First Quartile Consulting (“1QC”) offers a powerful combination of benchmarking and consulting services to help our utility clients achieve measurable performance improvements. Our goal is to be the pre-eminent provider of benchmarking and consulting services to utilities, delivering results through the application of industry best practices, proven change and process techniques and approaches, thought leadership, innovation and responsiveness to our client’s needs and interests. We work in a client-team environment and operate as a smaller, decentralized firm that requires creative, self-motivated and sufficient consultants to work with our clients and us in bringing forward the best possible business solutions.