Member Companies & Levels

EnergySolutions
EnergySolutions, headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, is a nuclear industry Waste Management and Decommissioning and Decontamination (D&D) services company. With more than 50-years of Waste Management and D&D experience EnergySolutions provides services and solutions to the nuclear industry with state-of-the-art facilities to safely characterize, transport, recycle, process and dispose of nuclear material. EnergySolutions customers include utilities that own and operate nuclear power plants, the Department of Energy (DOE), the Department of Defense (DOD), research laboratories and hospitals. With more than 1,500 employees in the United States, Canada and Japan, EnergySolutions has the experience and expertise necessary to safely meet our customer’s needs.

Siemens Energy
The world is facing the question: How can we meet the growing demand for electricity and protect our climate at the same time? Siemens Energy is committed to providing answers. We are building new energy systems across the globe. We can contribute to fighting climate change by making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy possible. We energize society. That’s our purpose. Siemens Energy has what it takes. Innovative technologies, clear focus on our customers’ needs, and a culture that attracts talent. Together, we are more than 90,000 employees determined to be part of the world’s most valued energy technology company. E4 Carolinas Board Member.

Westinghouse
Westinghouse Electric Company provides a wide range of nuclear power plant products and services to utilities throughout the world. When the era of nuclear energy began more than 50 years ago, we were there. Today, we're leading the way with a new generation of nuclear technology, helping the world meet growing electricity demand with safe, clean, and reliable nuclear energy. E4 Carolinas Board Member.

Framatome
For decades, Framatome has and will continue to be involved in the design and manufacturing of nuclear power plants and associated services, components, fuel, and instrumentation and control systems. With approximately 2,300 Framatome employees in the United States and Canada, the company has – over time – serviced every nuclear power plant in the United States and many in Canada. At Framatome, our people and their expertise drive the company. That expertise and operational excellence are at the heart of our strategy.

GE Hitachi
Based in Wilmington, N.C., GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) is a world-leading provider of advanced reactors, fuel and nuclear services. Established in 2007, GEH is a global nuclear alliance created by GE and Hitachi to serve the global nuclear industry. The nuclear alliance executes a single, strategic vision to create a broader portfolio of solutions, expanding its capabilities for new reactor, fuel and service opportunities. The alliance combines GE’s design expertise and history delivering reactors, fuels and services globally with Hitachi’s proven experience in advanced modular construction to offer customers around the world the technological leadership required to effectively enhance reactor performance, power output and safety. GEH operates training facilities in Wilmington and San Jose, California, and fuel manufacturing operations in Wilmington and Kurihama, Japan. 

Lockhart Power Company
Founded in 1912, Lockhart Power Company is an investor-owned electric utility located in the Upstate of South Carolina. We provide cost-effective and reliable electric power generation, transmission, distribution and lighting services to a range of residential, commercial, industrial and wholesale customers. Our service area spans portions of five South Carolina counties: Spartanburg, Union, Cherokee, Chester and York.

Southeastern Wind Coalition
The Southeastern Wind Coalition is a non-profit that works to advance the wind industry in the Southeast. We focus on supply chain, land-based wind, offshore wind, and wind imports. Our mission is to advance the wind industry in ways that result in net economic benefits to utilities, citizens, and ratepayers. The Coalition takes an objective, data-driven, and economic development focused approach to ensure the Southeast can take advantage of this clean, low-cost fuel source.

Tokai Carbon
Tokai Carbon manufactures graphite electrodes for the production of steel in electric arc furnaces. Through our global network of plants in the United States, Japan and Germany, we have become a global leader in producing high-performance graphite electrodes and carbon products. We are honored to serve the US and worldwide EAF steel industry and we strive to be your supplier of choice, by offering not only superior quality electrodes and products, but also providing commercial and technical solutions with superior, local support.

Zachry Group
Zachry Group is North America's pacesetter in turnkey construction, engineering, maintenance, turnaround and fabrication services to the power, energy, chemicals, manufacturing and industrial sectors. We have more than 85 years of experience in delivering on the engineering, construction and maintenance needs of the world’s most sophisticated customers in the power, refining and process sectors. We work with customers to plan, build and renew their most critical facilities, so they can achieve their immediate and long-term goals, all at the highest safety standards.

BHE GT&S
BHE GT&S is an Interstate natural gas transmission and storage company headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, that became a standalone subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Energy in November 2020. The company currently operates more than 5,500 miles of transmission line in the eastern U.S. and 420 bcf of working gas storage, along with gathering, processing and field services businesses. It also provides a variety of LNG solutions through Pivotal LNG, its 25% operating stake in Cove Point LNG- the import, export, and liquefaction facility in Lusby, Maryland- and other LNG processing and storage initiatives.

Electric Power Research Institute
Electric Power Research Institute conducts research, development and demonstration (RD&D) relating to the generation, delivery and use of electricity for the benefit of the public. As an independent, nonprofit organization for public interest energy and environmental research, we focus on electricity generation, delivery, and use in collaboration with the electricity sector, its stakeholders and others to enhance the quality of life by making electric power safe, reliable, affordable, and environmentally responsible.

HDR
HDR specializes in engineering, architecture, environmental, and construction services. For more than 100 years, we've partnered with utilities to develop the infrastructure that powers the world. Our expertise includes transmission, distribution, substations, generation, and renewables.

Keller North America

Keller is the world’s largest geotechnical specialist contractor; we prepare ground for construction and excel in tackling geotechnical challenges across the globe. At its simplest, we get ground ready to build on, providing solutions to geotechnical challenges across the entire construction sector. We have the people, expertise, experience and financial stability to respond quickly and see projects through safely and successfully.

Kindle Energy
Kindle Energy originated from the knowledge that many organizations have complicated energy needs that need an experienced partner who can provide sophisticated results. Being dependable is at the heart of their business model – from providing a customized range of options to being transparent and honest by keeping promises without last minute surprises. Kindle Energy's team has proven and diverse experience improving, managing, operating, and developing assets both internationally and domestically. We focus on complex situations in which we can add maximal value. With a sense of urgency, the Kindle Energy team is dedicated to providing solutions that show measurable results and help customers along their own specific path to energy evolution.

Morgan Corp

Morgan Corp. began as a veteran-founded landscaping operation and has grown into a trusted civil and industrial contractor, defined by consistent field execution and an evolving self-perform skillset. Our Civil teams handle large-scale infrastructure and site development, focusing on precision, production, and control across grading, utilities, earthwork, and foundation work. Our Industrial Division brings that same discipline to complex, high-demand environments, with deep self-perform capabilities in structural concrete, steel, piping, equipment installation, and electrical work. We prioritize safe execution, tight coordination, and dependable schedules in active facility settings. With offices in Spartanburg, Charlotte, Savannah, and Raleigh, we serve the Southeast with a foundation built on safety, accountability, and long-standing relationships.

Nelson Mullins
At Nelson Mullins, we help advance our clients’ business goals through flexibility, business sense, and tireless advocacy based on a deep understanding of their business worlds. A team of more than 750 attorneys, policy advisors, eDiscovery professionals and other business professionals with over 100 diversified practice areas, we work side-by-side with you towards shared goals. Working side-by-side with clients, our results-oriented, collaborative approach has made Nelson Mullins the firm of choice for many.

Nuclear Matters
Nuclear Matters is a national coalition of grassroots advocates, working to inform the public and policymakers about the clear benefits of nuclear energy. Join us in advocating for the nation’s largest, safest and most reliable source of carbon-free energy.

New River Light and Power Comany
The mission of New River Light and Power Company is to provide electrical service in the most efficient and reliable manner to Appalachian State University, the Town of Boone and the surrounding community within the franchised areas assigned by statute and agreement between NRLP and Blue Ridge Electric Membership Cooperative. A secondary mission is to provide for the university's needs through financial support. In fulfilling its missions, NRLP serves as a positive link between Appalachian State University, the Town of Boone and the surrounding community in economic development and public relations.

Nuclear Energy Institute
The Nuclear Energy Institute is the policy organization of the nuclear technologies industry, based in Washington, D.C.

Pacolet Milliken
Pacolet Milliken is a family-owned investment company with a multi-generational investment horizon. Pacolet operates through two divisions: Real Estate and Energy/Infrastructure. We manage these two divisions holistically, balancing non-cash value creation and near-term cash flows, stabilized assets and development projects, and organic growth and acquisitive growth, all in a manner designed to meet shareholder objectives. Pacolet's Energy/ Infrastructure Division owns and manages a diversified portfolio of businesses in specific middle market niches. These businesses typically have credit quality offtake contracts or regulated monopolistic positions that are designed to produce superior risk-adjusted returns and are more resistant to market cycles than many other businesses. We target operations that are typically too large and complex for small independent investors but often are not of sufficient scale to interest larger energy investment companies.

Pike Electric
Founded in 1945, Pike is one of the largest full-service providers of energy solutions in the United States and abroad. We provide engineering, construction and maintenance for distribution and transmission power lines and substations, or design build services for turnkey and renewable energy projects. We serve investor owned utilities, independent power producers, electric cooperatives, publicly-owned electric utilities, international utilities and others.

Pillsbury
Pillsbury is a full-service law firm with an industry focus on energy & natural resources, financial services including financial institutions, real estate & construction, and technology.

Sargent & Lundy

Sargent & Lundy is one of the world’s longest-standing full-service architect engineering firms. Founded in 1891, the firm is a global leader in power, energy, and decarbonization with expertise in grid modernization, renewable energy, energy storage, nuclear power, fossil power, carbon capture, and hydrogen. The firm serves public and private clients in the power, energy, gas distribution, industrial, and government sectors.

Southern Power Company
Southern Power builds the future of energy by investing in clean energy solutions for the customers we serve. A subsidiary of Southern Company, we are a leading U.S. wholesale energy provider meeting the electricity needs of municipalities, electric cooperatives, investor-owned utilities, and commercial and industrial customers.

Womble Bond Dickinson
In the fast-moving, challenging and dynamic energy sector, Womble Bond Dickinson helps energy companies by offering practical and innovative solutions that support our clients’ goals of sustainable growth and success. We represent major integrated utility companies, complex joint venture participants, natural resources companies, independent power producers, established middle market companies, banks, private equity funds, international diversified energy companies, and renewable project developers.

WSP
Engineering, advisory, environmental consulting for all aspects of Energy and Power industry. This includes power generation (coal, gas, hydroelectric, nuclear), power transmission and distribution, renewables (solar, wind, offshore wind, energy storage), new energy systems (hydrogen, RNG), and EVs.

AECOM

AECOM is the global infrastructure leader, committed to delivering a better world. As a trusted professional services firm powered by deep technical abilities, we solve our clients’ complex challenges in water, environment, energy, transportation and buildings. Our teams partner with public- and private-sector clients to create innovative, sustainable and resilient solutions throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. 

American Petroleum Institute (API)
American Petroleum Institute(API) is the only national trade association that represents all aspects of America’s oil and natural gas industry. API’s mission is to promote safety across the industry globally and to influence public policy in support of a strong, viable U.S. oil and natural gas industry. API’s more than 600 members include large integrated companies, as well as exploration and production, refining, marketing, pipeline, and marine businesses, and service and supply firms. They provide most of the nation’s energy and are backed by a growing grassroots movement of more than 47 million Americans.

Arculen

Arculen is a specialist talent partner dedicated exclusively to the nuclear industry. We provide embedded executive search and staffing solutions designed to meet the unique demands of this highly regulated, mission-critical sector. Arculen delivers an elevated, insight-led service with the depth and rigor of traditional executive search—reimagined through a fixed-cost model that offers greater transparency and value. Our approach prioritizes long-term impact over transactional outcomes, building enduring teams aligned to your mission and built to last. 

Baldwin Consulting Group
Baldwin Consulting Group combines its track record of collaboration, influence and performance to deliver on business goals and influence policy through proven areas of expertise. George Baldwin-Principal is a senior executive with extensive knowledge in identifying complex management solutions, strategic planning, developing policy, external affairs and building high performance sales & marketing programs.

Blue Delta Energy
Blue Delta Energy works at the convergence of sustainable technology, policy and markets and believes that environmental/sustainable data capture coupled with markets to establish valuation will be the cornerstone of driving emission reductions initiatives. We work on behalf of our commercial, industrial, educational and health care institution, municipal, cooperative, and asset fund clients, performing all of the services to monitor policies and legislation, register facilities and create and monetize the incentive credits for which the clients’ facilities qualify.

Blue Frontier
Blue Frontier has pioneered an innovative smart air conditioning system that operates with ultra-high efficiency. By adjusting the concentration of a salt solution, we achieve cooling with minimal energy consumption. This breakthrough enables our air conditioner to utilize less than half the electricity conventional systems require. Moreover, our A/C can operate without drawing electricity during its functioning, allowing us to shift energy consumption to non-peak periods—when electricity costs are lower and predominantly sourced from renewable energy.

ClearGen
ClearGen’s mission is to provide low cost, scalable capital for transition energy assets that are increasingly local, customer-focused solutions. Our investments include distributed energy resources, microgrids, energy efficiency solutions and EV charging infrastructure, structured as debt or equity. We are backed by Blackstone Credit, and partner with developers to create an efficient workflow that minimizes transaction costs and financing uncertainty.

Dominion Engineering

Dominion Engineering, Inc., a division of Allied Power, brings over 40 years of experience providing innovative field service equipment and technology to support nuclear utilities and operators. Focused on improving plant performance and reliability, Dominion Engineering enhances the efficiency of refueling outages, decommissioning, and waste management activities. This approach helps customers strengthen workplace safety, optimize operations, and address complex challenges with practical solutions.

HighCraft Energy

HighCraft is a a leading decarbonization integrator based in Charlotte, NC. We help clients navigate the evolving decarbonization landscape with clarity and confidence. From feasibility studies to regulatory guidance and system design, our consulting services are tailored to your goals.

Kairos Power
Kairos Power is a mission-driven engineering company focused on the delivery of a clean, affordable, and safe energy solution through the integrated design, licensing, and demonstration of advanced reactor technology. Our mission – to enable the world’s transition to clean energy, with the ultimate goal of dramatically improving people’s quality of life while protecting the environment – is focused on deployment of a U.S. demonstration plant before 2030 and a rapid deployment thereafter. The Kairos Power fluoride salt-cooled, high temperature reactor (KP-FHR) is a novel advanced reactor technology that aims to be cost competitive with natural gas in the U.S. electricity market and to provide a long-term reduction in cost.

Metatomic, Inc.
Metatomic, Inc. was formed to complete the commercial nuclear fuel cycle by metamorphosing legacy stored spent nuclear fuel (SNF) into a usable new fuel for the next generation of nuclear power plants. Metatomic has patent-pending processes designed to convert SNF into fuel for the new molten salt reactors (MSRs) currently under development. Metatomic's processes will potentially reduce the SNF volume stored in dry casks today by up to 90% allowing for the near elimination of SNF storage problem while simultaneously providing years of viable fuel for clean energy production. Additionally, when used as fuel for MSR power generation, the Metatomic process is projected to effectively reduce the radiological hazard of SNF by 99+%.

NuScale
NuScale’s innovative thinking led the development of an Integral Pressurized Water Reactor (IPWR). The reactor, steam generator, pressurizer, and containment are integrated into a single module. The NuScale Power ModuleTM is only 50MWe (gross), and a plant can be designed to accommodate growing electrical demand by simply adding additional modules as the need arises.

OakBridge Resources

OakBridge Resources provides business consulting and staff support to companies and organizations of all sizes. Specializing in complex problem solving, strategic planning, public policy and stakeholder engagement.

Paragon Energy

PGS electric power and energy marketing seminars provide in-depth understanding in a clearly explained format.

PGS
PGS electric power and energy marketing seminars provide in-depth understanding in a clearly explained format.

RCS Staffing

RCS Corporation is a nationwide staffing solutions provider for best-of-class companies with an emphasis in the Energy Industry. RCS recruits top talent for direct hire and contract staffing positions, as well as provides customized, efficient and low-cost payroll services. Recruiting specialties consist of Engineering Disciplines, Project Management, Project Controls, Information Technology, Construction Management, Operations Management and Business Professionals.

Santee Cooper

Santee Cooper was first to produce renewable Green Power in the state. Also known officially as the South Carolina Public Service Authority, Santee Cooper is South Carolina’s state-owned electric and water utility.

SCANA Energy Marketing, LLC

SCANA Energy is one of the largest natural gas marketers in Georgia, serving homes and businesses across the state since 1998. Located in Atlanta, SCANA Energy is known for its friendly and reliable service, integrity, flexible payment options, and variety of rate plans.

SC NEXUS

SC NEXUS for Advanced Resilient Energy (SC NEXUS) is a federally designated Tech Hub by the U.S. Department of Commerce, operating as a division within the South Carolina Department of Commerce. SC NEXUS accelerates energy innovation by leveraging South Carolina’s advanced manufacturing base and world-class research assets to strengthen national security, enhance energy resilience and drive U.S. economic competitiveness.

Studsvik Scandpower
Studsvik Scandpower - The leading independent provider of state-of-the-art nuclear fuel management software and world class engineering services to support the delivery of clean energy now, and in the future. We offer a full suite of licensing-grade software and engineering services to support operating utilities, fuel vendors, safety authorities, next generation reactor developers and research organizations. Our products are used throughout the world for reactor fuel and core design, analysis, and operational support.

Terrestrial Energy
Terrestrial Energy USA, an affiliate of Terrestrial Energy Inc., is developing the Integral Molten Salt Reactor (ISMR) for U.S. market deployment. The IMSR is an Advanced Reactor and represents true innovation in cost and functionality. It will provide clean, reliable and cost-competitive heat for many industrial application, including electric power provision and heat for industrial processes, such as chemical synthesis and desalination. The IMSR extends the applicability of nuclear energy beyond its current footprint in on-grid electric power markets. It promises to increase industrial competitiveness and energy security while concurrently driving deep decarbonization by displacing fossil fuel combustion across a broad industrial front. Using an innovative design based on proven Molten Salt Reactor technology, the IMSR can be brought to market in the 2020s.

Energy Production & Infrastructure Center (UNC Charlotte)

The Energy Production and Infrastructure Center (EPIC) was formed through private and public funding in response to the need to supply well-educated and highly trained engineers qualified to meet the demands of the energy industry, and to provide sustainable support for applied research. With a state-of-the-art research center, EPIC provides education and applied research opportunities to students with energy-related interests. Our industry-education partnerships unite students, faculty, and industrial partners to collaborate on interdisciplinary research and learning with a particular focus on energy research and education.

University of South Carolina
University of South Carolina is the state’s flagship university with more than 45,000 students at the system’s eight campuses. The university's mission is the education of the state’s residents through teaching, research, creative activity and community engagement.

Wilson Engineering Services

Wilson Engineering Services, PC (WES) partners with clients to develop economically, environmentally, and socially sustainable projects and programs. Each project provides its own unique set of challenges and opportunities, and we take pride in collaborating with our clients to ensure they are able to meet the challenges and capitalize on the opportunities.