Strategic Planning - Risk Management - Economic & Business Analysis
About Us
Experience You Can Count On
Commitment & Integrity
Since 1994 ESI has served some 100+ clients, many of whom have continued to use our services throughout the last 27 years. While many of our clients require contracts, our philosophy is to do what we say -- our handshake is our commitment to you that we will do our best and provide only the highest quality service that will meet or exceed your expectations.
Our goal is to offer sage advice. While others may tell you what you want to hear, we thoroughly assess the situation, listen to you and then offer what we believe is right.
Our clients have included:
- Investor Owned Electric and Gas Utilities
- Municipal Electric Systems and Joint Action Agencies
- Cooperative Electric Systems
- State & Federal regulators
- Independent System Operators
- Large Energy Consumers and Business Trade Associations
- Independent Power Providers
- Emerging Technologists and Start-ups
Our Services have included:
- Impact of distributed generation on system operations & Cost-of-Service
- Need for Power Assessments
- Regional Market Competitive Positioning
- Front, Mid and Back Office Best Practices
- Risk Management Training
Learn More About ESI
Dr. Howard J. Axelrod is President and founder of Energy Strategies, Inc. He has over 45 years of experience and provides a multi-disciplinary approach to each consulting engagement. Dr. Axelrod combines his skills as a power systems planner and economist to identify, measure and mitigate risk exposure. Howard has worked with numerous electric utilities to develop and implement best practices in energy procurement, trading and risk management. He currently serves as chief risk officer of joint action agency.
Prior to consulting, Dr. Axelrod has had extensive regulatory experience in New York State serving as Special Assistant to the NYPSC Chairman, Alfred Kahn, and as Director of the Consumer Protection Board representing residential and small businesses before the PSC.
Bob Dyer, for over a decade has been CEO of RTD Consulting LLC with a focus on electric wholesale markets and best practices in energy trading and risk management. This follows his remarkably successful tenure as CEO and President of The Energy Authority, the Nation's premier energy trading and risk management organization. TEA is jointly owned by over 50 municipal electric systems and manages over 24,000 MW of generation.
Mike Harreld, for nearly 30 years of service, held numerous executive level positions including EVP and CFO at Southern Company and its subsidiaries. Mike was Southern Company's "go to" executive for new or complex areas such as:
- Executive oversight of MIS initiatives
- Sarbanes Oxley compliance
- International leadership in England, China, Europe, the Virgin Islands, and the Bahamas
- BOD and Audit Committee liaison
- Credit Agency representative