AutoGrid vs NiSource
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Uplight-acquired DERMS and VPP platform managing 3,500 MW of flexibility for National Grid and NextEra; $160M raised at $22.9M revenue enabling utilities to orchestrate batteries, EVs, and smart loads for grid balancing.
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AutoGrid is a Redwood City, California-based energy flexibility management software company — acquired by Uplight (Boulder-based energy technology company) in 2023 after raising $160 million from investors including GE Ventures, Envision Energy, Eneco, and ENGIE — providing utilities, energy retailers, and grid operators with AI-powered distributed energy resource management (DERMS), virtual power plant (VPP) orchestration, and demand flexibility platforms that aggregate and dispatch batteries, electric vehicles, HVAC systems, and industrial loads to balance grid supply and demand in real time. AutoGrid generated $22.9 million in revenue prior to acquisition and deployed technology managing 3,500 MW of flexibility capacity and 37,000 MWh of energy storage, serving customers including National Grid, NextEra Energy, and Pacific Gas & Electric.
Merrillville IN regulated utility (NYSE: NI) at $5.5B 2024 revenue; $19.4B 2025-2029 capex plan for 8-10% rate base growth with Columbia Gas/NIPSCO brands and net-zero 2040 target competing with Atmos Energy for gas utility.
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NiSource Inc. is a Merrillville, Indiana-based fully regulated utility company — publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: NI) as an S&P 500 component — serving approximately 3.3 million natural gas customers and 500,000 electric customers across six states (Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia) through its Columbia Gas brands and the NIPSCO (Northern Indiana Public Service Company) electric utility. NiSource employs approximately 7,700 people and operates through nearly 60,000 miles of natural gas pipeline and distribution infrastructure. In fiscal year 2024, NiSource reported operating revenues of $5.5 billion and net income of $739.7 million ($1.62 EPS), up from $661.7 million in 2023. NiSource provided 2025 non-GAAP adjusted EPS guidance of $1.85-$1.89 and announced an increased $19.4 billion capital expenditure plan for 2025-2029 targeting 8-10% rate base growth and 6-8% EPS annual growth. NiSource is committed to a net-zero emissions target by 2040, has reduced greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 72% from 2005 levels, and is on track to retire 100% of its coal assets by 2028, replacing them with utility-scale solar and renewable energy.
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