What Grid Strategies does

Grid Strategies is a boutique power-sector consulting firm founded in 2017 and based in the Washington, DC area, with a stated team size of 1 to 10 employees. The firm provides advisory services focused on transmission planning, wholesale electricity markets, and grid integration of new resources. Its work spans policy analysis, regulatory strategy, and expert testimony submitted before federal agencies including FERC, DOE, and NERC, as well as state public utility commissions, RTOs/ISOs, and Congressional committees. The underlying deliverable is human expert analysis rather than a software or platform product.

The firm's client base is unusually broad for its size and includes state agencies, consumer advocates, environmental organizations, clean energy buyers, trade associations, renewable energy and transmission developers, and technology companies. Grid Strategies is also a co-founder or co-leader of several multi-stakeholder industry coalitions — notably the Advanced Communications, Energy, and Grid (ACEG) initiative, the Working for Advanced Transmission Technologies (WATT) Coalition, the AMP Coalition, and the Future Power Markets Forum (FPMF) — which extend its influence over transmission, market reform, and technology adoption agendas beyond direct client work.

Revenue is generated through professional services engagements, with no publicly disclosed pricing model, contract structure, or revenue figures. The firm has expanded its senior bench to include multiple Vice Presidents and a Chief Operating Officer (Gretchen Kershaw), and maintains an active careers page, signaling ongoing capacity build-out from a small founding-team base.

Name

Grid Strategies

Legal name

Grid Strategies LLC

Website

https://gridstrategiesllc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Grid Strategies is a Washington, DC-area boutique consulting firm, founded in 2017, advising on power-sector transmission planning, wholesale markets, and grid integration for state agencies, advocacy groups, developers, and technology companies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Power Sector Consulting

NAICS

Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Renewable Policy & Regulatory Strategy (National/State/Local) (EUAMANAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Energy Systems & Power Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAG), Corporate & Voluntary Procurement Policy (PPAs, Green Tariffs, 24/7 CFE) (EUAMANAH), SCADA/DMS/OMS Integration, Upgrades & Managed Services (EUAEANAE)

Keywords

• Power sector consulting
• Transmission planning services
• Wholesale electricity markets
• Grid integration consulting
• Energy policy advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Bethesda

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Grid Strategies generates revenue through consulting engagements with clients including state agencies, consumer advocates, environmental groups, clean energy buyers, trade associations, renewable energy and transmission developers, and technology companies. Services include regulatory testimony, policy analysis, transmission planning consultation, and market studies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Grid Strategies LLC is a power sector consulting firm that provides expert analysis and advisory services on transmission planning, wholesale electricity markets, and grid integration solutions. The firm helps clients understand the electric power industry, navigate regulatory challenges, develop business and policy solutions, and provide expert testimony in Integrated Resource Planning and other regulatory proceedings before FERC, DOE, state Public Utility Commissions, RTOs, NERC, and Congressional committees.

Product overview

Grid Strategies is a consulting firm, not a software product company. Its offering consists of expert consulting services in power sector economics, engineering, and policy, supplemented by a library of original research reports and regulatory testimony. There is no unified software platform or modular product architecture — rather, Grid Strategies delivers analysis, policy recommendations, and expert witness services to clients navigating transmission, wholesale markets, and energy transition challenges. Key deliverables include load growth forecast reports, transmission planning analyses, resource adequacy assessments, generator interconnection studies, and formal testimony before regulatory bodies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Grid Strategies Consulting Services Power sector consulting covering transmission planning, wholesale markets, state regulation, and policy analysis to advance grid integration solutions for clients including state agencies, consumer advocates, environmental groups, renewable energy developers, transmission developers, trade associations, and technology companies.
• Research, Testimony & Analysis Reports Original research publications covering load growth forecasting, transmission planning, resource adequacy, interconnection and permitting, markets, resilience, technology, and regulatory testimony before Congress, FERC, state commissions, and RTOs.

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• WATT Coalition (Working for Advanced Transmission Technologies)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrid Strategies co-founded and is an integral part of the WATT Coalition, which promotes the adoption of Advanced Transmission Technologies (ATTs) such as dynamic line ratings and high-performance conductors to maximize transmission grid capacity.
• Americans for a Clean Energy Grid (ACEG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrid Strategies helped start and grow ACEG, a coalition focused on developing and advancing solutions for a modern power grid and clean energy transmission infrastructure.
• Future Power Markets Forum (FPMF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrid Strategies is an integral part of the Future Power Markets Forum, a coalition working to develop and advance cooperation across the electricity sector on market design and policy.
• AMP Coalition (Advancing Modern Powerlines)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrid Strategies co-founded and is integral to the AMP Coalition, which promotes advancing modern transmission infrastructure and technologies.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Synapse Energy Economics: Synapse Energy Economics is a mission-driven energy economics and policy consulting firm that provides expert analysis, regulatory testimony, and research for utilities, regulators, consumer advocates, and environmental groups. Like Grid Strategies, it specializes in transmission, wholesale markets, and clean energy integration with deep engagement before FERC, state PUCs, and other regulatory bodies.
• Energy + Environmental Economics (E3): E3 is a consulting firm specializing in energy economics, planning, and policy analysis for utilities, regulators, and clean energy developers. Its work on resource planning, transmission, and integrated resource planning testimony directly mirrors Grid Strategies' consulting offerings and target client base.
• Brattle Group: The Brattle Group is an economics consulting firm with a significant energy practice providing expert testimony, regulatory analysis, and policy consulting on transmission, wholesale markets, and electricity sector economics. It competes with Grid Strategies for high-end regulatory engagements and expert witness work in FERC and state proceedings.
• Charles River Associates: CRA's Energy Practice provides economic and regulatory consulting on power markets, transmission planning, and utility regulation, often serving as expert witnesses in FERC and state proceedings. It is a directly comparable consulting peer offering similar transmission and wholesale market analysis services.
• London Economics International: London Economics International is a consulting firm specializing in energy economics, market design, and regulatory economics across North American and international power markets. Its focus on transmission planning, market design, and regulatory engagement makes it a closely comparable peer to Grid Strategies.
• ScottMadden: ScottMadden is an energy consulting firm that advises utilities, regulators, and developers on transmission, regulatory strategy, and grid modernization. It shares Grid Strategies' focus on the regulatory and operational side of the electricity sector with overlapping client types.
• Customized Energy Solutions: Customized Energy Solutions provides consulting and software-enabled services for wholesale electricity markets, transmission planning, and regulatory compliance. It serves a similar mix of utilities, developers, and regulatory clients with comparable grid integration and market design capabilities.

Broad incumbents

• ICF International: ICF is a large global consulting firm with a substantial energy practice covering market analysis, regulatory support, transmission planning, and climate policy. As a broader incumbent, it competes with Grid Strategies on larger integrated engagements while offering a wider portfolio of services beyond core grid consulting.

Others

• Norton Rose Fulbright (Energy Regulatory Practice): Norton Rose Fulbright's energy regulatory practice provides legal counsel and policy support on FERC matters, transmission development, and electricity market regulation. It is an adjacent ecosystem participant rather than a direct economic consulting peer, but engages with many of the same clients and proceedings as Grid Strategies.
• Advanced Energy United: Advanced Energy United (formerly Advanced Energy Economy) is an industry association advocating for clean energy and grid modernization policy at federal and state levels. It is an ecosystem participant whose policy and coalition activity overlaps with Grid Strategies' regulatory and advocacy work, though it operates as a member association rather than a consultancy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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