What Skipping Stone does

Skipping Stone is a specialized energy market strategy and advisory consulting firm founded in 1996 by Peter Weigand. The firm provides services spanning market entry, growth strategy, M&A due diligence support, business case development, market research, and coaching/advisory engagements to enterprise clients across the global energy value chain — including utilities, retail energy providers, wholesale traders, renewable developers, BESS operators, generators, data centers, energy software companies, regulators, and PE/VC/IB firms.

The firm's core differentiator is its exclusively senior practitioner model: every engagement is staffed with industry veterans and former CEOs rather than junior consultants, supported by a leadership bench of Peter Weigand (CEO), Greg Lander (COO), Eric Alam (President, North America), and Hiroshi Okuyama (President, Japan). The single principal technology asset beyond the consulting practice is Capacity Center, a wholly-owned subsidiary that continuously monitors every U.S. interstate pipeline to deliver gas transaction information and market analytics to subscribers.

The commercial model is professional services: revenue is generated through custom-quoted, project-based and multi-year retainer engagements sold via consultative enterprise sales. The firm is headquartered in Peabody/Boston, with regional offices in Houston, Los Angeles, and Tokyo, and claims 300+ clients across more than 50 countries and 1,000+ cumulative success stories. Skipping Stone operates as a division of Tally Group while maintaining standalone business unit operations, and in 2025 added a strategic partnership with Irish energy software/hardware integrator Full Stack Energy to expand into co-built software and hardware IP delivery.

Name

Skipping Stone

Legal name

Skipping Stone LLC

Website

https://skippingstone.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Skipping Stone is a 1996-founded boutique energy strategy consulting firm delivering market entry, growth, M&A, and advisory services exclusively through senior industry veterans to utilities, retailers, traders, renewable developers, BESS operators, data centers, and PE/VC firms across 50+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Peabody

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Professional consulting services including market entry consulting, growth strategy, advisory/coaching, market research, M&A due diligence support, and business case development. Revenue is generated through project-based engagements and retainer arrangements with enterprise clients in the energy sector.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Skipping Stone is an energy market consulting firm delivering strategy, market entry, M&A support, growth planning, coaching/advisory, market research, and business case services to enterprise clients in the natural gas, electricity, and renewables sectors. All engagements are staffed exclusively by industry veteran consultants (former CEOs and energy entrepreneurs) rather than junior resources. Through its wholly-owned subsidiary Capacity Center, the firm also provides continuous U.S. interstate gas pipeline monitoring, transaction data, and analytics on a subscription basis.

Product overview

Skipping Stone is an energy market strategy consulting firm offering a portfolio of advisory and consulting services organized as standalone service offerings rather than a unified software platform. The core service portfolio includes Custom Energy Solutions (delivered via Full Stack Energy partnership for software/hardware IP), US Market Entry, International Market Expansion, Growth Services, Coaching/Advisory Services, Market Research, M&A Support, and Business Cases—all targeted at energy market participants including utilities, generators, renewable developers, retail/wholesale energy companies, BESS operators, data centers, and PE/VC/IB firms. The company also operates Capacity Center, a wholly-owned subsidiary providing gas pipeline transaction analytics. Services span Natural Gas, Electricity, and Renewables sectors across 50+ countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Capacity Center: A wholly-owned subsidiary providing complete source of gas pipeline transaction information, monitoring every U.S. interstate pipeline to deliver market information and analytics to subscribers.

Products and services

• Custom Energy Solutions Consulting service delivered through partnership with Full Stack Energy that offers design and delivery of energy software and hardware IP, enabling clients (generators/developers, service providers, end users, and solutions providers) to own full project IP upon engagement completion.
• US Energy Market Entry

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,000 success stories delivered across 300+ client engagements
• +2 more outcomes

Segments12 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Full Stack EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 November 2025Full Stack Energy, an Irish energy software and hardware integrator, partnered with Skipping Stone to expand into the U.S. market. The partnership enables Skipping Stone to offer design and delivery of energy software and hardware IP through Full Stack Energy's customized approach. Skipping Stone/Full Stack Energy partnership provides clients with software/hardware flexibility across the energy value chain, including generators/developers seeking siting and planning optimization, service providers with emerging tech looking for visibility, and end users looking to mitigate risk and optimize market opportunity.
• Tally GroupcoreOthersSkipping Stone is a division of Tally Group. This ownership provides a larger base across which to broaden services while maintaining standalone business unit operations.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Baringa Partners: Specialist energy and commodities consultancy advising utilities, traders, and infrastructure investors on market design, trading strategy, and transition — very similar in niche focus and senior-staffing model.
• Energy Aspects: Independent energy research firm providing data and analytics on oil, gas, power, and renewables to traders and utilities — directly comparable to Skipping Stone's Capacity Center subscription model and global research coverage.
• Wood Mackenzie: Global energy research and consulting firm covering oil & gas, power, renewables, and metals — directly comparable in serving utilities, traders, and developers with subscription data plus advisory services, and a similar veteran-analyst model.
• PA Consulting: Global consultancy with a strong energy and utilities practice covering strategy, M&A, and innovation — directly comparable on enterprise advisory engagements and international energy market entry work.
• Guidehouse: Energy and infrastructure consulting practice (formerly Navigant) advising utilities, regulators, and developers on market design, M&A, and operations — directly comparable on the utilities and regulatory segments.
• ScottMadden: Energy-focused management consultancy serving utilities, IPPs, and energy traders on operations, regulatory, and market strategy — closely comparable in client mix and project-based delivery model.
• ICF International: Public consulting firm with a major energy practice covering market analysis, regulatory support, and infrastructure advisory for utilities, gas, and renewables — overlaps closely with Skipping Stone's utility and regulatory client base.

Broad incumbents

• S&P Global Commodity Insights: Major energy data, analytics, and advisory provider (formerly Platts) — broader portfolio but directly comparable to Capacity Center on pipeline/gas market data and to Skipping Stone on consulting for energy traders.
• Black & Veatch: Large infrastructure and energy consultancy with utilities, gas, and renewables advisory — comparable on consulting depth for utilities and renewable developers, though anchored in engineering rather than pure strategy.

Emerging players

• E3 (Energy + Environmental Economics): Specialist energy consultancy focused on market design, regulatory economics, and decarbonization planning — closely comparable on FERC, ISO/RTO, and utility advisory work, with similar senior-staff DNA.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SkippingStoneLL
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• Facebookfacebook.com/Skipping-Stone-LLC-304742226301577
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/123541

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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