Summit Blue's multi-disciplinary practice brings deep experience and value to a wide variety of clean energy initiatives. Our consultants help investors, policy makers, utilities, and developers understand power markets, renewable markets, and technologies. We have extensive knowledge of the electric power industry, with a particular focus on renewable energy. The booming renewable market in North America is currently being driven by state renewable portfolio standards (RPS), existing and anticipated greenhouse gas regulation, voluntary green power programs, economic development, and production tax credits. State RPSs alone may require $100 billion of new investment by 2020. Summit Blue provides an extensive array of services to our clients to navigate this complex and ever-evolving market and regulatory environment. Building on decades of staff experience in the renewable energy space, Summit Blue's recent work in this area has included over ten major assignments for clients across the nation within the last three years. These projects are some of the earliest and most comprehensive renewable energy-focused market assessment, program evaluation, and policy development consulting assignments completed to date in the U.S. The states of California, New York, and New Jersey have been among our largest clients, as well as utilities such PG&E, Tucson Electric Power, and Progress Energy. Our wealth of recent renewable energy project work, together with other relevant work experience, has equipped our consultants with a high level of current, direct industry knowledge. Summit Blue's renewable energy practice includes the following services: - Market Conditions Reporting - Economic and Technical Potential Analysis - Policy Analysis - Supply Chain Analysis - Market Update Summaries - RPS, Greenhouse Gas, and Other Regulatory Compliance Planning - Contract Valuation - RFP Development and Management of Competitive Solicitation Processes - IRP Support - Impact Evaluation - Process Evaluation - Develop Educational Guidebooks and Marketing Materials - Conduct Technical Workshops To learn more about Summit Blue's renewables practice area, please contact practice area lead Frank Stern at fstern@summitblue.com.

