Energy
ERG helps businesses, government agencies, and consumers understand the environmental and economic impacts of their energy choices. We evaluate conventional, renewable, and emerging energy sources, covering the entire life cycle of options—from resource extraction through processing, transportation, transmission, distribution, and use. The expertise of our energy engineers, market specialists, and policy analysts covers the full range of energy generation technologies, including fossil fuels, distributed generation, combined heat and power, landfill gas energy, waste-to-energy plants, bioenergy, and emerging technologies. ERG provides the expertise to promote sustainable and cost-effective energy choices.
Environmental Impact Analysis
- Air, water, solid waste, and land impacts
- Pollution control technologies
- Greenhouse gas, criteria pollutant, and hazardous air pollutant inventory development
- Emission modeling
Feasibility Studies
- Technical assessments
- Fuel resource assessments
- Environmental assessments
- Economic/cost analysis
Facilities Services and Engineering
- Advanced utility metering support/commissioning
- Conservation strategy development/implementation
- Load forecasting
- Strategic planning
- Performance metrics/benchmarking
- Consumption analysis
Clean Energy
- Technology, policy, and strategic market analysis
- Green power purchasing strategies
- Voluntary programs for greenhouse gas reduction
- Support for state/local clean energy policy development and program implementation
Outreach
- Marketing strategies
- Web sites and databases
- Software development
- Environmental equivalency calculators/interactive models
- Multimedia presentations
- Meeting/conference planning
- Public relations/education
- Training
