What UtilityInnovation Group does

UtilityInnovation Group (UIG) is a private, Raleigh-headquartered energy infrastructure company founded in 2020 by Sidney Hinton and the core leadership team behind PowerSecure (acquired by Southern Company in 2016 for $431 million). UIG delivers decarbonization and grid resiliency solutions to electric utilities, large energy users (data centers, industrial operations, hospitals), and EV infrastructure operators across North America and Europe, operating through five wholly-owned subsidiaries: UtilityPower (turn-key substation, T&D, charging infrastructure, grid hardening and restoration services), UtilityEngineering (outsourced utility protection and controls, substation design, system planning), UtilityServices (distribution grid maintenance and construction), GridSure (cloud-based controls, asset management, cybersecurity, and remote anywhereEngineering via GridSure Connect), and Enicity (European energy advisory acquired in June 2023, anchoring UIG's Dublin European HQ).

UIG's underlying technology centers on the GridSure platform, which integrates SCADA, asset monitoring, predictive outage risk modeling, anomaly detection, and a Hardware-in-the-Loop simulation environment for validating microgrid controls; the company complements this with the Energy Storage for Resiliency (ESR) platform purpose-built for AI data center loads, and the PU750/PU130 mobile charging units co-developed with Volvo CE and Volvo Penta for electrified construction equipment. Core OEM partnerships with Volvo Penta (BESS subsystems, strategic minority investor) and EPC Power (grid-forming M-series inverters for AI data centers) supply the hardware that UIG integrates, deploys, and operates.

The company makes money primarily through project-based system integration and professional services contracts (design, engineering, deployment, commissioning, and ongoing maintenance of microgrids, BESS, substations, and T&D infrastructure), supplemented by SaaS-style recurring revenue from GridSure monitoring and asset management subscriptions, and by hardware/equipment sales as part of integrated solutions. Pricing is quote-based with no public rates; go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales with long sales cycles, supplemented by strategic partnerships (notably Volvo Group entities) for distribution of mobile charging products and EPC Power for data center solutions.

Name

UtilityInnovation Group

Legal name

Utility Innovation Holdings, Inc.

Website

https://uig.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

UtilityInnovation Group is a private energy infrastructure integrator that designs, deploys, and operates microgrids, battery energy storage, substations, and grid resiliency solutions for electric utilities and large energy users (including AI data centers) across North America and Europe via its GridSure platform and operating subsidiaries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Grid Infrastructure & Energy Storage

NAICS

Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution (22112), Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution (2211), Electric Power Generation (22111), Utilities (22)

SIC

Switchgear & Switchboard Apparatus (3613), Electric Services (4911), Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620), Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) (3600)

akta.pro primary industry

Microgrid Development, EPC & Integration (EUAMAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

DER & Microgrid Interconnection / Grid Edge Integration Services (EUAEANAF), Microgrid & Distributed Grid Equipment (Controllers, Switchgear Packages, DER Interconnection) (IMAGAAAJ), Microgrids & Backup Power for Critical Loads (Community/Facility Resilience) (EUADAHAL), Renewable Monitoring, Controls & SCADA Hardware Manufacturing (Sensors, RTUs, Meters) (EUAMAHAJ)

Keywords

• Battery energy storage
• Microgrid solutions
• Grid modernization
• Utility engineering services
• Distributed energy resources

Headquarters

HQ city

Raleigh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. System Integration and Project Delivery: End-to-end solutions including design, engineering, deployment and commissioning of microgrids, battery energy storage systems, substation development, and power infrastructure. Revenue is project-based with long sales cycles.
2. Professional Services and Engineering: Outsourced utility engineering, protection and controls, substation design and commissioning, system planning, and technical consulting services.
3. Grid Monitoring and Management (GridSure): SaaS-style recurring monitoring and asset management services through the GridSure platform, providing real-time grid monitoring, analytics, and remote support capabilities.
4. Grid Restoration and Maintenance Services: Storm response, grid hardening, damage assessment, and vegetation management services through UtilityPower and UtilityServices divisions. Contract-based seasonal work.
5. Hardware and Equipment Sales: Sale of power generation equipment, battery storage systems, control hardware, and microgrid components as part of integrated solutions.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

UtilityInnovation Group designs, engineers, integrates, and operates advanced energy infrastructure for utilities and large energy users, including microgrids, battery energy storage systems, substations, charging infrastructure, and grid hardening/restoration services. The company packages these capabilities through five divisions (GridSure, UtilityPower, UtilityEngineering, UtilityServices, and acquired Enicity) and layers its proprietary GridSure cloud-based grid management, monitoring, and cyber-secure remote engineering platform on top of the hardware deployments.

Product overview

UtilityInnovation Group (UIG) operates as an integrated multi-business-unit platform specializing in advanced energy solutions for utilities and large energy users. The organization comprises five complementary subsidiaries: UtilityPower delivers turn-key grid infrastructure solutions (substation development, T&D delivery, charging infrastructure); UtilityEngineering provides electrical power design and engineering services (protection and controls, substation design, system planning); UtilityServices handles electric distribution grid maintenance and construction (cable replacement, fault repair, conversions); GridSure offers an integrated controls and asset management platform with cybersecurity assurance, remote monitoring, data analytics, and fleet optimization capabilities; and Flexible Capacity Solutions provides advanced energy system integration with microgrid and energy storage resiliency expertise. Together, these units enable UIG to shape electric grid infrastructure through decarbonization and resiliency-focused solutions spanning design, build, protect, and operate services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GridSure: Integrated controls and asset management platform providing cyber security assurance and data enablement for the energy sector. Features remote management, monitoring, fleet data reporting, data analytics, and fleet optimization. Leverages data-driven insights and cyber-secure AnywhereEngineering tools.
• UtilityPower
• UtilityEngineering
• UtilityServices
• Energy Storage for Resiliency (ESR)
• Flexible Capacity Solutions
• PU750

Products and services

• UtilityPower Turn-key grid infrastructure solutions for utilities, including substation development, transmission and distribution delivery, charging infrastructure development, grid hardening, restoration and maintenance services, and damage assessment.
• UtilityEngineering Outsourced electric power design and engineering services for utilities, including protection and controls engineering, substation design and commissioning, and system planning.
• UtilityServices Electric distribution grid maintenance and construction services, including overhead to underground conversion, medium voltage cable replacement, cable fault repair, and transformer replacement.
• GridSure Integrated controls and asset management platform providing cybersecurity assurance and data enablement for the energy sector, including remote management and monitoring, fleet data reporting, data analytics, fleet optimization, predictive analytics, and anomaly detection for utilities, fleet operators, and data centers.
• Flexible Capacity Solutions Advanced energy system integration and resiliency solutions providing system integration, energy storage for resiliency, microgrid solutions, and program delivery for flexible capacity needs.
• Energy Storage for Resiliency (ESR) Energy storage platform designed to enhance power stability, alleviate load challenges of energy-intensive AI data centers, and optimize large microgrids through battery energy storage integration.
• PU750 Mobile Charging Unit Mobile charging unit featuring 500 kW DC fast vehicle charging and 793 kWh battery storage capacity, integrated with a grid-interactive UIG power system and GridSure microgrid control, designed to charge battery-electric construction equipment on jobsites.

Quantifiable outcome

• Required grid investment of $9.8 trillion to reach net-zero in US and EU by 2050
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

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

• EPC Power Corp.flagshipTechnology or Integration · 1 October 2025EPC Power partnered with UIG to deploy advanced power systems specifically engineered for AI data centers. EPC Power's M-series grid-forming inverters are integrated with UIG's energy management and controls ecosystem. The partnership delivers resilient, intelligent solutions for high-density AI computing power demands.
• Wärtsilä EnergyminorOthers · 1 October 2025Jon Rodriguez, appointed as President of Energy Centers at UIG, previously held a leadership position within Wärtsilä Energy's North American team focusing on large-scale reciprocating engine power plant solutions for utilities and data centers.
• Volvo Construction EquipmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2024UIG developed and built the PU750 mobile charging unit in close cooperation with Volvo CE and Volvo Penta. The PU750 leverages Volvo Group CAST strategy and applies Volvo Penta's battery subsystem for charging battery-electric construction equipment on jobsites.
• Enicity Cranfield LimitedcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2023UIG acquired Enicity, a leading Irish advisory firm specializing in innovative energy technologies for modern power systems. The acquisition established UIG's European headquarters in Dublin and enhances UIG's ability to address decarbonization and renewable integration challenges for European utilities and large energy users.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Generac Power Systems: Public provider of distributed energy resources, BESS, and microgrid solutions for residential, commercial, and utility customers. Comparable to UIG's microgrid, BESS, and grid hardening services with broader product breadth and a public-equity currency advantage.
• PowerSecure (Southern Company): UIG's predecessor, founded and led by the same CEO (Sidney Hinton) prior to its $431M acquisition by Southern Company in 2016. PowerSecure is the most directly comparable microgrid/grid services platform because UIG was built by the same team to operate in the same customer set (US IOUs) with overlapping capabilities in BESS, microgrids, and utility services.
• Siemens Smart Infrastructure: Large industrial incumbent offering grid software, substation automation, and microgrid solutions to global utilities. Overlaps with UIG's UtilityEngineering, UtilityPower, and GridSure offerings, often as a prime contractor on large utility programs.
• Schneider Electric: Global incumbent in grid automation, microgrid controllers, and BESS integration via its EcoStruxure platform. Competes broadly with UIG's GridSure and microgrid EPC scope, particularly in North American utility and large energy user tenders.

Direct peers

• Fluence Energy: Public BESS and grid software company delivering integrated energy storage and AI-driven software to utilities and large energy users. Directly comparable to UIG's ESR platform, GridSure monitoring, and microgrid EPC scope, with overlap in target utility customers.
• Ameresco: Public energy services and renewables EPC firm delivering microgrids, BESS, and energy efficiency to utilities, municipalities, and large energy users in North America. Closely aligned with UIG's UtilityPower, UtilityEngineering, and Flexible Capacity offerings.
• Bloom Energy: Provider of fuel cell-based distributed generation and energy solutions for data centers, utilities, and large commercial customers. Comparable to UIG's microgrid/Energy Centers offering for AI data center power resilience and behind-the-meter applications.

Emerging players

• Stem Inc. AI-driven clean energy storage and asset management software company serving commercial/industrial customers and increasingly utilities. Overlaps with UIG's GridSure platform in predictive analytics, asset optimization, and recurring software revenue attached to BESS.
• Enchanted Rock: Private microgrid and resiliency-as-a-service provider focused on natural gas-fired and hybrid microgrids for commercial, industrial, and data center customers. Comparable to UIG's microgrid and ESR platform for behind-the-meter resilience, though with a different generation mix.

Regional players

• Wärtsilä Energy: Finland-based provider of engine-based grid balancing and large-scale power plant solutions to utilities and data centers, with strong European presence. Comparable to UIG's data center and large energy user power solutions; the new Energy Centers president (Jon Rodriguez) was previously at Wärtsilä.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors1 record

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M&A1 record

Investments

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