Description of venture idea
Companies like Sense provide real-time disaggregation & energy management to residential customers. Do we need something like this for the C&I sector? Disaggregation could easily recognize standardized appliances in convenience stores, restaurant chains, supermarkets, etc.
Market needs this venture would address
- Reducing energy costs for industrial & commercial customers
- Reducing aggregate energy demand for utility-funded Demand Side Management (DSM) programs
Technical capabilities this venture might leverage
- Williams & Perakis (MIT)
Business model
Team
Outstanding risks
- Competition: Potentially ESCOs (Energy Service Companies) - example: GridPoint, CPower, Innowatts, Quantitative Business Analytics (US), Dezem (Europe). Load disaggregation platforms, e.g. SEW.ai