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Leap Surpasses 175,000 Meters and 1 GW on Virtual Power Plant Platform

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023
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Leap , the leading virtual power plant (VPP) platform, announced today it has surpassed 175,000 customer meters and 1 GW of customer load authorized on its platform, representing energy resources from over 75 technology partner companies.

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  • Leap , the leading virtual power plant (VPP) platform, announced today it has surpassed 175,000 customer meters and 1 GW of customer load authorized on its platform, representing energy resources from over 75 technology partner companies.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231205054202/en/
    Leap has surpassed 175,000 customer meters and 1 GW of customer load authorized on its platform, representing energy resources from over 75 technology partner companies.
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    Leading energy technology companies such as SolarEdge, Generac, EnergyHub , Sunrun and Nuvve partner with Leap to aggregate and monetize their energy assets as virtual power plants (VPPs).
  • “Our Leap partnership boosts savings for solar system owners and furthers SolarEdge’s leadership in the smart energy transformation.”

Itron Joins the Green Button Alliance to Help Advance Green Button Standard

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Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Software, Networks, Internet, Utilities, Other Natural Resources, Data Management, Alternative Energy, Energy, Technology, Natural Resources, Environment, Green Technology, GBA, ITRI, Outcome, Intelligence, City, Sim Van der Ryn, Water, Green, Renewable energy, Itron

The Green Button Connect My Data® and Green Button Download My Data® standards enable energy and water users to digitally access their usage data, manage energy consumption more efficiently and conserve resources, while ensuring customer data privacy.

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  • The Green Button Connect My Data® and Green Button Download My Data® standards enable energy and water users to digitally access their usage data, manage energy consumption more efficiently and conserve resources, while ensuring customer data privacy.
  • Joining the GBA as a Participating Member aligns Itron with other forward looking industry leaders and innovators to further the proliferation of standards-based Green Button solutions.
  • Aligning these solutions with the Green Button standard is critical to ensure all parties have secure access to data needed for a distributed energy future.
  • “As we work to advance the Green Button standard, and customers increasingly look to innovative Green Button data-enabled solutions to view and manage resources, we welcome Itron—and the broad market knowledge its team brings—to the Green Button Alliance.”

Meridian Partners With Envolve Vision Van To Provide Free Exams and Eyeglasses to Urban, Rural Students

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Monday, November 20, 2023
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DETROIT, Nov. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Meridian, a Michigan‑based provider of government‑sponsored health plans and wholly owned subsidiary of Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC), announced today it has partnered with the Envolve Vision Van to provide eye exams and eyeglasses at no costs to students in low-income urban and rural communities.

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  • Meridian and the Envolve Vision Van kicked off the school-based mobile vision program in October at Greyhound Intermediate School in Eaton Rapids, Michigan, where 188 students received eye exams and prescriptions for 48 pairs of eyeglasses.
  • In all, the van provided vision exams to 846 students at both schools and 179 eyeglass prescriptions.
  • "The free vision screenings and glasses our students received from Meridian is an invaluable gift for our students.
  • The project is supported through Centene, which owns Envolve Vision and offers the mobile vision van to provide vision screenings and eyeglasses to communities.

Strategen Consulting Announces Matthew McDonnell and Edward Burgess as New Partners

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Strategen Consulting, Inc. has named Matthew McDonnell and Edward Burgess as new firm partners.

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  • SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Strategen Consulting, Inc. has named Matthew McDonnell and Edward Burgess as new firm partners.
  • We are truly blessed to have them as our newest Partners," Janice Lin, Strategen Founder and Chief Executive Officer, said.
  • Matt has been named Partner and Executive Vice President, Head of Consulting Services.
  • At Arizona State, he also helped to launch the university's Energy Policy Innovation Council and Utility of the Future Initiative.

GridPoint Announces New $150M Credit Facility from HASI to Expand Financing of Energy Optimization Platform

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Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Commercial Building & Real Estate, Energy, Construction & Property, Utilities, Conservation International, Nigerian Business Coalition Against AIDS, Partnership, EV, Carbon, Global warming potential, Climate change, Growth, Weather, Environment, NYSE, HASI, Sim Van der Ryn, Cryptocurrency, Renewable energy, GridPoint

GridPoint , a leader in energy management and optimization technology that decarbonizes commercial buildings, today announced that HASI (NYSE: HASI), a leading investor in climate solutions, has provided a credit facility of up to $150 million to enable GridPoint to meet the growing demand for its award-winning energy optimization platform.

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  • GridPoint , a leader in energy management and optimization technology that decarbonizes commercial buildings, today announced that HASI (NYSE: HASI), a leading investor in climate solutions, has provided a credit facility of up to $150 million to enable GridPoint to meet the growing demand for its award-winning energy optimization platform.
  • “We are excited to expand our partnership with HASI as GridPoint continues to grow rapidly,” said Mark Danzenbaker, CEO of GridPoint.
  • GridPoint’s platform captures energy and facility data from buildings to better understand patterns, identify inefficiencies, and assess building health across enterprises.
  • The dramatic increase in demand response participation substantiates the collective benefit of grid-interactivity for both commercial businesses and the grid.

UC San Diego Partners with Xendee for Testing and Evaluation of Microgrid Controller

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Tuesday, June 20, 2023
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Xendee Operate is a cloud-based software solution that enables the efficient deployment of microgrids, following the IEEE 2030.7 standard.

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  • Xendee Operate is a cloud-based software solution that enables the efficient deployment of microgrids, following the IEEE 2030.7 standard.
  • The controller platform will be tested at UC San Diego, allowing for the evaluation of its performance and effectiveness upgrades.
  • The Xendee Operate Cloud, housing the main Xendee Operate Engine, utilizes real-time measurements and weather data to generate load and renewable energy source forecasts.
  • We look forward to testing and evaluating the new capabilities of Xendee Operate at our test facility.

Affordable Power Plant Control for C&I and DER Enables Behind The Meter Demand Reduction and Energy Storage Integration

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023
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CORNELIUS, N.C., May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Aderis Energy unveils EOS, the latest addition to its cutting-edge Acuity monitoring and control platform.

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  • CORNELIUS, N.C., May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Aderis Energy unveils EOS, the latest addition to its cutting-edge Acuity monitoring and control platform.
  • This groundbreaking Energy Operating System (EOS) integrates robust Power Plant Control (PPC) and energy storage management features into their existing monitoring and control solution, offering the industry's most comprehensive single-platform solution encompassing Data Acquisition System (DAS), Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), PPC, and energy storage.
  • EOS is designed to expedite the deployment of renewable energy for smaller distribution and Commercial & Industrial (C&I) scale projects, by eliminating integration complexities and reducing licensing costs associated with existing commercial solutions.
  • Moreover, EOS's tiered pricing model allows customers to purchase only needed functions, with the flexibility to expand capabilities as future needs dictate.

Former Saft Go Electric CEO and President Lisa Laughner Joins Xendee's Board of Advisors

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Wednesday, April 5, 2023
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The Xendee Corporation, a leading DER and EV charging infrastructure design and operation software provider, announced today that Lisa Laughner has joined its board of advisors.

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  • The Xendee Corporation, a leading DER and EV charging infrastructure design and operation software provider, announced today that Lisa Laughner has joined its board of advisors.
  • Lisa served as the President and CEO of Go Electric Inc, (acquired by Saft, a company of Total) in mission-critical microgrid systems and cyber-secure control technologies for uninterruptible power delivery.
  • Before Go Electric, Lisa served as Vice President at Rolls Royce.
  • "Lisa built a great company that solved a major hurdle in adopting distributed renewable energy systems," said Adib Nasle, Co-Founder and CEO of Xendee Corporation.

Guidehouse Insights Names Oracle a Leader in Advanced Distribution Management Systems

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Monday, March 13, 2023
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SAN DIEGO, March 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ORACLE ENERGY AND WATER EDGE -- As distributed energy resources (DERs) surge, distribution utilities need new tools to modernize the grid and safely integrate and manage the influx of new energy sources and devices. Recognizing Oracle's ability to deliver the holistic enterprise-wide platform and data intelligence utilities need to navigate this transition, Guidehouse Insights again named Oracle Energy and Water a leader in its ADMS Vendors report.1 See the results here.

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  • The Guidehouse Insights Leaderboard for Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS) Vendors scored eight companies on their strategy and execution based on 10 criteria.
  • "The Guidehouse Insights report clearly shows that Oracle Utilities NMS continues moving up the Leaderboard by fueling grid evolution at scale.
  • Oracle was also named #1 in Guidehouse Insights reports - AI Vendors for Distributed Energy Resource Integration, Home Energy Management, and Smart Meter Analytics.
  • Guidehouse Insights, "Guidehouse Insights Leaderboard: ADMS Vendors," Michael Kelly and Roberto Rodriguez Labastida, Q1 2023.

Scale Microgrids Closes $225 Million in First of its Kind Energy Transition Debt Facility

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Thursday, March 9, 2023
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These distributed energy projects will impact communities across the country, providing a diverse range of businesses, schools, municipalities, and rate-paying consumers access to energy that is cheaper, cleaner and more resilient.

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  • These distributed energy projects will impact communities across the country, providing a diverse range of businesses, schools, municipalities, and rate-paying consumers access to energy that is cheaper, cleaner and more resilient.
  • We’re thrilled to be leading this transition, and powering the world with distributed energy,” said Ryan Goodman, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at Scale Microgrids.
  • With the closed facility, Scale has increased its access to the debt capital markets, which is a cornerstone of our strategy to deliver microgrids and distributed energy projects at favorable rates,” said Julian Torres, chief financial officer at Scale Microgrids.
  • ”This transaction is another example of our ongoing commitment to the distributed energy transition,” said Andy Redinger, head of KeyBanc Capital Markets’ Utilities, Power & Renewable Energy Group.