La Capra Associates is pleased to serve a diverse client base. The perspective and expertise that derives from working for this range of clients translates into our ability to offer all clients the benefit of sound and objective advice and technical analysis well-grounded in the practical realities of the industry.

Our clients seek assistance in understanding energy markets and regulation in formulating policy and making specific decisions. La Capra Associates serves a broad range of organizations involved with energy markets, including:

COMMERCIAL SERVICES
• > Public and private utilities
• > Power generation companies
• > Consumers and consumer advocates
• > State and public entities
• > Regulators
• > Financial institutions, investors, and law firms

WHO WE SERVE

Public and Private Utilities
A number of utilities look to La Capra Associates to provide specialized studies and other services that extend their internal planning capabilities. We serve utility clients with a range of ownership structures (investor-owned, municipal, and cooperatively-owned utilities) and business structures (electric and gas transmission and distribution companies, and vertically integrated electric utilities). Our services range from operations (conducting transactions for small utilities) to planning (rates analyses, resource planning studies).

Power Generation Companies
We serve the independent generation industry by providing wholesale and retail market analysis and related consulting services. Our market analysis services have provided these clients with information for asset valuation (supporting acquisition decisions, property tax appraisals, and litigation damages), market price and revenue assessments (project financing and market planning), reliability planning (facility siting and permitting), and specialty market assessments (renewable markets)

Consumers and Consumer Advocates
We have assisted energy consumers in rate case proceedings and other initiatives that may impact rates. Our clients include state consumer advocate organizations, state attorney generals, and large industrial customer groups. We offer our full range of energy policy, planning, and expert testimony services to these clients. We also serve individual large retail customers in energy procurement and energy project analysis.

State and Public Entities
We have numerous state agencies and public entities as clients, for whom we provide services ranging from renewable energy policy analyses and implementation assistance to asset valuation and due diligence. Public entities include NGOs, cities and townships

Regulators
We frequently provide assistance to state regulatory commissions and their staff organizations in the form of expert witness and advisory services addressing regulated rates, retail choice, fuel and purchased power, and related rulemaking proceedings. 

Financial Institutions, Investors and Law Firms
La Capra Associates provides services to financial organizations that are active in the energy industry, such as investment banks and lending institutions. The services include assistance in conducting due diligence for project financing and economic/financial studies pertaining to utility mergers or restructurings.