This article showcases our top picks for the best California based Energy Management companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Energy Management industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
Top California Energy Management Startups
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Voltus
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Voltus provides cash-generating energy products to commercial, institutional, and industrial customers.
FreeWire Technologies
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FreeWire Technologies is a provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging and power solutions.
TAE Technologies
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TAE Technologies is leveraging proprietary science and engineering to tackle the world’s biggest challenges.
SHYFT Power Solutions
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SHYFT Power Solutions builds IoT and Integrated Software to connect and intelligently manage distributed energy resources
Verdigris Technologies
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Verdigris Technologies is a SaaS-based platform that develops artificial intelligence in order to optimize energy consumption.
POWER.GLOBAL
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POWER.GLOBAL is bringing affordable clean energy electric vehicle technology to low income markets
Sunfolding
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Sunfolding develops new approaches to solar tracking for commercial and utility systems.
Wexus Technologies
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IoT software company empowering the global food supply chain to adapt to climate change with renewable energy + water intelligence
Auto Motive Power
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Auto Motive Power is an energy management company that specializes in charging and battery management systems (BMS).
Imprint Energy
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Imprint Energy is commercializing a breakthrough low cost, flexible, rechargeable battery technology that would change portable power.
Flair
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Flair makes smart vents and wireless thermostats and advanced software for residential heating and cooling.
Amber Solutions
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Amber Solutions is a developer of patented solid-state technologies for the digital control of electricity.
Electriq Power
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Electriq Power is a provider of smart home battery storage solution for homes and small businesses.
BuildingIQ
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BuildingIQ, an energy management software platform, forecasts energy demand and adjusts buildings’ HVAC settings to optimize energy use.
Rhombus Energy Solutions
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Rhombus Energy Solutions develops and manufactures advanced, high-efficiency power conversion and energy management systems.
WATTS BATTERY
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Simplifying renewable energy with portable lego-like power system with virtual battery platform
EcoFactor
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EcoFactor is a cloud-based home energy management platform providing energy-saving services to utilities and home service providers
PingThings
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PingThings is a venture-backed software company, brings best-of-breed big-data software and data science techniques to the utility industry.
esVolta
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esVolta is a developer, owner and operator of utility-scale energy storage projects.
Encored
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Encored provides Energy Big Data Platform based on breakthrough disaggregation technology and data science.
Zelos Energy
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Zelos builds a generation of green batteries to address safety and environmental issues.
Kleverness
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IoT, SaaS, Smart Buildings, Smart Hotels, Smart Home, Automation, Energy Efficiency, Clean Tech, Green Tech
UtilityAPI
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UtilityAPI is a service that automatically collects utility bill and usage data from utility web portals.
Vigilent
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Vigilent is the leader in dynamic cooling management systems for mission critical facilities.
Ferveret
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Ferveret develops liquid cooling technology for data centers.
Genability
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Genability is a company that provides solutions to track and adjust energy usage and savings.
CSRware
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Cloud analytics for Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG), Environmental Sustainability Management & Responsible Supply Chain Insights
Chai Energy
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Chai is an energy education and technology development company that helps customers save energy in their homes.
Adura Technologies
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Adura Technologies develops enabling technologies for commercial building lighting control and energy management.
Blue Power Systems
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Adaptive Energy Generation and Storage System
Conectric Networks
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Hyper scalable wireless sensor networks for intelligent buildings
Redwood Systems
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Redwood Systems provides LED lighting system architecture that enables customers to reduce energy costs.
Dhaani Systems
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Dhaani Systems provides a network-based energy management platform for IT infrastructure.
GreenMarbles
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GreenMarbles is an institutional integrator that specializs in home automation and energy management solutions.
Powerstorm Holdings
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Powerstorm Holdings specializes in renewable energy technology.
APX
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APX has continuously provided innovative technology and service solutions for the energy and environmental markets.
Envizi
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Data and analytics to optimize buildings and business.
Bluedot
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Share, monetize and commercialize a charger in 30 second and, start engaging with EV-owners via Bluedot.
V&R Energy Systems Research
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V&R Energy Systems Research specialize in Power Systems Reliability Analysis and Transmission System Optimization.
Solar Census
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Solar Census is a software company that develops automated shade analysis software.
CoEfficient
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CoEfficient is a provider of specialized financial services intended for clean technology firms.
Quantum Energy Storage
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Quantum Energy Storage is a provider and manufacturer of electric utility services.
Gotion
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Gotion focuses on research and development in battery management systems, powertrain control systems and vehicle control systems.
Sapphire Technologies
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Sapphire Technologies develops, manufactures, and sells energy recovery systems for both natural gas and hydrogen industrial applications.
ElectricFish
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ElectricFish is a distributed energy-storage-as-a-service business providing fast charging to EVs and backup energy reserves to the grid.
Apparent Inc.
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Apparent is an intelligent energy management services provider.
International Rectifier
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International Rectifier Corporation (IR) designs, manufactures and markets power management semiconductors.
pear.ai
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San Francisco-based startup that helps customers manage their energy expenditures via a 24/7 artificial intelligence platform.
OneCharge
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Leading USA manufacturer of industrial Lithium batteries
EM&N8 Controllers
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Investment opportunity with a very high profit margin and overall return potential in less than 5 years.
EPC Power
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EPC Power creates innovative power conversion products that are stable, powerful and smaller than you ever thought possible.
NWP Services Corporation
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NWP Services Corporation (NWP) is an award-winning provider of utility management, energy management.
1s1 Energy
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1s1 Energy is developing material technology for PEM water electrolysis systems for green hydrogen production.
OnSwitch Inc.
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The market platform using data analytics and machine learning to radically simplify how building owners buy cost-saving energy systems
Zilog
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Zilog is a trusted supplier of application specific, embedded system-on-chip (SoC) solutions for the industrial and consumer markets.
California Bioenergy
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CalBio designs, develops, operates, and finances as needed dairy digester projects.
Garden Answers, LLC
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Garden Answers offers cutting-edge plant identification technology.
Honest Gorilla
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Honest Gorilla develops a tech-enabled platform leveraging AI and trained energy professionals to help reduce annual energy expenses.
RETC
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RETC is an engineering services, and certification testing provider for photovoltaic and renewable energy products.
Attune RTD
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Attune RTD offers energy management systems and solutions for residential units in the Palm Springs, USA.
SWR Technology
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SWR Technology is an innovative mid-distance wireless power solution provider for smart devices in the AIOT world.
EKM Metering
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EKM Metering has quickly established itself as a leading submetering hardware and services provider by offering what other companies.
Flux Technology
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Flux Technology is a membrane material company that focuses on the development and commercialization of Molecular separations.
EnerAllies
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EnerAllies is leading the transformation to the smart, automated facility for multi-site enterprises with a software-centric IoT platform
kW Engineering
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kW Engineering offers energy audits, project implementation, energy management, retro-commissioning and energy sustainability services.
Clean Sky Energy
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Clean Sky Energy is a Renewable Energy company with advanced Micro-grid Technologies for Net Zero Energy projects
Alea Labs
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Sensor and cloud based platform for controlling and optimizing energy consumption for all aspects of indoor air.
SEG Magnetics
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SEG Magnetics is an energy research company that develops an electrical generator concept.
SunStreet
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SunStreet provides renewable energy solutions to optimize solar energy management operations for various clients.
xMight
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xMight offers smart EV charging management to build, making EV charging faster, safer and cheaper.
Advanced Charging Technologies
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Advanced charging technologies is the recognized leader in integrated solutions for forklift battery and charging technologies.
BIA Controls
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BIA Controls specializes in installing and maintaining energy management, loading control systems and building automation.
Energy Hippo
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Energy Hippo provides software solutions for energy management.
Correlate
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Correlate reduces and manages energy costs for companies by creating and deploying optimized energy plans.
ENGIE Storage
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ENGIE Storage is an energy producers, distributors, and consumers for business in Santa Clara.
BluePoint Energy
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BluePoint Energy is an energy management company providing demand response and ultra-clean combined heat and power solutions.
Verdafero
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Verdafero offers a range of cloud-based software solutions that enable companies to manage their utility data and analytics.
Aamidor Consulting
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Strategy consulting services to smart building software vendors, investors, and building managers with a focus on product mgmt/mkt and BD.
Asoka
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Asoka develops powerline communications hardware and software, and cloud services for residential and commercial environments.
L&H Airco
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L&H Airco is an energy management system contractor located in Rocklin.
CH Reynolds
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CH Reynolds provides a comprehensive portfolio of electrical, data construction, managed IT, and energy management services.
CB Controls
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CB Controls is a premier building automation company offering a wide variety of building management systems and energy management solutions.
Moore Home Services
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Moore Home Services provides heating and air conditioning services.
Energy and Power Solutions
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EPS is focused on developing and delivering optimized electrical systems and promoting the conservation and rational use of energy.
Geothermal Resource Group
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Geothermal Resource Group is designing geothermal power systems, conducting reservoir assessments, and managing drilling projects.
Energy Informatics
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Energy Informatics LLC is a software-as-a-service start-up committed to building the enabling software necessary for effective portfolio-
C3 Fuels
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C3 Fuels is into the development of commercial fueling programs along with the supply of certification fuels and primary reference fuels.
INSOLAR
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INSOLAR connects solar customers with the best solar panel installers at the lowest prices in the market using Artificial Intelligence.
Solactron
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Solactron is a developer of solar technology to support electricity generation.
Champion Industrial Contractors
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Champion Industrial Contractors is a plumbing, sheet metal and electrical contracting company.
PAX Pure
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PAX Pure presents a cutting edge desalination solution.
Reliable Crane Service
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Reliable Crane Service is a lifting solution company that provides crane rental, machinery moving and project management services.
Mavericks Renewable Energy
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Renewable Energy Finance and Development Smart MicroGrid and Smart Energy Infrastructure
LAUDA-Noah
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LAUDA-Noah specializes in the manufacturing, distribution and service of chillers and heat exchangers for the semiconductor industry.
E P Analytics
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EP Analytics is an IT company that designs and develops software solutions and cutting edge computing systems for performance analysis.
ElectricityBilling
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Electricity and Water billing in the cloud. Sign up for a free trial and start billing now
Northern California Power Agency
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Northern California Power Agency is a government body that supplies and distributes electricity in the region along with energy management.
