Utility Consulting Group, LLC

UCG recognizes the utility industry as a rapidly changing environment that is becoming increasingly complex as new challenges arise, such as:

• Integrating renewable and distributed energy resources such as solar, wind and grid connected batteries
• Taking advantage of new technologies to modernize the grid to improve system flexibility and reliability
• Integrating energy efficiency and demand response
• Managing changes in the regulatory environment
• Countering climate change and other environmental challenges

UCG is a management consulting firm providing financial and regulatory services to Electric, Gas and Water utilities.  UCG collaborates with clients to assist in achieving their goals by providing talented consultants and delivering value-added solutions to achieve lasting success.

Finance & Accounting

With deep industry knowledge paired with a strong understanding of the utility business, UCG delivers solutions in helping finance bring value as a strategic business partner. Our consultants have extensive experience in helping finance organizations align processes, develop leaner finance functions, perform financial analytics and reporting, and internal controls. We assist our clients with balancing strategic goals and on-going business and regulatory challenges. 

Our consultants have strong utility regulatory experience coupled with deep industry knowledge to manage the challenges and opportunities of changing markets and regulatory climate. We can help in key areas such as:

• Workpaper system design and development
• Results of operations model development
• Rate design modeling
• Rate case strategy development
• FERC formula design and implementation
• Testimonies and workpapers preparation
• Witnesses preparation
• Data request management
• Litigation support
• Embedded cost analysis

Strategy & Business Process Redesign

As the industry embraces new trends such as customer self-service, smart grid technology, and renewable energy, there is a constant continued need for process redesign and implementation of change to meet new business requirements. UCG has a proven track record in business process design and re-engineering. We excel in collaboratively working with our clients to design and implement key business processes to improve operations and meet client goals.  In order to adapt to new industry challenges, it is critical to review, assess and constantly change the internal organizations and processes. Our experienced consultants bring many years of experience in developing and implementing process improvements and organizational change to drive operational excellence. We can help in the following key areas:

• Organizational change management
• Process redesign
• Program and project management
• Communications Management
• Risk Management
• Internal controls review and testing

Transmission & Distribution

Transmission and Distribution (T&D) is essential to providing the link between generating stations and customers. Recently the utility industry has been faced with aging infrastructure challenges and trends to modernize the grid, all while managing cost pressures and maintaining reliability. We help our clients manage the planning, process and accounting related needs that are a part of T&D operations. We partner with our clients to provide the following services:

• Work management process and system
• Asset management process and system
• Geographical information process and system
• Design processes and compatible units
• Inspection processes
• Asset data accuracy
• Field accounting processes
• Operational process reviews
• Engineering quality assurance