SubGrid Solutions

What SubGrid Solutions does

SubGrid Solutions, LLC is a privately held engineering consulting firm that delivers power delivery services to the U.S. electric utility sector. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, the firm provides Protection and Control Engineering, Protective Relay Settings, Substation Engineering, Owner's Engineer, Project Development, and Project and Program Management services to investor-owned utilities and other electric power companies. Its technical scope covers voltages from 500kV to 4kV and spans greenfield substation design, large transmission substation rebuilds, programmatic relay replacements, aging equipment replacement programs, and NERC-driven relay redundancy projects.

The firm operates from three U.S. offices — Glen Ellyn, IL; Lake Mary, FL; and Jackson, MI — and executes projects using established engineering design software including AutoCAD, Microstation, MathCAD, RISA 3D, and AutoCAD Civil 3D. Its delivery model is professional services-based, with revenue derived from project-based and time-and-materials engagements. The leadership team — Ross Sayre, P.E. (19+ years), Brian Ladewig, P.E. (21+ years), and Wesley Dalla Valle, P.E. — has managed teams of 100+ technical resources on multi-million-dollar, multi-year programs for the country's largest utilities. SubGrid reaches clients through direct enterprise sales, responding to RFPs and embedding with client engineering and project management teams across the project lifecycle.

Name

SubGrid Solutions

Legal name

SubGrid Solutions, LLC

Website

https://subgrid.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SubGrid Solutions, LLC is a privately held U.S. engineering consulting firm providing Protection and Control, Protective Relay Settings, Substation Engineering, and Owner's Engineer services to electric utilities at voltages from 500kV to 4kV, operating from offices in Illinois, Florida, and Michigan.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Power Delivery Engineering Consulting

NAICS

Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution (22112), Electric Power Distribution (221122)

akta.pro primary industry

Substation Systems & Integration (EPC, Engineering, Protection, Commissioning) (IMAGAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Grid Interconnection & Collector Substation EPC (Utility-Scale Renewables) (EUAEABAK), Medium/Low-Voltage Power Distribution (MCCs, Panels, UPS, Grounding) (EUAEAFAB)

Keywords

• Power engineering consulting
• Substation engineering services
• Protective relay coordination
• Utility infrastructure design
• Transmission engineering services

Headquarters

HQ city

Glen Ellyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Professional engineering consulting services billed on a project or time-and-materials basis for electric utilities. Revenue derived from Protection and Control Engineering, Protective Relay Settings, Substation Engineering, Owner's Engineer, Project Development, and Project and Program Management services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

SubGrid Solutions is an engineering consulting firm delivering power delivery engineering services to electric utilities. Core offerings include Protection and Control Engineering Design, Protective Relay Settings and Coordination, Substation Apparatus Engineering, Owner's Engineer services, Project Development planning, and Project and Program Management, covering voltages from 500kV to 4kV.

Product overview

SubGrid Solutions is an engineering consulting firm offering a unified portfolio of power delivery services. The core service offerings include Protection and Control Engineering, Protective Relay Settings, and Substation Engineering (covering voltages from 500kV to 4kV), complemented by Project Development, Owner's Engineer, and Project and Program Management services. These services work together to provide end-to-end support for electric utility projects, from initial planning and design through construction sequencing and implementation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Protection and Control Engineering Engineering design services for developing and executing Protection and Control engineering design projects at voltages ranging from 500kV to 4kV, including greenfield builds, large transmission substation rebuilds, programmatic relay replacements, aging equipment replacement programs, and NERC-driven relay redundancy projects. Intended for electric utilities.
• Protective Relay Settings Expert study, coordination, configuration, and protection of critical utility equipment using proven industry standards and customized solutions, enabling safe and reliable power transmission and distribution. Intended for electric utilities.
• Substation Engineering Turnkey substation apparatus designs ranging from feeder/recloser additions and replacements to full greenfield substation designs, covering voltages from 500kV to 4kV. Delivered with a client-focused, results-driven approach emphasizing quality, constructible designs and adherence to budget and schedule. Intended for electric utilities.
• Project Development Partnership with client project management and engineering teams during development to develop a sound project plan leveraging industry knowledge, client standards, preferences, lessons learned, and best practices. Focuses on proper planning to define scope, schedule, and budget while limiting risk and improving execution. Intended for electric utilities.
• Owner's Engineer Services performed on behalf of the utility owner including studies, developing scopes of work and request for proposals, overseeing consultants and contractors, performing quality reviews, developing standards and design criteria, and providing construction sequencing and implementation support. Intended for electric utilities.
• Project and Program Management Management of project scope, schedule, and budget with a focus on well-defined scope, high-quality execution, comprehensive scheduling with stakeholder buy-in, and adherence to established budgets. Intended for electric utilities.

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• TRC Companies: Engineering, consulting, and construction management firm with a substantial power delivery practice covering substation, transmission, and protection engineering for utilities — competes with SubGrid for utility engineering programs.
• Ulteig Engineers: Engineering services firm with a dedicated power and renewables practice delivering substation engineering, protection & control, and relay settings to utility clients — closely comparable to SubGrid in scope and customer base.
• Sargent & Lundy: Engineering consultancy historically anchored in power and substation design, providing P&C, relay coordination, and owner's engineer services to investor-owned utilities — overlapping directly with SubGrid's core offerings.
• ENTRUST Solutions Group: Engineering and consulting firm serving electric and gas utilities with substation, protection & control, and distribution engineering — a direct competitor in the same niche engineering services category as SubGrid.
• POWER Engineers: Large employee-owned engineering consultancy with a substantial power delivery practice covering substation design, protection & control, and relay settings for utilities — a direct competitor to SubGrid across the same voltage classes and service lines.

Broad incumbents

• Burns & McDonnell: Large multi-discipline EPC and engineering firm with a sizable Transmission & Distribution group delivering substation, protection, and owner's engineer services to utilities — broader portfolio but overlaps SubGrid's niche.
• Black & Veatch: Global engineering, procurement, and construction firm with significant power delivery capabilities including substation and T&D engineering for utilities — incumbent competitor at the program-management level.
• Leidos: Large engineering services and IT firm with an energy and utilities practice providing engineering, protection, and grid modernization services to utilities and government — broader scope but competes in adjacent utility engineering work.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/subgridsolution
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/subgrid-solutions-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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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