Current & Previous Clients
Rockcress Consulting, Trillium Energy Consulting, and Studio EVENODD Architecture and Design — Tillamook County Energy Resilience Plan (Contracting-2025)
The Rockcress team will develop Tillamook County’s Energy Resilience Plan, a comprehensive strategy that addresses energy resilience needs for short-term, medium-term, and long-term power outages. The plan will ensure public safety and economic stability in the event of power outages, while also aligning with Oregon’s 2023 HB 3630. The focus will be on mapping energy infrastructure, identifying vulnerabilities, and providing strategic recommendations for resilience improvements.
Lighthouse Consulting and Rockcress Consulting— Mason PUD 3 Clean Energy Implementation Plan (CEIP) (Contracting-2025)
Rockcress will support Lighthouse in developing an equitable and inclusive public engagement processes. The planning process for Mason PUD 3’s CEIP public process will involve a structured approach aimed at ensuring broad and meaningful community engagement.
Rockcress Consulting—Papé—Clean Energy Advisor (2023—Present)
Angela Long supports Papé’s efforts to transition both their fleets and customer fleets to clean energy. Responsibilities include outreach efforts, including communicating Papé’s initiatives through presentations, working groups, and training for policymakers, communities, and internal stakeholders. Angela is also involved in development of clean hydrogen and electrification implementation plans for both on-road and off-road vehicles, as well as creating a DER strategy and training guide for their facilities and mobile charging.
Clean Energy Transition Institute (CETI), Evolved Energy, and Rockcress Consulting—Oregon Department of Energy, Oregon Energy Strategy (OES) (2023—Present)
Rockcress serves as the equity advisor for the OES technical modeling team. The OES aims to identify pathways to equitably achieve Oregon’s energy objectives. It will assess the benefits and challenges of various pathways, provide policy recommendations, and incorporate feedback from Oregonians who have contributed to the strategy. The OES development process involves data gathering, technical analysis, and policy discussions, all anchored in engagement with Oregonians from diverse backgrounds. The OES will be presented to the Governor and Legislature by November 2025.
Rockcress Consulting—Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL), Sub-Contractor (2023—Present)
Rockcress provides research and technical support to LBNL on electricity system planning and distributed energy resources (DERs), as well as conducting research and analysis for technical reports. Topics include distribution system planning (DSP), grid modernization, DER planning, integrated resource planning (IRP), electrification planning, equity in grid planning, DER potential studies, and energy efficiency. Below are some of our recent projects:
Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) Insights, Profiles and Inventory Project (2025): Based on interviews with over 20 VPP subject matter experts, the “Insights into Scaling VPPs” report outlines actions utilities and regulators can take to expand VPPs, focusing on successful VPP designs, deployment, and operation, with a particular emphasis on DEI. The companion report, "VPP Profiles and Inventory," includes three conceptual profiles that facilitate discussions among regulators, utilities, solution providers, and stakeholders about VPP strategies. It also includes details on over 790 demand response programs, net energy metering solar plus battery resources, and 180 VPP programs. The research illustrates how integrating equity into VPPs results in a diverse set of DERs, enhancing their value for both consumers and the grid. Case studies from seven utilities are highlighted to share best practices, emphasizing the importance of equity in VPP planning.
Reimagining Energy Efficiency Resource Standard (EERS) (2025): This report examines how states integrate energy efficiency into four key policy priorities: providing grid benefits, addressing load growth, reducing emissions, and promoting affordability. The report includes examples of states pursuing these priorities, reviews energy efficiency’s role in each, and identifies opportunities to further promote energy efficiency alongside these priorities. Decision-makers and stakeholders can use these findings to design an EERS that maximizes co-benefits and captures synergies to advance broader goals.
Community Energy Project (CEP) and Rockcress Consulting—Portland Clean Energy Fund (PCEF) Strategic Program 3 (Contracting-2026)
Rockcress will support CEP with outreach efforts to ensure accessibility and equity for customers enrolled in PCEF’s Clean Energy Retrofits for Single Family Homes program. As part of CEP’s culturally specific outreach strategy, Rockcress will collaborate to ensure that strategic communications and outreach are clear, culturally appropriate, and accessible. Rockcress will help guide messaging to resonate with different cultural groups. By leveraging both CEP’s and Rockcress’ in-house expertise, as well as the strengths of key partners, we aim to ensure that all PCEF priority populations are informed about and have access to the services.
Rockcress Consulting—Northwest Power & Conservation Council Ninth Plan (2023—Present)
Rockcress provides DER strategy, technical expertise and training for new staff. Responsibilities include drafting DER supply curves, developing methodologies for DER interactions, updating avoided transmission and distribution values, and producing DER-related process documents and presentations for stakeholders and Council Advisory Members.