The State of Energy Consulting in 2026: A Practitioner Panel

Energy consulting is on track for 11% growth this year. That makes it one of the fastest-growing sectors in consulting right now.

The questions driving that growth are hard. Hyperscalers are building data centers faster than the energy industry has ever moved – but they're software companies trying to run physical infrastructure. The energy transition was supposed to mean fewer fossil fuels. Then AI showed up and natural gas became a bridge fuel again. And a lot of energy companies are sitting on revenue they don't know how to price.

On May 12 at 5PM ET, 3 senior leaders from our 2026 Top 10 Energy & Utilities Consulting Firms ranking are joining us live.

• Charlie Sorensen (BearingPoint) advises utilities on large-scale transformation inside a firm with an unusual model: BearingPoint collects the full fee only on full delivery.
• Michael Einstein (Simon-Kucher) leads Simon-Kucher's North American Energy and Sustainability practice – his work is helping energy companies find and capture revenue they didn't know they had.
• Sean Jump (dss+ Consulting) is North American Director of Oil & Gas at dss+, where the work runs from strategy all the way to frontline execution.

Moderated by Nare Israelyan – ex-BCG consultant – the conversation will cover what's driving the energy consulting boom, what hyperscalers keep getting wrong about physical infrastructure, how to advise clients trying to decarbonize while keeping the lights on, and more.

Register for free.