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Policy Advisory for an Evolving Energy Environment.
SDJ Gridstone is a strategic energy policy and legislative advisory firm helping organizations navigate complex and fast-moving state policy environments.
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We have a clear understanding of how state policy is shaped and how it can be influenced to advise clients operating at the intersection of energy, regulation, and public decision-making.
Who We Serve
Energy Industry Associations
Investor-Owned Utilities, Cooperative Utilities, Municpal-Owned Utilities
Corporations with
Energy Interests
Private Equity Organizations
Why Energy Policy Matters
State energy policy is evolving at a rapid pace. Issues such as grid reliability, affordability, renewable integration, wildfire mitigation, data center growth, and environmental regulation are no longer theoretical; they directly affect business outcomes, investment decisions, and long-term planning.
SDJ Gridstone helps clients navigate a constantly changing policy landscape, anticipate what is coming next, and collaborate successfully with the changemakers guiding the future of energy.
What We Do
This Is Where Priority and Policy Align
We leverage decades of navigating policy, legislation, and politics to provide senior-level advisory services, external affairs, and relationship management to protect and advance the priorities of organizations operating within complex energy policy, regulatory, and legislative landscapes.
How We Do It
Effective policy engagement depends on credibility and relationships.
SDJ Gridstone leverages deep, long-standing relationships with state legislators, governors' offices, regulatory agencies, and policy influencers across the country.
These relationships don't just combine strategic analysis and clear communication. They allow clients to engage constructively and influence outcomes with permanent change.
External Affairs & Relationship Management
Trusted engagement with lawmakers, regulators, and industry leaders.
Legislative & Regulatory Intelligence
Focused advocacy to shape policy and drive predictable outcomes.
Executive Advisory & Decision Support
Actionable insight for board-level and long-term decisions.
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Industry Engagement & Representation
Credible representation in industry forums and policy discussions.
Why SDJ Gridstone
Strategic Advocacy Backed by Legislative Mastery
SDJ Gridstone was built to operate differently.
As an independent advisory firm, we are here to facilitate energy external affairs and provide legislative and regulatory advisory services crafted to each client’s specific goals.
SDJ Gridstone aligns industry standards with your business priorities, creating a course of action focused on your needs.
The result: Clearer messaging, a more agile strategy, and advocacy that is not constrained solely by elevating shared priorities of many industry stakeholders.
This equips your organization with:
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Tailored engagement aligned to your organization’s distinct corporate objectives
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More agile responses to fast-moving legislative and regulatory developments
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Focused messaging that expresses your organization’s priorities
We do not chase political cycles—we help shape policy years in advance.
