Your Partner in Research
Auriga is a constellation that represents "the Charioteer." We created Auriga Insights to provide energy and sustainability consulting services as a partnership with our clients, towards a journey to answer important questions and further impactful change.
Research and Evaluation
We help programs and pilots achieve their goals and full potential with real-time program process evaluations, defensible results, performance tracking, participant and non-participant research, and continuous improvement support.
Focus Areas
- Energy efficiency, electrification, renewables, water efficiency
- Market research and market characterization outreach and analysis
- Low-income research and energy affordability
- Sustainability-supporting research, tracking, and design support
- Market transformation research
- Real-time program and pilot impact and process evaluations
Trusted Experience
Auriga’s highly experienced staff, associates, and partners use market, behavioral, and evaluation research to provide the insights and strategic support needed to design and administer effective initiatives.
Who We Are
Danielle Côté-Schiff Kolp, MESM
Danielle Côté-Schiff Kolp, MESM
Danielle Côté-Schiff Kolp, MESM
President and Co-Founder
Danielle brings nearly 20 years of experience designing, managing, and conducting market research and evaluations to support energy efficiency and distributed energy resource projects. Danielle’s work supports energy efficiency, the energy transition, and broader sustainability efforts. Her areas of focus include impact and process evaluations, market research, program planning, and research design.
Ingo Bensch
Danielle Côté-Schiff Kolp, MESM
Danielle Côté-Schiff Kolp, MESM
Vice President and Co-Founder
Ingo brings over 30 years of evaluation and research experience to help clients apply empirical insights to program design, improvement, and assessments. Ingo’s work supports energy efficiency, energy affordability, and sustainability initiatives that seek to change market practices and behavior. His areas of focus include pilot evaluations, strategic problem-solving, and low-income research.