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ThinkLabs AI is a technology company that specializes in developing and deploying artificial intelligence solutions. Its primary focus is to enhance critical industries and infrastructure, with a particular emphasis on the energy sector. The company's core product is a grid planning platform designed to assist utility firms in managing the complexities of the electrical grid. This platform enables utility control room operators and planners to maintain grid reliability, reduce bottlenecks and outages, and proactively integrate distributed energy resources (DERs) to optimize grid capacity. ThinkLabs AI aims to contribute to global energy sustainability by empowering these industries with trustworthy AI solutions.

Rock Rabbit is an AI-driven platform facilitating transparent access to energy rebates for homeowners. It integrates various stakeholders – contractors, homeowners, and incentive providers – streamlining processes to accelerate building decarbonization.

Salient creates a weather intelligence platform that combines novel ocean and land-surface data with machine learning and climate expertise to provide accurate subseasonal-to-seasonal (S2S) weather forecasts 2 to 52 weeks ahead. Salient's tools sift through large datasets to identify complex climate system relationships in order to provide accurate forecasts used in agriculture, energy, finance, supply chain, and other industries. Salient utilizes scientific knowledge to assist individuals and organizations in better understanding and preparing for the increasing volatility of climate change.

RenewaFi operates a renewable energy marketplace platform designed to enhance transparency and liquidity in power purchase agreements (PPAs). The platform automates actions, facilitates proposal comparisons, and streamlines deal execution, enabling businesses to secure offtake efficiently.

Nithio Holdings is an energy finance company established in 2018 and headquartered in Washington, D.C. It specializes in providing data-driven financing solutions to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the off-grid energy sector across sub-Saharan Africa. Nithio leverages a proprietary artificial intelligence risk analytics engine to support distributed energy service companies, capital providers, governments, and other stakeholders involved in the solar energy market. The company focuses on enhancing access to solar home systems, productive use appliances, agribusiness, and microfinance, thereby facilitating sustainable energy solutions in underserved regions.

Solstice facilitates shared solar energy solutions, aggregating consumer demand and connecting households with community solar projects. Founded in 2016, it aims to increase access to affordable renewable energy regardless of income or credit score.

WattBuy is a technology company focused on providing households with access to cleaner and more affordable electricity. Headquartered in New York City, Washington D.C., and Seattle, the company comprises a team of product leaders and engineers with backgrounds from major tech firms. WattBuy has developed an electricity management platform that allows users to take control of their electricity consumption. Through a personalized recommendation engine, the platform helps residents select electricity plans tailored to their preferences and usage patterns, enabling them to save money and switch to the most cost-effective suppliers in their regions. The company's mission centers on leveraging technology to address energy inequality and contribute positively to climate change.

Terabase Energy is a provider of automation and digital deployment solutions for utility-scale solar projects. The company develops software and services, including a cloud-based artificial intelligence project development platform that supports collaborative digital models, and offers technical advisory and engineering services. It markets an automation platform that integrates software, automation, and advanced construction techniques to help solar developers and EPC firms optimize project planning, streamline deployment, improve site efficiency, and manage costs, enabling scalable solar installations. The solutions are used by more than 400 engineering, procurement, and construction firms, developers, and independent power producers in 28 countries. Terabase Energy is based in Berkeley, California, with an additional office in Melbourne, Australia.

Amperon is a technology company that provides real-time energy data forecasting and analytics using artificial intelligence and smart meter data. The platform delivers real-time electricity demand forecasts and grid intelligence for utilities, energy retailers, grid operators, and institutional traders to optimize operations, manage risks, and support decarbonization. By leveraging vast smart meter datasets, Amperon translates granular energy usage into actionable insights to improve grid reliability and reduce energy costs. The company is based in New York and serves clients across the energy sector.

Leap is a marketplace for Distributed Energy Resources to participate in the energy market. It allows every connected device to help balance the grid, and get paid for it and access wholesale markets through a single API and help build the flexible, renewable grid of the future. Leap aims to make global energy markets accessible to anyone, starting with demand response and expanding into generation and ancillary services. Leap was founded by Thomas Folker and Remco Van Den Elzen.

WattBuy is a technology company focused on providing households with access to cleaner and more affordable electricity. Headquartered in New York City, Washington D.C., and Seattle, the company comprises a team of product leaders and engineers with backgrounds from major tech firms. WattBuy has developed an electricity management platform that allows users to take control of their electricity consumption. Through a personalized recommendation engine, the platform helps residents select electricity plans tailored to their preferences and usage patterns, enabling them to save money and switch to the most cost-effective suppliers in their regions. The company's mission centers on leveraging technology to address energy inequality and contribute positively to climate change.

Ensemble offers a SaaS-based prescriptive analytics platform for clean energy power plant operators. The platform provides energy plant operators with actionable insights into the condition of their assets. Features include failure detection and prediction, anomaly detection, and energy production forecasting.

Energetic Insurance, Inc. is an InsurTech company based in Boston, Massachusetts, founded in 2016. It specializes in providing solar insurance solutions that address credit and counterparty risks associated with commercial and industrial solar photovoltaic projects. The company offers a product called EneRate, which protects third-party solar developers and asset owners from repayment risks and revenue losses due to defaults on power purchase agreements (PPAs). Energetic Insurance employs a data-driven approach as a Managing General Underwriter, developing innovative risk management products that facilitate solar financing for unrated or below investment grade organizations. This enables solar project developers to undertake more projects and access capital by mitigating payment default risks, thereby enhancing project economics through lower interest rates and improved financial structuring.

Leap is a marketplace for Distributed Energy Resources to participate in the energy market. It allows every connected device to help balance the grid, and get paid for it and access wholesale markets through a single API and help build the flexible, renewable grid of the future. Leap aims to make global energy markets accessible to anyone, starting with demand response and expanding into generation and ancillary services. Leap was founded by Thomas Folker and Remco Van Den Elzen.

SHYFT Power Solutions develops an integrated hardware and software platform to monitor, manage, and control distributed energy resources from mobile and cloud interfaces. Its core offering, the SHYFT system, combines a hybrid smart meter and transfer switch to enable IoT-driven energy management that automatically transitions between the grid and backup sources. The company provides software that allows users to monitor, meter, and control power sources across sites, supporting residential, commercial, and industrial deployments. SHYFT focuses on industrial IoT and the orchestration of distributed energy resources to improve energy efficiency, resilience, and cost savings, with initiatives to expand decentralized power systems in markets with unreliable infrastructure.

BrightCurrent, Inc., founded in 2011 and based in Brooklyn, New York, is a company that specializes in facilitating the transition to solar energy through innovative educational approaches. It employs various channels such as in-store kiosks, canvassing, event management, and home solar parties to engage potential clients. BrightCurrent provides free, no-obligation solar quotes and connects clients with solar providers who install systems on their roofs at no upfront cost. Clients then pay a monthly bill for the power they use. The company operates as a subsidiary of Horizon Solar Power, Inc., and offers marketing services for products like home solar, connected devices, and energy-efficient electric vehicles. BrightCurrent is known for its field marketing and retail services, providing substantial training, competitive hourly wages, and clear career advancement paths.

UtilityAPI automates the collection of utility bill and usage data from web portals, serving over 300 companies for tasks like quote generation, feasibility analysis, and asset management.

Heron Power is a startup specializing in energy technology. It focuses on developing innovative power electronics to modernize and strengthen the electrical grid, enabling increased electricity generation.