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ACP-Backed E Source Expands its Reach with the Acquisition of UMS Group

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Align Capital Partners’ (“ACP”) utility market intelligence, data science and solution services platform, E Source (the “Company”), has acquired UMS Group (“UMS”).

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  • Align Capital Partners’ (“ACP”) utility market intelligence, data science and solution services platform, E Source (the “Company”), has acquired UMS Group (“UMS”).
  • UMS is an industry leader in utility management consulting with technical expertise that extends across a wide spectrum of utility management challenges including wildfire risk reduction, asset management excellence, renewable energy integration and advanced AI modeling.
  • “By bringing UMS Group into E Source, we’re reaffirming our commitment to delivering the most comprehensive solutions to utilities," says Dave Perotti, CEO of E Source.
  • “Over the past 34 years, we have worked hard to establish UMS Group as one of the preeminent consulting and solution providers for the global utility industry,” says Jack Shearman, Founder and CEO of UMS.

Copper Labs Brings on Mason Henderson as Director of Customer Success

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Wednesday, November 29, 2023

BOULDER, Colo., Nov. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Copper Labs, a utility technology provider specializing in high-resolution consumption data and actionable insights for gas, water, and electric utilities, appointed Mason Henderson as their Director of Customer Success. In this capacity, Mason acts as a crucial liaison between the company and utilities relying on its data.

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  • BOULDER, Colo., Nov. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Copper Labs , a utility technology provider specializing in high-resolution consumption data and actionable insights for gas, water, and electric utilities, appointed Mason Henderson as their Director of Customer Success.
  • Mason previously served as Regional Director of Client Solutions at Uplight, a leading SaaS utility solutions provider with a focus on decarbonization.
  • Prior to that role, Mason served as a Senior Director of Customer Success at E Source where he directly collaborated with more than 30 utilities.
  • As Director of Customer Success at Copper, I look forward to helping them speed up the process of grid modernization, explore innovative new approaches to lower emissions, and reduce costs for their end users," says Mason Henderson of his new role.

Addionics Expands US Leadership Team with the Appointment of Sam Jaffe as Senior Director of Business Development

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Thursday, May 4, 2023

CUPERTINO, Calif., May 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Addionics, a provider of next-generation battery technologies, announced today the appointment of Sam Jaffe as Senior Director of Business Development.  An industry veteran with over 15 years of experience, Jaffe brings extensive technical and managerial expertise to Addionics. 

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  • CUPERTINO, Calif., May 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Addionics , a provider of next-generation battery technologies, announced today the appointment of Sam Jaffe as Senior Director of Business Development.
  • An industry veteran with over 15 years of experience, Jaffe brings extensive technical and managerial expertise to Addionics.
  • Jaffe is joining Addionics during a period of accelerated growth and will play a key role in supporting clients and strategic partners across North America.
  • Addionics is a company prepared to achieve this goal and I am excited to work with them and move society in a positive direction," said Sam Jaffe, Senior Director of Business Development.

ACP Believes in the Power of Data with Growth Investment in Cleartelligence

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Thursday, January 5, 2023

The Company’s Co-Founders, along with shareholder and Managing Partner Anil Bharadwa, will remain significant investors and continue to serve as leaders of Cleartelligence post-close.

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  • The Company’s Co-Founders, along with shareholder and Managing Partner Anil Bharadwa, will remain significant investors and continue to serve as leaders of Cleartelligence post-close.
  • “We were looking for an investment partner who shared our vision for the future and is well suited to help us accelerate the growth of Cleartelligence,” said Marino.
  • “Cleartelligence has built a highly respected firm in its markets and ACP is excited to invest in the continued expansion of the Cleartelligence team and service offering,” said ACP Partner Jack Parks.
  • Cleartelligence was advised on the transaction by Equiteq and Fox Rothschild LLP, while ACP was advised by McGuireWoods LLP.

E Source selected to design, build, and operate New York's Integrated Energy Data Resource platform

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Monday, December 12, 2022

BOULDER, Colo., Dec. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- E Source, the data solutions leader for the utility industry, today announced that it has been awarded a milestone contract by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to develop the state's Integrated Energy Data Resource (IEDR) platform. The first-of-its-kind platform will act as a secure, centralized repository of energy-related data for all electric, gas, and steam utilities—as well as other non-utility entities—across the state.

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  • BOULDER, Colo., Dec. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ESource , the data solutions leader for the utility industry, today announced that it has been awarded a milestone contract by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to develop the state's Integrated Energy Data Resource (IEDR) platform .
  • The first-of-its-kind platform will act as a secure, centralized repository of energy-related data for all electric, gas, and steam utilitiesas well as other non-utility entitiesacross the state.
  • To develop and implement the IEDR platform, ESource will lead a Development Team of utility innovation leaders including UtilityAPI, Flux Tailor, TRC Companies, and HumanLogic.
  • By integrating, analyzing, and making energy data accessible, the IEDR platform will benefit New York's key clean-energy stakeholders in many ways, across use cases , while facilitating communications among all.

Small and midsize business customers desire energy reliability and trustworthiness

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Thursday, November 10, 2022

BOULDER, Colo., Nov. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- E Source is thrilled to announce the results of the E Source 2022 Business Customer Satisfaction Study. The company surveyed small and midsize business (SMB) customers to discover the utility attributes they value most as well as where their utility ranks on those attributes. The survey uses a 10-point scale, where 1 is the lowest score and 10 is the highest. Among nine attributes, SMB customers selected three as most important for a utility to possess:

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  • The company surveyed small and midsize business (SMB) customers to discover the utility attributes they value most as well as where their utility ranks on those attributes.
  • Among nine attributes, SMB customers selected three as most important for a utility to possess:
    ESource Market Research conducts the annual Business Customer Satisfaction Study to provide utilities and account representatives with direct feedback from SMB customers.
  • "High satisfaction ratings from the business community are certainly a rewarding outcome," says Jake Oelke, vice president of energy services at WPPI Energy.
  • "We'd like to congratulate the top utilities in the small and midsize business study for rising to this challenge and developing their abilities to better serve these customers."

Large business customers desire energy reliability, trustworthiness, and effective emergency communications

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Thursday, November 3, 2022

The company surveyed large business customers to discover the utility attributes they value most as well as where their utility ranks on those attributes.

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  • The company surveyed large business customers to discover the utility attributes they value most as well as where their utility ranks on those attributes.
  • Among nine attributes, large business customers selected three as most important for a utility to possess:
    ESource Market Research conducts the annual Business Customer Satisfaction Study to provide utilities and account representatives with direct feedback from large business customers.
  • Over 700 large business customers participated in the 14th edition of the study, which revealed the top-ranked utilities in 2022.
  • Large business customers gave the utility an overall satisfaction and perceived value score of 9.11 out of 10.

Boston-Based Energy-Tech Firm, Ekotrope, Grows Its Workforce by 75% Over the Course of 2021

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Monday, May 2, 2022

Ekotrope has hired several developers to work on innovating their existing offerings as well as develop entirely new products, namely their Market Intelligence Dashboard for building product manufacturers.

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  • Ekotrope has hired several developers to work on innovating their existing offerings as well as develop entirely new products, namely their Market Intelligence Dashboard for building product manufacturers.
  • In addition the company has on boarded industry veterans, including Glenn Baker, former Vice President of Sales at Inertia Systems, and Todd Davidson, former Director of Business Development at E Source.
  • Already in 2022 alone, the company has added significant numbers to their team, growing by over 35% in Q1.
  • Ekotrope's goal is to empower people to make the best possible energy decisions that enable the construction of more energy efficient and cost-effective housing.

E Source Acquires WSO to Reduce Water Loss

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Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Water Systems Optimization (WSO) offers water loss reduction analytics, leak simulation models, consulting and program management services to utilities and municipalities throughout the United States.

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  • Water Systems Optimization (WSO) offers water loss reduction analytics, leak simulation models, consulting and program management services to utilities and municipalities throughout the United States.
  • Headquartered in Nashville, TN, WSO partners with national, state and local water agencies to reduce water loss and optimize much needed investments.
  • The WSO team is comprised of experts in water loss research, analysis, strategy, related field work and capital investments to address losses.
  • The WSO team brings a high level of sophistication to their work in guiding clients to decrease water loss while optimizing capital investments to safely reduce losses over time.

Zeus Electric Chassis, Inc. to be Featured in Mobility Product Showcase at E Source Forum 2021

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Monday, September 27, 2021

Zeus Electric Chassis, Inc. (Zeus) is one of six innovators in the mobility industry invited to participate in a Mobility Product Showcase.

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  • Zeus Electric Chassis, Inc. (Zeus) is one of six innovators in the mobility industry invited to participate in a Mobility Product Showcase.
  • Bill Brandt, Zeus Chief Revenue Officer, will present a short video about Zeus Electric Chassis and participate in an open Q&A session.
  • In the case of Zeus, E Source will join the CMC and the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) to independently evaluate Zeus product performance.
  • Learn more about E Source at www.esource.com, and learn more about the forum at www.web.cvent.com/event/5accf916-e3e5-4742-9a54-91628c39fdfe/summary .