Pilot's work runs on a small number of distinct levers. Five core solutions cover what most engagements need; three partner-delivered extensions handle the specialized adjacencies. They combine differently for different clients — but they're the same levers, run the same way, by the same team.
Five core solutions
These five run as a coordinated portfolio inside most engagements. Procurement is the foundation most engagements start with; the other four deepen the scope based on the specific opportunity.
Power and gas sourcing, hedging strategy, contract structuring, and RFP execution across every U.S. deregulated market — built and run by Pilot. A better rate and a sharper contract save you once; we operate the structure so you save on every dollar that follows. Pillared on Product Structure, Competitive Auctions, Market Monitoring, and Budgeting & Forecasting.
See how procurement works →Buy energy the way generators sell it. Wholesale market access for energy-intensive loads, built to survive the decade. It's Pilot's longest-running solution — Direct Access is where the firm started in CAISO 25 years ago.
Direct Access →The bills tell a different story than the contracts. Line-by-line audit against the contracts you signed and the tariffs that govern them — recovering what's been missed and preventing future drift.
Invoice verification →The other half of the bill. Procurement sets what you pay per kWh; load management sets what you pay for being on the grid — capacity, demand, ancillary services — and turns operational flexibility into revenue rather than cost.
Load management →Built to survive the decade. Corporate commitments turn into 15+ year contracts — PPAs with developers, REC procurement aligned with reporting frameworks, BTM solar evaluation — structured the way the contracts actually get signed.
Decarbonization →Partner-delivered extensions
Three services that extend a Pilot engagement into adjacent operational areas - delivered through Pilot's vetted partner network, coordinated on your behalf. The handoff is clean: one engagement, one accountable team, one consolidated reporting view.
Receive one consolidated monthly statement with every invoice audited before payment. Most organizations with 100+ accounts save 20–40 hours each month.
Consolidated billing · Invoice auditing · Payment optimization · 24/7 concierge
We help identify billing errors, recover sewer credits, and implement water-saving solutions that can reduce consumption by 15–25% without disrupting operations.
Bill auditing · Sewer credits · Flow control · Sub-metering · Tariff review
Certified ASHRAE Level I–III audits that uncover efficiency opportunities, support capital planning, and provide compliance-ready documentation for your energy projects.
Level I-III audits · M&V -Compliance documentation · Investment-grade reporting
How solutions compound
Solutions don't run as separate engagements - they combine into a single coordinated portfolio, and the compounding effect is where the disproportionate value lives. Three combinations from recent case studies:
A national retail food & drug chain spending $350-400M a year combined four coordinated workstreams under one co-managed engagement - far more than any single workstream alone would have delivered.
Case study · $50M/yr · 1,500+ sites · ~13% reductionA PJM commercial real estate portfolio handed Pilot the entire utility function. Five solutions in concert delivered the savings plus 20-40 hours a month of recovered internal bandwidth.
Case study · ~$1M/yr · 250+ sites · ~15% reductionA national apparel retailer brought all three utilities plus renewables advisory into one engagement. Multi-utility scope captured recoveries single-utility procurement misses entirely.
Case study · ~$2.3M/yr · 40+ sites · 3+1 utilitiesWhere to start
The right combination depends on what your internal team already handles, where your biggest exposures sit, and what engagement model fits your structure. Talk to a Pilot advocate — we'll work through it with you.