Shifted Energy develops a Grid Maestro™ platform that optimizes the dispatch of electric water heaters and other distributed energy resources using machine learning to manage energy consumption and provide grid services. This technology enables utilities and real estate companies to reduce energy costs and enhance grid reliability by utilizing excess renewable energy while offering proactive maintenance insights.
Funding
$150K raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Utilities and real estate companies face challenges in managing energy consumption and integrating distributed energy resources, particularly in underserved communities and multifamily settings. Existing demand response programs often lack scalability and the ability to proactively identify maintenance issues, hindering cost savings and grid reliability.
Solution
Shifted Energy offers the Grid Maestro™ platform, a virtual power plant solution that optimizes the dispatch of electric water heaters and other distributed energy resources using machine learning. The platform analyzes device-level profiles to maximize asset value and create ideal user experiences. This enables utilities and real estate companies to reduce energy costs, enhance grid reliability by utilizing excess renewable energy, and gain proactive maintenance insights, all while providing affordable, sustainable energy solutions.
Target Audience
The primary customers are utilities, aggregators, real estate companies, and OEMs seeking scalable energy management solutions, particularly for underserved communities and multifamily settings.
Features
- Machine learning-driven device-level profiling and dispatch optimization
- Turnkey virtual power plant solution operable as a standalone tool or integrated into existing DERMs platforms
- Support for various device solutions including water heaters, batteries, solar inverters, thermostats, pool pumps, EV chargers, and whole home meters
- Load flexibility for demand response, time of use optimization, and more
- Renewables integration to balance complex load with demand-side management
- Stacked grid services including load build, load reduction, and emergency response
- Integrated measurement and verification (M&V) with customizable reporting
- Proactive maintenance insights through machine learning, including underperformance and leak detection
- Communications agnostic, supporting cellular, WiFi, LoRaWan, smart meters, and CTA-2045