Clean Energy Ventures

PeakSyncer, a subsidiary of Zhong Xi Group, LLC, specializes in an AI-powered cloud platform designed to optimize energy management for utility companies. The platform leverages artificial intelligence to automate and streamline demand response programs, reducing peak energy loads. It offers real-time reporting, seamless data tracking, and integration with existing infrastructure, ensuring smooth implementation. PeakSyncer also facilitates compliance with regulatory requirements and supports sustainable energy ecosystems by engaging customers in demand response initiatives. The platform is scalable, continuously learning from past syncs to improve accuracy and efficiency, and offers 24/7 monitoring and dedicated support.

LineVision, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing advanced transmission line monitoring systems for electric utilities. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Somerville, Massachusetts, LineVision offers a patented non-contact sensor technology that enables real-time monitoring and analytics of overhead power lines. This system provides crucial insights into the health and performance of transmission lines, allowing utilities to enhance capacity, reliability, and safety without the need for scheduled outages or specialized installation equipment. Key features of LineVision's platform include asset management, dynamic line ratings, and a secure web interface for data and analytics. By leveraging these capabilities, LineVision supports utility partners in their efforts to improve grid resilience and facilitate the energy transition.

Itselectric provides curbside electric vehicle charging solutions tailored for urban environments, connecting charging posts behind the meter to adjacent buildings. The system expands public charging access, helping overcome infrastructure and environmental justice barriers, encouraging EV adoption, and improving air quality and community health. Property owners can earn passive income by hosting the charging posts.

SparkMeter develops smart electricity metering systems and grid management software for underserved markets. Its products include residential and commercial meters, along with software solutions that enhance grid efficiency, enable prepaid billing, and facilitate remote monitoring. Founded in 2012, SparkMeter operates from Washington D.C. and Nairobi, Kenya.

Copper Labs develops Internet of Things products and services that provide utilities and consumers with real-time energy data from electric, gas, and water meters. Founded in 2016 and based in Boulder, Colorado, the company offers an energy consumption monitoring system that delivers real-time grid-edge intelligence and revenue-grade usage data, with or without smart meters. Using machine learning, its platform collects accurate measurements and generates actionable insights, including consumer-friendly alerts during peak periods, helping utilities engage customers, manage demand, stabilize the grid, and reduce the cost of serving energy.

60Hertz Inc. is a company that designs and develops mobile application software specifically for power plant operators, focusing on the management of energy assets and maintenance tasks. Established in 2016 and based in Anchorage, Alaska, the company's computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) supports operators of distributed energy resources, including microgrids and large-scale solar and battery energy storage systems. The software features custom preventative maintenance checklists, scheduling for corrective work, and integration with monitoring platforms, which allows for the creation of smart work orders and condition-based maintenance. Additionally, it enhances operational efficiency by validating task completion through photo uploads, streamlining work order placement, and providing visibility into operations. By enabling operators to make data-informed decisions, 60Hertz aims to reduce operating costs and enhance asset longevity while improving workforce retention and reducing training expenses.

LineVision, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing advanced transmission line monitoring systems for electric utilities. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Somerville, Massachusetts, LineVision offers a patented non-contact sensor technology that enables real-time monitoring and analytics of overhead power lines. This system provides crucial insights into the health and performance of transmission lines, allowing utilities to enhance capacity, reliability, and safety without the need for scheduled outages or specialized installation equipment. Key features of LineVision's platform include asset management, dynamic line ratings, and a secure web interface for data and analytics. By leveraging these capabilities, LineVision supports utility partners in their efforts to improve grid resilience and facilitate the energy transition.

SparkMeter develops smart electricity metering systems and grid management software for underserved markets. Its products include residential and commercial meters, along with software solutions that enhance grid efficiency, enable prepaid billing, and facilitate remote monitoring. Founded in 2012, SparkMeter operates from Washington D.C. and Nairobi, Kenya.

LineVision, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing advanced transmission line monitoring systems for electric utilities. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Somerville, Massachusetts, LineVision offers a patented non-contact sensor technology that enables real-time monitoring and analytics of overhead power lines. This system provides crucial insights into the health and performance of transmission lines, allowing utilities to enhance capacity, reliability, and safety without the need for scheduled outages or specialized installation equipment. Key features of LineVision's platform include asset management, dynamic line ratings, and a secure web interface for data and analytics. By leveraging these capabilities, LineVision supports utility partners in their efforts to improve grid resilience and facilitate the energy transition.

SparkMeter develops smart electricity metering systems and grid management software for underserved markets. Its products include residential and commercial meters, along with software solutions that enhance grid efficiency, enable prepaid billing, and facilitate remote monitoring. Founded in 2012, SparkMeter operates from Washington D.C. and Nairobi, Kenya.

LineVision, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing advanced transmission line monitoring systems for electric utilities. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Somerville, Massachusetts, LineVision offers a patented non-contact sensor technology that enables real-time monitoring and analytics of overhead power lines. This system provides crucial insights into the health and performance of transmission lines, allowing utilities to enhance capacity, reliability, and safety without the need for scheduled outages or specialized installation equipment. Key features of LineVision's platform include asset management, dynamic line ratings, and a secure web interface for data and analytics. By leveraging these capabilities, LineVision supports utility partners in their efforts to improve grid resilience and facilitate the energy transition.

SparkMeter develops smart electricity metering systems and grid management software for underserved markets. Its products include residential and commercial meters, along with software solutions that enhance grid efficiency, enable prepaid billing, and facilitate remote monitoring. Founded in 2012, SparkMeter operates from Washington D.C. and Nairobi, Kenya.

CIMCON Lighting, established in 2012, specializes in developing web-based wireless outdoor lighting management systems. Headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts, the company serves utilities, municipalities, ESCOs, and commercial customers by providing solutions for traditional, LED, and solar-based street lights. Their offerings include the LightingGale software for automated streetlight management, wireless controllers like iSLC-3100 with dimming capabilities, and the NearSky platform for smart city applications. CIMCON's systems enable clients to remotely monitor and control outdoor lighting fixtures, reducing energy consumption and maintenance costs while transforming existing infrastructure into a foundation for smart city solutions.

Founded in 2013, Quidnet Energy develops grid-scale energy storage systems using a unique hydroelectric technology. The company stores excess renewable energy by pumping water under pressure into underground geological reservoirs and releases it to drive hydroelectric turbines when needed. This process enables seamless integration with existing electricity-generating facilities at a lower cost than lithium-ion batteries.

VCharge, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in intelligent infrastructure for managing transactive electric loads, primarily across Maine, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and expanding into international markets such as Germany, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, VCharge develops the VNet power management platform, which coordinates the activities of distributed transactive load assets. The company also provides SmartBricks and SmartHydro, controllers for electric thermal storage heating systems, and VConsole, a web-based interface for users and utilities. VCharge focuses on retrofitting existing electric thermal storage systems, which are more common in Europe, to enhance energy efficiency and reduce costs for homeowners. Through energy arbitrage and grid services, VCharge helps users save significantly on heating costs while contributing to the stability and efficiency of the electric grid, particularly as the energy landscape shifts towards greater reliance on renewable sources.

MyEnergy is a company dedicated to helping households across the United States reduce energy consumption and save on utility bills. It offers a free platform where users can access personalized energy-saving tips and incentives, compare their energy usage with others, and set goals to track their progress. The platform includes algorithms that collect and analyze utility energy data to provide tailored recommendations. Additionally, users can earn rewards for successfully lowering their energy bills. MyEnergy is compatible with hundreds of utilities nationwide and aims to serve over 90% of the U.S. population.