SparkMeter

We’re thrilled to announce a global partnership and investment from Honeywell, one of the largest utility digital solution providers in the world. 🎉 Under this partnership, SparkMeter is deepening its footprint across frontier markets to enhance grid reliability and efficiency and advance into the next era of smart utility management with mid-sized US utilities. “Due to the lack of visibility into existing grid performance in many parts of the world, disadvantaged and rural areas often struggle with unreliable or inadequate electricity,” our CEO Daniel Schnitzer said. “Our goal is to enable greater grid resilience by partnering with leaders like Honeywell Smart Energy to bring our plug-and-play grid management technology to address the needs of utilities in all markets.” More on how we’re future-proofing grids across the globe to accelerate the energy transition: https://lnkd.in/dFjeShac

We’re excited to celebrate our Technical Compliance Manager Daniel Bungey, who will be heading to University of Cambridge to join its prestigious Masters Degree program on sustainability and leadership. During his years at SparkMeter, Dan helped to lead compliance initiatives and implement management programs across Africa and Asia. “At SparkMeter, I have enjoyed collaborating with diverse, dedicated, and talented individuals to deliver creative grid management solutions to utilities in developing and emerging markets, playing a crucial role in advancing universal energy access. This program at Cambridge is a pivotal step in my journey toward influencing and leading positive change within the energy space, and I look forward to being part of a vibrant academic community within the complex landscape of sustainable development.” We’ll miss you, Dan, and we wish you well on your exciting new chapter at Cambridge.

SparkMeter has been selected to support two U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Electricity-funded projects under the DOE’s $7.5 million investment to address system challenges, improve overall grid performance and advance grid reliability and resilience. Iowa State University (ISU) and West Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation, Inc. (WKRECC) will both leverage SparkMeter’s AI-driven Praxis data engineering platform to obtain accurate insights into grid conditions to accelerate efforts to strengthen and modernize the nation’s power grid. Congrats to both teams on their awards! More on how these projects are transforming the nation’s grid resilience: https://lnkd.in/dQGqcCJA

Honored to be selected as a winner of the Washington Business Journal’s #InnoOnFire awards for our work in enabling energy access to underserved communities across North America, Asia and Africa. Congrats to all of the incredible companies in the DMV continuing to make DC a hub for innovation. More on how SparkMeter is future-proofing the grid: https://bit.ly/4dp4z0m

As SparkMeter continues to deliver solutions to modernize African utilities, we're excited to announce two new contracts with Caabudwaq Electric Company (CECO) and Blue Sky Energy to support the digitalization of Somalia’s electricity grids. Following our successful implementation of Somalia’s first-ever smart grid project with the National Energy Corporation of Somalia - NECSOM, our partnerships with CECO and Blue Sky Energy will serve to expand affordable, clean energy access to 75,000+ homes in the region. ⚡ “Our utility customers in Somalia are some of the most forward-thinking leaders we’ve worked with, and we’re proud to continue to partner with them to ensure equitable energy access with utilities across the country,” SparkMeter CEO Daniel Schnitzer said. Giama Guled, Chairman of CECO. “Now, with the introduction of SparkMeter’s technology, customer meter reads and billing processes are streamlined and customers have a wider range of payment options. This significantly reduces our system losses and allows us to provide better service to our customers.” More on how SparkMeter is taking the lead to introduce smart metering technologies in Somalia, home to some of the highest electricity rates in the world: https://lnkd.in/erNZMEfZ

Catch SparkMeter at the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Energy Symposium in Houston, where CEO Daniel Schnitzer and CTO Stan McHann will join execs from FlexGen and Clean Connect AI for the “Decarbonization on AWS” panel on August 14. If you’re planning to attend the event and would like to chat about accelerating the energy transition, feel free to reach out to Stan or Dan to hear more about how SparkMeter is supporting utilities globally in their efforts to provide access to clean, affordable, reliable energy to underserved communities.

In partnership with Iowa State University, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Linn County Rural Electric Cooperative, Cedar Falls Utilities (CFU) and The AES Corporation, we’re excited to announce we have been awarded a $1M grant by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as part of their latest initiative to support projects improving grid reliability and resilience. Leveraging SparkMeter’s AI-driven Praxis platform and GridScan technology, researchers at ISU will be able to provide utilities with an accurate and insightful understanding of transformer loading conditions – helping to get ahead of upgrades and replacements. We can’t wait to partner with Zhaoyu Wang and the Iowa State team on this project. More on how this project is getting actionable insights to utilities across the state: https://bit.ly/4c78aP7

This #MinigridMonday, we're diving into our grid project in Ethiopia with Humanitarian Energy and Ethiopia Petroleum and Energy Authority (PEA) to bring electricity access to thousands of forcibly displaced persons in the region. Let’s zoom in 🔍 Only 7% of Ethiopia’s nearly 5 million refugees have access to energy. In a landmark milestone for the nation, PEA granted the first commercial mini-grid license in Ethiopia to Humanitarian Energy to deploy minigrids in the region. Powered by SparkMeter’s grid management solution, these minigrids offer access to reliable, continuous, affordable, and sustainable electricity for many refugees. Check out how our project in Ethiopia is continuing to support the nation’s electrification plans: https://bit.ly/4flmnuJ

We couldn’t have said it better than Jeff St. John at Canary Media Inc.: It’s time to stop blaming clean energy for rising electricity bills. At SparkMeter, we know that renewable energy adoption helps lower customer costs. We’re committed to helping utilities across the globe bolster efficiency & reliability to slash prices even further with SparkMeter’s GridFin software for utility finance teams to: 💸 Leverage monitoring & analysis to help avoid surprises on their bills  💸 Optimize the rate structure to find the sweet spot between financial performance & consumer benefits 💸 Reduce energy waste by ensuring programs like Conservation Voltage Reduction (CVR) and Demand Response (DR) effectively reduce energy consumption More on how GridFin can improve electricity costs: https://lnkd.in/djfPW9cu

 Kicking off our #MinigridMonday series with recent highlights:  ⚡️ ENGIE Energy Access (Africa) commenced the deployment of 15 solar mini-grids in Zambia’s Eastern Province in partnership with SparkMeter, which will be transformative in increasing access to electricity and renewable energy in the region. 📢 SparkMeter Market Manager for Sub-Saharan Africa John Chinedum Ekechukwu MSc, PMA led a webinar hosted by Africa Minigrid Developers Association (AMDA)’s 5th Innovation Exchange Forum, where he showcased how SparkMeter’s solutions help address many of the challenges faced by minigrid developers. More on how the minigrids in Zambia are impacting communities across the region: https://bit.ly/3zEVb9L