Power & Utilities

Power & Utilities

Industry Highlights

Pierpont provides strategic communications for the power and utilities sector.

At Pierpont, we understand the unique communications challenges facing traditional power generation, transmission and distribution, utility companies and grid operators. With evolving regulatory frameworks, infrastructure investment, system reliability pressures and rising stakeholder expectations, clear and credible communications are essential.

Our clients benefit from Pierpont’s:

  • Deep industry insight & infrastructure fluency: We support utilities and power firms in managing major initiatives—such as grid expansions, outage responses, regulatory filings, M&A and community impact programs—with communications strategies that reflect the technical and operational realities of the sector.
  • Reputation & stakeholder engagement: Whether navigating service interruptions, public scrutiny, safety messaging or investment announcements, we help power and utility organizations craft messages that resonate with regulators, communities, investors and employees.
  • Integrated communications across channels: From earned media and owned content to social and digital campaigns, we deploy integrated tactics that align with business objectives and deliver measurable outcomes.
Industry Experience

Pierpont’s specialists bring decades of experience working with utility companies, grid operators, power generation firms and the service providers that support them.

  • Generation and dispatch operations: Communications support for power plants and generation companies, including safety, reliability, outage communications, environmental issues and community relations.
  • Transmission and distribution infrastructure: Strategic outreach for utilities expanding infrastructure, upgrading grid assets, engaging communities on siting, right-of-way negotiations and regulatory filings.
  • Utility business transformation and stakeholder communications: Programs supporting utilities in digital transition, customer-experience initiatives, regulatory proceedings, workforce communications and major announcements.

Examples of our success in the power & utilities sector include:

  • Supporting Broad Reach Power from its launch through a multi-year campaign that helped the battery-storage developer grow a major project portfolio—culminating in its acquisition by ENGIE for over $1 billion.
  • Helping Catalyze, an independent power producer, successfully launch its platform and amplify its acquisition-driven growth, securing 27 media placements and generating 119 million impressions over six months.
  • Elevating thought leadership for CRA (Charles River Associates) in the energy and infrastructure sector, boosting its visibility among regulators, industry stakeholders and decision-makers.
  • Supporting ChemTreat in positioning itself as a technical leader in the data-center and utility-service space through targeted media relations and industry outreach.
  • Expanding global brand awareness for Neara helping the firm transition from Australia to North America with strategic communications, media coverage and market positioning across new geographies.