Capstone Energy & Environment
What Makes us Different?
Capstone’s energy team assists clients in understanding the complex and often opaque relationships between federal, state, local, and global energy and environmental regulations in the US and EU, including oil and gas, midstream and energy infrastructure, renewable energy, electric power markets, carbon emissions and climate change, and more. Our deep-rooted knowledge of the issues and high standards help us provide unique, real-time analysis to clients who deploy strategies in the energy sector.
We Predict Policy,
Quantify Impact,
and Create Strategy.
Our analysts combine a process-driven approach with a nuanced understanding of energy policy—gained through extensive research and conversations with senior policymakers and key industry stakeholders. This enables us to produce actionable insights and ideas for investors and corporations across a range of strategies—from a discussion of proposed market reforms in the US to analysis of Danish wind turbine manufacturers and services providers to evaluate potential regulatory outcomes and their impact on investments.
Capstone’s dynamic relationships with key regulators at agencies—including the Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and Department of Energy—industry groups, environmental groups, academics, and activists, enable us to stay ahead of the curve in identifying and understanding policy trends. We also have strong networks in the major energy states that enable us to better understand the “on-the-ground” situation in each area.
Selected Issues
- Power markets
- Oil and gas
- Climate change
- Federal, state, and local regulations
- Permitting and land use
- Decarbonization
- Midstream energy infrastructure
- Pipelines, electric transmission, and railways
- Renewables
Case Studies
Capstone has a proven track record of providing in-depth analysis across a wide range of policy and regulatory issues. Our case studies demonstrate our energy team’s ability to help clients navigate complex policy challenges and develop targeted revenue-driving strategies.
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Our Latest Energy Insights
The Environmental Services Industry’s Moment: PFAS, Water Utilities, and Other Coming Developments
Capstone believes that despite the Trump administration’s deregulatory agenda, environmental policy development will intensify in 2026. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will continue to enact PFAS regulations, with new plans on wastewater discharges. In...
Energy’s Pragmatic Turn: Power, Pipelines, and the Affordability Dilemma
Capstone expects the Trump administration to continue backing investment in conventional energy in 2026, including expanded federal oil and gas leasing and pipeline development to support growing data center demand. Energy affordability concerns ahead of the midterm...
Europe’s Hard Choice: The Continent’s Climate and Competitiveness Dilemma
Capstone expects Europe’s energy transition agenda in 2026 to be shaped by tighter grid capacity, mounting fiscal constraints, and increasingly complex regulatory trade-offs. As the EU seeks to balance climate leadership with industrial competitiveness—against a...
