Uplight

Paid

Uplight is a clean energy platform for utilities and grid operators. It manages distributed energy resources, demand response programs, and customer engagement in one stack.

You use it to forecast load, automate dispatch, and enroll customers in rate programs. The platform combines AutoGrid's DERMS with Uplight's customer tools.

It fits large utilities with established procurement processes. Small teams or quick trials will hit walls.

Open it if you run grid operations or demand-side programs at scale. Skip it if you need fast answers without a sales cycle.

It helps when you are building long-term flexibility programs.

• Large utilities with demand-side management programs: You get a unified stack instead of point solutions. Your teams stop stitching together separate tools.
• Organizations building virtual power plants: You aggregate DERs—batteries, EVs, solar—into dispatchable fleets. You bid into wholesale markets with FERC Order 2222 compliance.
• Utilities pushing rate program enrollment: You combine customer emails, home reports, and portals with grid-side dispatch. Your adoption rates climb without running parallel campaigns.
• Grid operators with mixed DER portfolios: You orchestrate across device types from one control layer. Your dispatch decisions get faster as the fleet grows.
• North American utilities needing DER aggregation: You meet wholesale market rules without custom builds. Your legal and ops teams spend less time on compliance gaps.
• Large C&I curtailment programs: You calculate performance incentives with precision. Your commercial customers trust the numbers.
• Organizations that vet vendors through formal procurement: You get the documentation and process you expect. RFP responses match your format.
• Demand response programs needing automated messaging: You run multi-channel outreach without separate marketing tools. Your enrollment holds steady during events.
• Teams wanting DER orchestration with strong APIs: You plug into telemetry and control systems you already run. Edge DERMS fits modern utility IT.

These are the parts that stick after you get it running.

• Guidehouse #1 DERMS ranking: You get outside validation for the core tech. Your procurement team has credible third-party cover.
• 8,300 MW under management: You work with proven scale, not pilot promises. Your confidence grows with the operational track record.
• Edge DERMS API suite: You integrate with your SCADA and ADMS without rip-and-replace. Your engineers keep familiar workflows.
• AI-driven predictive controls: You dispatch based on forecast load, not just real-time signals. Your grid events stay smoother.
• Dual customer-grid stack: You enroll and dispatch from one platform. Your teams stop blaming each other's data.

Skip it when these limits match your situation.

• No public pricing or trials: You cannot self-serve or test quickly. Your evaluation stretches into months of sales calls.
• Platform integration still ongoing: You may hit seams between old AutoGrid and Uplight products. Your implementation timeline carries uncertainty.
• North American focus: You need verified European or Asian deployments. Your region may lack reference customers.
• Heavy procurement burden: You need fast decisions or small commitments. Your process may stall on enterprise requirements.
• AI claims lack specifics: You want documented model performance. Your engineers get marketing language instead of benchmarks.