications and Strategy

  • Explore and evaluate pathways for achieving policy goals

  • Refine policy strategy using feedback from high-level policy influencers

  • Craft messages and communications campaigns that resonate with policymakers

  • Balance policymaker priorities at the federal, state, and local level

Commercial Market Analysis

  • Discover untapped opportunities by learning how potential customers think

  • Segment the market to identify top marketing targets

  • Identify unmet market needs and design product offerings that meet them

  • Find financing gaps to fill with investment capital

Reputation and Corporate Narrative

  • Craft narratives that build brand value and drive positive media coverage

  • Craft materials that tell your story to investors, policymakers, customers, and communities

Tools We Use

We design a custom methodology to match the specific goals of each project. Finding the right research audience is key.

Focus Groups reach audiences like:

  • State or federal policy insiders

  • Investors

  • Developers, contractors, and installers

  • Potential customers or offtakers

  • Citizens who participate in local government

Quantitative Surveys reach audiences like:

  • Voters

  • Small business owners

  • Homeowners

  • Civically-engaged citizens

  • Internal stakeholders

In-Depth Interviews reach audiences like:

  • Senior policymakers

  • Executives at utilities or other big companies

  • Leaders of unions or trade groups

  • Expert lawyers

  • Philanthropic grant makers

  • Vehicle fleet managers

  • Community leaders