About Pilot

Independent energy advocates.
Since 2001.

Pilot Energy operates on a structural commitment that's rare in this industry: we sit on the buyer's side of the table. We don't sell power, install equipment, or accept compensation tied to which supplier our clients choose. Twenty-five years and counting.

Why Pilot exists

On the buyer's side of the table.
Since 2001.

That structural commitment hasn't changed in twenty-five years. Today Pilot runs energy for thousands of commercial, industrial, and public sector clients across every U.S. deregulated market — and provides invoice verification and decarbonization services in regulated markets nationwide. $2.5 billion in spend is currently under management. Forty energy advocates do the work. The job is the same as it was in 2001: put our clients on equal footing with the service providers they depend on.

What independence means for you

Three principles. Three results.

Pilot's independence isn't a marketing claim. It's a structural reality that shapes what we can credibly deliver. Three principles, each producing a result that wouldn't be available from a firm with different economics.

01

We offer risk management.

Energy procurement is fundamentally a risk management decision — when to lock, when to wait, how to structure the contract, what to hedge. Pilot's role is to help you make those decisions with the analytical depth and market visibility most internal teams can't sustain in-house. The recommendation is grounded in your operational reality, your financial constraints, and your risk tolerance.

02

Clients find value in our recommendations.

BTM solar evaluation, battery storage strategy, demand response participation, EV charging infrastructure — we recommend the right solutions for your situation through a vetted partner network when equipment is involved. The economics get evaluated against your interest. The result is recommendations measured by outcomes, not by what we're trying to move off the lot.

03

We facilitate choice.

Every supplier evaluation runs on the same financial model, scored on the same criteria, weighted by what matters to your specific business. The result is a recommendation you can defend at a finance review — and a supplier choice that's genuinely yours. Fees never tilt the recommendation.

Track record

By the numbers.

Twenty-five years of compounding work across thousands of clients, every U.S. deregulated market, and most major industries. The numbers below summarize what that's looked like operationally.

25
Years operating energy programs
$2.5B
Energy spend under management
40
Energy advocates on the team
100%
Deregulated market coverage
15+
Average years of experience among senior advocates
$500M+
Cumulative client savings delivered since 2001

Active across PJM · ERCOT · CAISO · NYISO · ISO-NE · MISO plus regulated utility markets nationwide.

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Externally validated

95% of Pilot employees say it's a great place to work.

Certified™ by Great Place To Work, April 2026 – April 2027. Based on anonymous employee survey responses to the Trust Index™ — not self-reported. The typical U.S. company benchmark is 57%. Stable teams produce better client outcomes; this is the underlying evidence.

Looking ahead

The next chapter.

The next decade of commercial energy looks different from the last. Capacity prices are rising faster than at any point since the modern auction structure was established. AI-driven analysis is changing what's possible operationally. Corporate decarbonization commitments are turning into 15+ year contracts. Direct access is structural infrastructure, not a niche. The buyers who navigate the decade successfully will be the ones with experienced advocates on their side of the table and the operating platform to back them up.

That's the job. Talk to us if it sounds like the kind of help you're looking for.

Our team

Forty energy advocates.

Meet the team behind the work — how Pilot's team is organized and what unites it.

Meet the team

Careers

Join the buyer's side.

Energy advocacy is a long-game profession. We're growing across solution areas.

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Get in touch

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