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COMMONWEALTH is an EC&M magazine 2017 Top 10 Electrical Design Firm serving utilities, independent power producers, government, industry, and some of the world's most prestigious academic, research, and healthcare institutions.  We are committed to influencing and shaping the secure energy future and making a powerful and positive difference in the world.  We do that by achieving project success for our clients and giving back to the communities in which we live and work.

As consultants, Commonwealth knows that each client is unique, and that each project has a different set of challenges to be addressed. Our leadership in the organizations that set industry standards, combined with our extensive technical experience with hundreds of utility standards and procedures, results in the development and delivery of innovative solutions to our clients’ problems.

Commonwealth’s strength is our people.  We hire top talent and foster an environment of continuous learning where they can meet professional goals and deliver increasing value to our clients.  We encourage professional licensure and participation in organizations such as the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the National Society of Professional Engineers, and the Edison Electric Institute.  We are proud to be 100% employee-owned and -managed.

Commonwealth’s complete package of services for power generation and power delivery facilities includes: owner’s engineering services; program management; electrical systems analyses; planning; mechanical, civil/structural, and electrical engineering; licensing; land acquisition services; drone services; and construction support.

HISTORY

Commonwealth is proud of its deep roots dating back to 1888 as innovators in the electric power industry.  It started with two pioneering brothers from Michigan with an interest in arc lighting and the transmission of electricity generated by hydro power, and eventually became part of the behemoth known as Commonwealth & Southern Corporation.  Commonwealth Associates was reestablished as a employee-owned engineering and consulting firm in 1988.  Thirty years later, Commonwealth's staff of approximately 270 professionals represents one of the most skilled, experienced technical resources available to analyze, plan, design, and construct electrical power projects.

LOCATIONS

Commonwealth services clients conveniently with offices coast-to-coast.  In addition to our Mid-Michigan headquarters, Commonwealth has the following offices: Lancaster (PA); Columbus (OH); Atlanta (GA); Spokane, and Seattle (WA).

Apogee Interactive is the nation’s leading providers of customer engagement software services for energy utilities.  Partnering with utilities since 1993, Apogee’s digital engagement platform delivers proactive, personalized communication to residential and commercial customers nationwide. Apogee’s proven SaaS platform enables more meaningful customer engagement, proven sustainable energy results, reduced operating costs, and improved program performance for utilities. For more information, please visit www.apogee.net. Follow us on Twitter at @apoweb and on LinkedIn.

Finley Engineering is a full-service engineering consultancy with a successful history of Consulting, Design, Engineering and Project Management for both the Broadband and Energy industries. Finley works with a variety of client types such as private companies, cooperatives, municipals, large carriers, investor-owned companies and a variety of government entities.

Innovation fuels Oracle's every step toward the next-generation utility business. They’ve combined deep industry expertise and end-to-end solutions with the most powerful customer engagement platform on the market—all supported by an intelligent service network, deeper data analytics and more flexible cloud services. All of their products and services are smart options to make your transition to the future utility ecosystem completely seamless.

Established in 1998, Customized Energy Solutions is an energy advisory and service company that works closely with clients to navigate the wholesale and retail electricity markets across the United States and globally. CES offers software solutions, back office operational support, and advisory and consulting services focused on asset optimization and energy market participation efficiency. CES is also a third-party asset manager of approximately 10,000 MWs of renewable and conventional generation resources across all ISOs in the United States and Ontario, Canada. CES empowers clients to achieve their goals by helping them navigate the evolving energy markets, complex market rules, and new energy technologies. To learn more, visit CES-LTD.com or connect with CES on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook.