The Cogent Group Inc730, 444 - 5th Ave SW , Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Cogent was founded in 1999 by two principals who believed that their broad experience and knowledge of regulated, vertically integrated electricity markets, frameworks and policies of deregulated energy markets, and rules and resultant dynamics of fully competitive commodity markets would be invaluable in supporting organizations transition to, and thrive in, Alberta's reformed electricity market. Since then Cogent has expanded to provide services throughout Canada, the USA and the Caribbean.  We are a strategic, economic and financial advisory professional services firm specializing in energy and infrastructure. Our advisors combine economic, engineering and financial training, regulatory policy expertise, and familiarity with and experience in a variety of industries and jurisdictions to help clients identify the challenges and leverage the opportunities. We are committed to creating value for our clients by employing rigorous analytical assessments based on first principles, broad experiences, insightful discussions, and the provision of pragmatic solutions that are independent, objective and executable. We have supported our clients in creating value through advising on strategy development and implementation, energy infrastructure asset development and valuation, regulatory policies, market fundamentals and marketing and trading.  Our clients reside within all sectors of the "wells to socket" value chain including oil and gas companies, investor-owned and public utilities, power generation developers and owners, transmission and distribution utilities, system operators, retailers and commercial and industrial customers.