What Torus does

Torus, Inc. is a Utah-based energy technology company founded in 2021 that develops vertically integrated modular power plant systems — branded as Torus Station — combining flywheel (Nova Spin) and lithium iron phosphate battery (Nova Pulse) energy storage with embedded cybersecurity hardware (Torus Shield), AI-powered energy management software (Torus Lasso), and 24/7 monitoring and operations services (Torus Overwatch). The underlying technology pairs a flywheel with a 10C discharge rating (20x the power density of traditional battery energy storage), a 25,000-cycle lifespan with zero capacity degradation, and millisecond response time, complemented by LFP battery chemistry designed for multi-hour sustained discharge. The integrated platform is certified to UL 9540, UL 9540A, UL 1741 SB and SA, UL 1973, UN 38.3, IEEE 1547, and IEEE 2030.5, and complies with IEC 62443, NERC CIP, NIST 800-171, and CMMC Level 2.

The company serves three primary customer segments. Electric utilities — PacifiCorp (Rocky Mountain Power), Portland General Electric, and Pacific Power — acquire Torus systems for distributed capacity, demand response, frequency and voltage support, congestion relief, and non-wires alternatives. Commercial and industrial customers span advanced manufacturing, precision machining, semiconductor, aerospace, food packaging, recreation, government, and education (including Woodward, American Packaging, JD Machine, Central Valley Machine, National Vision, SilencerCo, Schaeffer Industries, Powdr, Salt Lake Valley Emergency Communication Center, Cumming Capital Management, Waterford School, and La Diana Market). Data centers and hyperscalers are a newer third segment, with explicit positioning around AI workload power volatility, interconnection queue delays of 18-36 months, and emerging state mandates such as Texas SB6.

Torus monetizes through direct hardware sales, an Energy-as-a-Service monthly subscription, and managed services/O&M contracts. The model is extended by utility-branded programs — most prominently Rocky Mountain Power's Wattsmart Battery — under which the utility funds the system capital cost, Torus installs and services the equipment, and the end customer pays a low monthly subscription that is typically less than the bill savings. The flagship PacifiCorp relationship expanded from 70 MW to 500 MW in September 2025, and 359 virtual power plant events were dispatched in 2025 with 99.9% uptime and a 19-second ramp time. Torus operates a 582,000-square-foot GigaOne manufacturing and assembly facility in Salt Lake City, has installed more than 230 systems across the United States, and has raised approximately $267 million in cumulative funding across rounds led by Origin Ventures ($67M, April 2024), Magnetar Financial ($200M, September 2025), and Trinity Capital ($35M equipment financing, May 2026).

Name

Torus

Legal name

Torus, Inc.

Website

https://torus.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Torus develops vertically integrated modular power plants combining flywheel and lithium iron phosphate battery storage with embedded cybersecurity, AI-powered management software, and 24/7 monitoring. The Utah-based company serves electric utilities, data centers, and commercial and industrial customers across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Energy Storage Systems

NAICS

Turbine and Turbine Generator Set Units Manufacturing (333611), Switchgear and Switchboard Apparatus Manufacturing (335313)

SIC

Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) (3600)

akta.pro primary industry

DERMS Platforms & Utility Integration (ADMS/SCADA Integration, Hosting Capacity) (EUAFAHAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Voltage & Reactive Power Support (VARs, voltage control) (EUAFALAE), Control Room HMI/Visualization, Alarm & Event Management (EUADAEAJ)

Keywords

• Energy storage systems
• Flywheel battery storage
• AI energy management
• Grid cybersecurity
• Virtual power plants

Headquarters

HQ city

South Salt Lake

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Energy Storage Hardware Sales: Direct sale of Torus Station systems (Nova Spin flywheel, Nova Pulse battery, Torus Shield, Torus Overwatch) to utilities, data centers, industrial manufacturers, and commercial facilities. Customer purchases the full system with ongoing maintenance subscription.
2. Energy as a Service (EaaS) Subscription: Monthly all-in subscription covering the full Torus Station system including hardware, software, monitoring, and maintenance. No capital expense option for customers.
3. Managed Services & O&M Subscription: Monthly subscription for ongoing monitoring and maintenance through Torus Overwatch, typically bundled with zero-capital-cost programs like Wattsmart Battery where utility covers hardware upfront.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Torus designs, manufactures, and sells a vertically integrated modular power plant platform called Torus Station that combines flywheel energy storage (Torus Spin), LFP battery storage (Torus Pulse), AI-powered energy management software (Torus Lasso), embedded cybersecurity hardware (Torus Shield), and 24/7 monitoring (Torus Overwatch) into a single unified system. The platform is sold to electric utilities, data centers, and commercial/industrial customers either through direct capital purchase or via Energy as a Service (EaaS) subscription, and through zero-capital-cost utility programs such as Rocky Mountain Power's Wattsmart Battery.

Product overview

Torus offers a vertically integrated full-stack modular power plant platform called Torus Station, combining hardware, software, security, and 24/7 monitoring from a single vendor. The core product portfolio consists of three integrated hardware systems: Torus Spin (flywheel energy storage with 10C discharge rating and 25,000-cycle lifespan), Torus Pulse (LFP battery storage for sustained multi-hour delivery), and Torus Shield (embedded cybersecurity appliance). Supporting these are two software/monitoring layers: Torus Lasso (AI-powered energy management and dispatch software) and Torus Overwatch (24/7 monitoring, predictive maintenance, and cybersecurity operations). All components are designed to work together as an integrated stack, with the flywheel absorbing high-power short-duration events and the battery handling sustained energy delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Torus Nova Spin: Flywheel energy storage system with 10C rating, millisecond response, and 25,000-cycle lifespan for grid and industrial applications. Named to TIME's Best Inventions of 2024 and winner of R&D 100 Award 2025.
• Torus Pulse
• Torus Lasso
• Torus Shield
• Torus Overwatch
• Torus Station

Products and services

• Torus Station (Nova) Full-stack modular power plant platform combining Nova Spin flywheel, Nova Pulse LFP battery storage, Torus Lasso energy management software, Torus Shield embedded cybersecurity, and Torus Overwatch 24/7 monitoring in one unified vertically integrated system. Modular and scalable from individual facilities to 100+ MW utility deployments. Sold to electric utilities, data centers, industrial manufacturers, and commercial facilities.
• Torus Spin (Nova Spin) Flywheel energy storage system with 10C discharge rating (20x higher power density than traditional BESS), millisecond response time, 25,000-cycle lifespan, and zero capacity degradation. Handles high-power, fast-cycling events that would degrade chemical batteries, complementing the Torus Pulse battery in the Torus Station stack.
• Torus Pulse Long-lasting LFP (lithium iron phosphate) battery energy storage system with 7,500 cycle life and 0.5C discharge rating. Designed for sustained energy delivery over hours, optimized for multi-hour long-duration storage, and complements the high-power short-duration Torus Spin flywheel. UL 1973 and UN 38.3 certified.
• Torus Shield Dedicated cybersecurity appliance embedded in every Torus Station, providing zero trust access control, Layer 7 stateful firewall with IDS/IPS, hardware-backed MFA, AES/TLS 1.3 encryption, 24/7 4K AI surveillance with motion analysis, and continuous EDR. Compliant with UL 9540, IEC 62443, NERC CIP, NIST 800-171, and CMMC standards.
• Torus Overwatch 24/7 performance and cybersecurity monitoring and maintenance service staffed by certified operators and analysts. Uses AI-powered anomaly detection to monitor millions of telemetry data points per system per day at sub-second granularity across hardware, firmware, software, cybersecurity, and physical security layers, with predictive maintenance and lifetime expert support.
• Torus Lasso AI-powered energy asset management software with millisecond data refresh, sub-250ms dispatch response, and ML-based demand prediction. Provides real-time visibility, control, and dispatch across distributed energy fleets via full API library integrating with SCADA, DERMS, and ADMS platforms. Coordinates Spin flywheel and Pulse battery in real time.
• Energy as a Service (EaaS) All-in monthly subscription covering the full Torus Station system including hardware, software, monitoring, and maintenance. No capital expense option for utilities, data centers, industrial manufacturers, and commercial facilities located outside utility program territories.
• Microgrid Management Software Microgrid management software for industrial and commercial facilities enabling real-time monitoring, demand management, and grid services from distributed energy assets.

Quantifiable outcome

• 14% average monthly bill savings at Waterford School
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability6 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, minor and secondary.

• PacifiCorp (Rocky Mountain Power)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025Rocky Mountain Power (a PacifiCorp utility) partnered with Torus on the Wattsmart Battery Program. In 2025, the partnership expanded from an initial 70 MW to 500 MW — one of the largest C&I battery demand response commitments to American-made grid storage. Torus systems are deployed behind the meter at C&I facilities across Utah, Wyoming, and Idaho. In 2025, 359 VPP events were dispatched with 99.9% uptime and 19-second ramp time. Rocky Mountain Power was recognized by the U.S. DOE as operating 'among the most advanced VPPs in the U.S.' through this partnership.
• First Colony MortgageminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2025Torus and First Colony Mortgage signed a letter of intent to advance sustainable home development by combining Torus's energy storage technology with innovative financing and green energy solutions for residential properties.
• Portland General ElectricsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerPortland General Electric is listed as a utility customer partner alongside Rocky Mountain Power. PGE customers are eligible for Torus systems through utility programs similar to the Wattsmart Battery model.
• Rocky Mountain Power (via Operation Gigawatt)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerRocky Mountain Power partnered with Torus on a flywheel and BESS project in Utah as part of Utah's Operation Gigawatt initiative. Torus passed Rocky Mountain Power's commercial battery testing standard and received commercial energy storage approval for the Wattsmart Battery Program in March 2025.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights8 records

Direct peers

• Fluence Energy: Fluence is a leading global integrator of grid-scale battery-based energy storage systems and software (Mosaic, NIS), competing head-to-head with Torus in utility and C&I BESS RFPs including virtual power plant programs.
• Tesla (Megapack / Tesla Energy): Tesla's Megapack is a factory-built, utility-scale lithium-ion storage system with integrated software and controls, competing with Torus Station for large utility, data center, and C&I deployments.
• Stem, Inc. Stem combines AI-driven energy management software with battery storage and managed services for C&I customers, overlapping Torus Lasso's AI orchestration and the Energy-as-a-Service subscription model.
• Wärtsilä Energy Storage: Wärtsilä delivers grid-scale battery energy storage systems and grid services software for utilities and IPPs, competing directly with Torus in utility RFPs and VPP/ancillary services markets.
• Powin Energy: Powin is a U.S.-headquartered BESS integrator with utility-scale and C&I projects, providing a directly comparable battery-plus-software stack to Torus Station.
• Enchanted Rock: Enchanted Rock provides turnkey microgrids combining natural gas generators and battery storage for C&I customers, overlapping with Torus's industrial and commercial resilience and demand-charge value proposition.

Emerging players

• Amber Kinetics: Amber Kinetics develops flywheel energy storage for grid applications, the closest direct competitor on Torus's Nova Spin flywheel technology.
• Form Energy: Form Energy is developing multi-day iron-air battery storage for utility-scale applications, competing for the same utility capacity and renewable-integration RFPs where Torus Station is positioned.

Broad incumbents

• Bloom Energy: Bloom Energy provides fuel cell-based distributed generation plus increasingly integrated battery and energy management offerings for data centers, utilities, and large C&I customers — overlapping Torus's behind-the-meter resilience and AI data center power thesis.
• Generac: Generac offers distributed generation, battery storage, and energy management for residential, commercial, and industrial customers, with overlapping power quality, backup, and demand-charge use cases versus Torus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance11 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds7 records

Investors14 records

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M&A

Investments1 record

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