Helping customers adapt to new possibilities with strategic, actionable solutions.
Our integrated services in advanced analytics, AI-driven forecasting, distributed energy resources (DERs), battery storage and flexible grid solutions help clients proactively manage risk, optimize investments and create a resilient, affordable, and sustainable energy future.
Energizing the Shift Through A Resilient, Customer-Centric Approach
The energy sector is undergoing rapid transformation, with increasing pressure for capacity, reliability, affordability and sustainability. Customer expectations for grid resilience have never been higher, yet reliability is deteriorating due to more frequent extreme weather events, aging infrastructure and emerging cybersecurity threats. At the same time, affordability concerns are rising, with regulators disallowing nearly 30% of electric sector spending in 2024, a dramatic increase over the past four years. While sustainability efforts have advanced greenhouse gas reduction, they have often come at a steep cost to consumers.
These challenges are compounded by the continuingly shifting modern grid landscape. No longer a collection of isolated systems, utilities and energy companies are planning around an interconnected ecosystem where every decision has cascading impacts. In the past, utility departments often operated in silos, with limited dependencies across functions. Today, the rise of distributed energy resources, bi-directional power flows, grid capacity constraints, and shifting customer expectations have fundamentally changed that landscape. IT, OT, and planning systems must now work in concert to maintain reliability, resilience, and affordability. These growing interdependencies require a new, integrated approach—one that aligns strategy, operations, and investments across the entire utility enterprise.
TRC’s Integrated Planning and Advisory services help utilities navigate and adapt to these complexities with confidence.
Plan for a Smarter, More Resilient Energy Future with Our Integrated Solutions
TRC’s tested practitioners unify planning, asset management, resiliency and regulatory compliance to help you lead in a complex and changing energy landscape. From strategic planning to grid operations and market readiness, we connect every piece of the roadmap to drive measurable outcomes and meet tomorrow’s energy demands- today.
Strategy and Planning
We partner with utilities and energy companies to develop multi-year roadmaps that modernize the grid and drive long-term resilience.
- Interconnection Solutions: TRC tackles data center interconnection challenges, including backlogs and load modeling, to ensure timely and cost-effective utility connections. Given that the International Energy Agency projects data centers could consume 4% of global electricity by 2030, our strategies help you stay ahead of these growing demands.
- Resiliency Planning: We address emerging threats—wildfires, physical cyber, and climate-related risks—through targeted mitigation strategies and infrastructure investments. With severe weather events costing billions annually in the U.S., our practitioners equip you to minimize disruptions and protect revenue streams.
- Flexible Resource Planning: We integrate distributed energy resources (DER) and employ probabilistic planning to future-proof your operations. As the National Renewable Energy Laboratory estimates renewables could supply up to 80% of U.S. electricity by 2050, TRC ensures you’re well-positioned to harness cleaner and more flexible energy sources.
Regulatory Guidance
We align resiliency planning with regulatory strategy – helping clients justify investments, secure funding and structure rates that support a reliable, affordable and modern grid.
- Rate Case Development: We develop rigorous cost-benefit analyses and persuasive justifications, positioning you for favorable regulatory outcomes that support the necessary grid investments.
- Grant Strategy and Authorship: Our experts pinpoint and help secure grants for modernization, innovation and system enhancements—ensuring you don’t leave valuable funding on the table.
- Customer Rate Setting: We focus on transparent, flexible pricing structures that balance affordability with the investments needed for a resilient, sustainable grid. This approach enhances customer satisfaction and trust in your utility programs.
Asset Management and Optimization
We help utilities shift from reactive to proactive investment approach, focusing on asset health to ensure reliability and maximize capital efficiency.
Grid Operations Transformation
Our experts enhance real-time grid operations by integrating operational intelligence and advanced energy solutions.
- Operational Efficiency Analysis: Using AI-driven forecasting and advanced analytics, we reveal areas for immediate improvements, helping you save on operational costs. Studies show predictive analytics can save utilities millions of dollars annually.
- Storm and Disaster Response: We design comprehensive storm and disaster response processes, incorporating microgrids and DER-enabled restoration to minimize outages. For example, data center downtime costing over $5,000 per minute, our solutions significantly reduce financial risks.
- Demand Response and Load Flexibility: Our AI-driven programs dynamically shift demand to reduce peak loads, helping you cut costs and better manage grid stress. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission data suggests demand response alone could lower peak demand by as much as 10% nationwide by 2030.
Sustainability and Energy Efficiency
We align grid modernization efforts with net-zero and carbon reduction goals by integrating renewable energy, demand-side solutions and advanced efficiency measures.
- Battery Storage and Distributed Energy Integration: We design and implement storage solutions that increase grid flexibility and facilitate higher penetration of renewable energy. This is critical as U.S. storage capacity could exceed 30 GW by 2025.
- Energy Efficiency and Conservation (EE&C) for Data Centers: We help data center operators adopt advanced cooling, load balancing, and on-site renewables. Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory research shows next-gen strategies can reduce data center energy use by up to 40%.
- Electrification and Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings (GEBs): We integrate smart building technologies, EV charging, and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) systems into your operations. Widespread GEB adoption could save Utilities in energy and carbon waste as well as offer flexible loads to the grid.
Energy Markets and Pricing
Our market and pricing strategies enable clients to thrive amid evolving energy dynamics.
- Energy Pricing and Congestion Modeling: We deploy real-time pricing models and specialized congestion analytics to minimize cost volatility and improve market performance. In competitive markets, well-crafted congestion modeling can significantly reduce clearing prices.
- Generation Availability and Strategic Replacement Planning: Our experts identify opportunities for hybrid resources (e.g., solar-plus-storage) that can cost-effectively replace aging assets. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, a substantial portion of coal-fired capacity may retire by 2035, highlighting the need for viable replacements.
- Demand Response and Dynamic Rate Structures: We design market-responsive tariffs that encourage consumers to adapt usage patterns, often reducing peak demand by 5–15%. This translates into lower operational costs and increased grid reliability.
Sharing Our Perspectives
Our practitioners share their insights and perspectives on the trends and challenges shaping the market.
How Utilities Can Reduce Wildfire Risk
August 26, 2025
Facing growing wildfire threats and limited budgets, utilities must adopt integrated, data-driven strategies for risk assessment, grid hardening and community resilience. Discover five key approaches to cost-effective wildfire mitigation and how expert partners can help safeguard infrastructure and communities.
TRC unveils new Integrated Planning & Advisory Practice at DISTRIBUTECH 2025 to help utilities thrive in an evolving energy landscape
March 24, 2025
Firm to showcase integrated solutions that drive resilience, affordability and sustainability WINDSOR, Conn. TRC Companies, Inc. (TRC), a global professional services firm providing integrated strategy, consulting, engineering and applied technologies in support of the Energy Transition, will showcase its latest solutions at DISTRIBUTECH International 2025, the premier event for the utility industry. DISTRIBUTECH will take place March 24-27 in Dallas, where TRC will exhibit at booth #5536. The energy industry is undergoing a significant transformation driven by AI, real-time data systems, regulatory pressures, increasing need for reliability, a surge in power demand driven by data centers, and decarbonization efforts. At DISTRIBUTECH 2025, TRC will demonstrate how it is assisting utilities in addressing these challenges through innovation, integrated solutions and forward-looking strategies that foster a resilient, affordable and sustainable energy future. “Utilities face a crucial challenge of how to keep up with growing grid complexity while maintaining efficiency and reliability,” said Craig Cavanaugh, President of TRC’s Intelligent Grid Solutions Sector. “Our global team brings decades of utility sector expertise and cutting-edge IT/OT integration capabilities that uniquely positions us to support utilities as they prepare to meet the demands of a decentralized, flexible and resilient energy future.” At DISTRIBUTECH 2025, TRC is expanding its services with the launch of Integrated Planning & Advisory, a strategic offering designed to help utilities navigate the increasing complexity of the energy landscape. As grid modernization, decarbonization, resilience and regulatory changes reshape the industry, utilities need a holistic approach that aligns regulatory, operational, customer and market strategies to drive effective and cost-efficient solutions. This expanded service provides the expertise, tools and insights utilities need to make informed decisions in an evolving market. Led by industry veteran Matthew Green, who brings two decades of experience driving transformative energy initiatives, Integrated Planning & Advisory ensures utilities are prepared for the challenges and opportunities ahead. “This expansion allows TRC to offer our clients a streamlined, agile approach to utility modernization, enabling organizations to transform their operations, optimize their processes and unlock their full potential,” said Ed Myszka, President of TRC’s Power Sector. “This integrated approach to energy planning and operations allows us to leverage technology, advanced analytics and flexible grid solutions to enable our clients to proactively manage risk, optimize investments and create a resilient, affordable and sustainable energy future.” Prominent TRC DISTRIBUTECH Sessions: Program highlights featuring the TRC team include: AI for Data Quality and Asset Management – Utility University Monday, March 24 , Room C148 8:00 AM Todd Slind, VP, Open Data and Development Utility Workforce Development Challenges and Solutions Wednesday, March 26, Room C155 1:00 PM Morteza Talebi, Chief of Workforce Development – TRC Learn more about TRC’s solutions, speakers and networking opportunities at DISTRIBUTECH or stop by Booth #5536. About TRC Companies TRC stands for adaptability. With direction setting perspectives and partnerships, our 8,000+ tested practitioners in advisory, consulting, construction, engineering and management services deliver unique resolutions that answer any built or natural imperative. By creating new pathways for the world to thrive, we help our clients adapt to change and achieve long-lasting results while solving the challenges of making the Earth a better place to live — community by community and project by project. TRC is ranked #16 on ENR’s list of the Top 500 Design Firms, #5 for Power and #3 for Transmission & Distribution. Learn more at TRCcompanies.com and follow us on LinkedIn.