# Cascade Energy

> Cascade Energy combines industrial engineering, utility program delivery, energy coaching and its Gazebo software to help utilities, companies and public agencies reduce energy waste, emissions and operating costs. Founded in 1993, the Portland company is employee-owned and has expanded into sustainability consulting and demand flexibility.

- **Founded:** 1993
- **Headquarters:** Portland, United States
- **Founders:** Marcus Wilcox (Co-founder; CEO until end of 2021), Mike McDevitt (Co-founder; board member), Rob Morton (Co-founder; founder emeritus and board member)
- **Products:** Strategic Energy Management, Gazebo, Gazebo Connect, Engineering and retrocommissioning, Fresh Coast Climate Solutions
- **Notable:** Transferred 100% of ownership to an ESOP on November 18, 2021., Gills Onions case study reports a 26% energy-use reduction after four years in SEM., Reported 978.6 GWh in 2025 client energy savings and 76% progress toward its 8,000 GWh goal in August 2026.

## Products & services

- **Strategic Energy Management** — Utility program design and implementation combining engineering walkthroughs, energy teams, workshops, individual coaching and energy performance measurement.
- **Gazebo** — Cloud energy management platform for performance models, project tracking, savings verification and collaboration across utility programs and corporate facilities. Energy Trust selected the platform in 2021.
- **Gazebo Connect** — Metering hardware and Gazebo software subscription with 15-minute interval data. Published tiers cost $245, $375 and $475 per meter per month; installation labor, utility fees and optional integrations are additional.
- **Engineering and retrocommissioning** — Industrial energy assessments, system optimization, refrigeration expertise and support for efficiency projects and utility incentives.
- **Fresh Coast Climate Solutions** — Sustainability consulting, greenhouse gas inventories, decarbonization planning, climate modeling, water stewardship and nature-based solutions; joined the group in January 2025.
- **Yield Energy** — Demand flexibility programs and an automated distributed energy resource management platform; acquisition announced August 2026 included a 200 MW agricultural portfolio.

## Achievements

- Transferred 100% of ownership to an ESOP on November 18, 2021.
- Gills Onions case study reports a 26% energy-use reduction after four years in SEM.
- Reported 978.6 GWh in 2025 client energy savings and 76% progress toward its 8,000 GWh goal in August 2026.
- Named No. 74 on the 2026 PEOPLE Companies That Care list.
- Announced its second consecutive Great Place to Work certification in October 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Announced second consecutive Great Place to Work certification on October 22; reported a 94% positive workplace rating.
- **2026-08** — Ranked No. 74 on the PEOPLE Companies That Care list; announced August 17.
- **2026-08** — Acquired Yield Energy, adding a 200 MW agricultural demand flexibility portfolio and automated DERMS platform.
- **2025-01** — Fresh Coast Climate Solutions joined Cascade; announcement identifies both as wholly owned subsidiaries of employee-owned United Cascade Enterprises, Inc.

## Links

- Website: https://cascadeenergy.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cascadeenergy
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/cascadeenergy
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/cascadeenergyinc

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Last updated: 2026-10-24