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Grid Infrastructure

Grid Infrastructure & Connection

Transmission and distribution, interconnection queues, HVDC, DERMS, grid-edge software, and the equipment and software vendors enabling reliable, modern grid operations.

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Experts
28
Companies

Experts

Grouped by archetype · searchable

Founder / Operator

5

Strategic Advisor

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Jon Wellinghoff

Chief Regulatory Officer (Voltus); CEO (GridPolicy); Partner (Stoel Rives)

Voltus / GridPolicy / Stoel Rives

Advisor2 themesReno

The most influential living former regulator on distributed-energy and grid-edge market design. Uniquely placed to advise on regulatory risk in DER, VPP, and transmission investments.

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Cheryl LaFleur

Chairman of the Board (ISO New England); Adjunct Senior Research Scholar (Columbia CGEP)

ISO-NE / Columbia Center on Global Energy Policy

Advisor2 themesBoston

Singular dual perspective: as ISO-NE Chair she shapes how a major U.S. RTO actually integrates clean-energy resources at scale, while as FERC veteran she knows what's actually possible regulatorily.

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Richard (Rich) Glick

Founder & Principal

GQ New Energy Strategies

Advisor2 themesWashington

The most recent former FERC Chair, now running an active D.C. consulting practice. Current pulse on what FERC under Christie is and isn't likely to do.

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Ernest (Ernie) Moniz

President & CEO (Energy Futures Initiative); Co-Chair of the Board (NTI); Board Advisor (Angeleno Group)

Energy Futures Initiative

Advisor2 themesWashington

Most credible cross-domain advisor in US energy: ex-Cabinet secretary, working academic, active board member, and policy architect. A call with Moniz contextualizes any clean-energy or grid thesis.

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Hal Harvey

Founder Emeritus (Energy Innovation); Senior Fellow (Paulson Institute, U Chicago)

Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology

Advisor2 themesSan Francisco

The dean of U.S. clean-energy policy philanthropy. Most-quoted independent voice on what energy policy interventions actually move emissions and costs.

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Jigar Shah

Partner (Powerhouse Ventures); Senior Fellow (World Resources Institute); Co-Founder (Multiplier*); Advisory Chair (Deploy Action)

Powerhouse Ventures; multiple advisory roles

Advisor2 themesWashington

Most operationally-versed voice in U.S. climate finance: built one of the seminal clean-energy businesses, then ran the largest single block of clean-energy financing in U.S. history.

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Christine Tezak

Senior Director, Research (Managing Director, retired from active coverage 2024)

ClearView Energy Partners

Advisor2 themesWashington

One of the most respected independent energy-policy analysts in Washington; her transition out of daily coverage means she's available for senior-investor conversations she wouldn't have had bandwidth for before.

Peer Fund / Dealmaker

5

Companies

Ranked by edge depth
Fund · Service1

Global Infrastructure Partners

World's largest dedicated infrastructure-fund manager (>$100B AUM); acquired by BlackRock in October 2024 for $12.5B.

Utility · RTO1

AES Corporation

U.S. global power generation and utility company; subject of $33.4B BlackRock/GIP + EQT take-private (2025).

Utility · RTO1

Green Mountain Power

Vermont's largest electric utility; world's first B Corp utility under Mary Powell's leadership (2008–2019).

Software1

Voltus

U.S. distributed-energy-resource (DER) aggregator and virtual power plant (VPP) operator; enrolls commercial and industrial loads into wholesale markets.

Advisor1

GQ New Energy Strategies

Energy regulatory and policy consulting firm founded May 2023 by former FERC Chair Rich Glick and former FERC chief of staff Pamela Quinlan.

Utility · RTO1

ISO New England

Independent system operator (RTO) for the New England wholesale electricity market.

Equipment1

Inlyte Energy

Long-duration energy-storage company commercializing iron-sodium battery technology for grid applications.

Equipment1

GE Vernova

Pure-play global power and grid equipment, software, and services company; NYSE-listed since 2024 spin-off from General Electric.

Equipment1

Hitachi Energy

Global leader in HVDC technology with 150+ GW of HVDC links integrated into power systems globally. Subsidiary of Hitachi Group.

Software1

AutoGrid

VPP / DERMS software platform; acquired by Schneider Electric in May 2022. Deployed in 20+ countries managing 8+ GW of VPP capacity. Guidehouse-ranked #1 globally.

Software1

Itron

Global provider of utility AMI smart-metering and grid-edge intelligence across electricity, gas, and water utilities. NASDAQ: ITRI.

Equipment1

Smart Wires

Leading grid-enhancing-technology (GET) company; SmartValve and SUMO products dynamically redirect power on the high-voltage grid to unlock latent transmission capacity.

Fund · Service2

Macquarie Asset Management

World's largest infrastructure-asset manager and a major investor in renewable energy, transport, telecom, and water.

Fund · Service1

DynaGrid

U.S. transmission and substation services provider founded 2012; Macquarie Asset Management acquired majority stake in 2025.

Fund · Service1

I Squared Capital

Miami-based global infrastructure private-equity firm with $50B+ AUM. Founded 2012 by former Morgan Stanley Infrastructure executives.

Fund · Service2

Ares Management

Global alternative-investment manager; Ares Infrastructure & Power is one of the most active U.S. mid-large-cap funds in renewables and grid services.

Advisor1

Wright & Talisman

D.C. boutique law firm devoted exclusively to energy law and FERC-regulated industries for 70+ years; particularly noted for representing RTOs at FERC.

Advisor1

Energy Futures Initiative

Nonprofit energy-policy research and convening organization founded by Ernest Moniz in 2017.

Advisor1

Bracewell

U.S. law firm with one of the leading FERC and energy regulatory practices, particularly in transmission, power generation, and renewables.

Advisor1

DLA Piper

Global law firm; energy regulatory practice anchored in D.C. with new energy regulatory leader Paul Wight (2024).

Advisor5

Goldman Sachs

Global investment bank; Power, Utilities & Infrastructure franchise serves the largest U.S. utility and infrastructure M&A flow.

Advisor2

Bank of America

Global bank; Natural Resources & Energy Transition group built out under Todd Giardinelli (2025) as a strategic priority.

Advisor2

Morgan Stanley

Global investment bank with a long-tenured Power, Utilities & Renewables franchise; recently rebuilding after Todd Giardinelli's departure to BofA.

Advisor1

Citigroup

Global bank; Power, Utilities & Renewables franchise (Tyler Miller's former home) is now in re-build after his departure to Goldman.

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