At Raab Associates, Ltd., we have been providing consulting services for more than a decade on a broad range of topics including:

Collaborative Process and Conference Design;

Energy and Environmental Program and Policy Formulation;

Negotiation and Regulatory Support;

Research, Evaluation, and Publication. 

Our clients include public, private, and non-profit entities and agencies throughout the United States. 

A sample of some recent projects include:

Barr Foundation-Climate Strategies Barr Foundation

California Marine Life Protection Act Initiative Evaluation The California Resources Agency, California Department of Fish and Game, and the Resources Legacy Fund Foundation

Comparative Study of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance and the Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnership National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC)

Comprehensive Solar and Energy Efficiency Plan City of Palo Alto, California

Conflict Assessment: Toward an Improved Process for Deep Space Network Antenna Allocation The Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Demand-Side Management Evaluation Services New York Public Service Commission

Developing Standards for Dispute Resolution in the Energy Industry Center for the Advancement of Energy Markets: ADR Forum

Developing Transmission Infrastructure for Renewable Energy in Germany University of Göttingen

Environmental Web Site Development Conference of New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers (NEG and ECP)

Greenhouse Gas Policies and Programs in New England U.S. EPA Region I

International Workshop on Social Decision Making Process on Energy Technology and Workshop on Mediation Practice Issues - Tokyo Japan Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry and Association for Conflict Resolution, Japan

Land Based Wind Energy - A Guide to Understanding the Issues and Making Informed Decisions MA Clean Energy Center

Massachusetts Energy Efficiency Working Group Massachusetts Division of Energy Resources

MIT's 2008 Energy Conference: Solutions That Scale to Meet the Energy Challenge -Technology, Policy, and Entrepreneurship Massachusetts Institute of Technology

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority Biomass Game New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

Oregon Cities and Counties Bureau of Government Research & Service, University of Oregon

Recent Presentations The Northeast Chapter of the American Bar Association; International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution; MIT Energy Conferences 2008, 2009; U.S. EPA Region I; University of Goettingen, Germany; ACEEE: Behavior, Energy & Climate Change Conference, "Using Consensus Building to Improve Energy and Environmental Policy"

Reducing Conflict and Bringing Better Decision-Making Processes to New England’s Energy Field Energy Bar Associations’ ADR Committee, Boston Bar Association, International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution

RFP Technical Support for the Development of a Statewide Energy Efficiency Utility Vermont Department of Public Service

Rhode Island Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Collaboratives Rhode Island Division of Public Utilities and Carriers

Using ADR to Resolve Industry Disputes: The Better Way (Oct 2006) Report of the Energy ADR Forum Energy ADR Forum