Arda Power

What Arda Power does

Arda Power Inc. is a privately held Canadian clean-energy technology company, founded in 2009 and headquartered in Oakville, Ontario, that has developed the ARDA DC Microgrid Platform — a battery-centric, plug-and-play DC power system designed to remove the customization burden traditionally associated with microgrid deployment. The platform is built on a patented distributed control architecture comprising Master Controllers (which independently regulate DC bus voltage) and Response Controllers (which manage loads and sources as a function of that bus voltage), enabling communication-less coordination among energy storage blocks, sources, and loads. Three registered patents protect this control approach, which the company claims reduces engineering requirements and simplifies grid interconnection relative to AC-coupled microgrids.

The company sells its platform through direct sales to commercial and industrial building owners, EV charging operators, and engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) firms. Its primary target use cases are EV fast-charging infrastructure, where the platform addresses grid interconnection constraints, and C&I buildings requiring backup power, demand charge management, or ancillary services. Secondary use cases include remote and island communities, data centers, schools, hospitals, universities, and mining/oil-and-gas sites. Revenue is generated through hardware sales of the platform's modular components, with pricing not publicly disclosed. The company has documented two commercial projects (University of Toronto and an industrial facility in Burlington, Ontario), operates with fewer than ten employees, and has raised approximately $300K from Sustainable Development Technology Canada plus undisclosed amounts from Cycle Momentum and Loyal VC between 2016 and 2020.

Name

Arda Power

Legal name

ARDA Power Inc.

Website

https://ardapower.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Arda Power is an Oakville, Ontario-based clean-tech company that sells a patented, battery-centric DC Microgrid Platform with plug-and-play distributed controls, targeting EV fast-charging infrastructure and commercial and industrial building operators through direct and EPC channels in North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

DC Microgrid Systems

NAICS

Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution (22112), Other Electric Power Generation (221118)

SIC

Switchgear & Switchboard Apparatus (3613)

akta.pro primary industry

Microgrids & Energy Management Controllers (Campus/Community/Industrial) (EUADAPAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Microgrid EPC, Integration & Commissioning (Design-Build, Interconnection) (EUAFAJAI), DER & Microgrid Interconnection / Grid Edge Integration Services (EUAEANAF), Microgrid & Distributed Grid Equipment (Controllers, Switchgear Packages, DER Interconnection) (IMAGAAAJ), Power Plant I&C / SCADA / DCS EPC (EUAEAAAN)

Keywords

• DC microgrid systems
• Battery energy storage
• EV charging infrastructure
• Distributed energy resources
• Commercial microgrid solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Oakville

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. DC Microgrid Platform Solution Sales: ARDA Power sells its DC Microgrid Platform consisting of patented control systems and validated 3rd party modular components. The platform enables design and construction of commercial DC microgrids without customization, allowing system owners to modify components and add/remove energy sources and loads.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ARDA Power designs and sells the ARDA DC Microgrid Platform — a patented, battery-centric DC power system with a distributed control architecture that lets owners design and build commercial DC microgrids for EV fast charging, commercial and industrial buildings, and remote/island communities without customization. The platform pairs patented Master Controllers and Response Controllers with validated third-party modular components (battery ESS, solar PV, EV fast chargers) to enable plug-and-play deployment, expansion, and simplified grid interconnection.

Product overview

Arda Power offers a unified platform architecture centered on the ARDA DC Microgrid Platform, which incorporates patented Master Controllers and Response Controllers as core control sub-products. The platform is designed for easy configuration and expansion using modular plug-and-play components. Application-specific solutions include EV Charging DC Microgrids, Commercial and Industrial (C&I) DC Microgrids, and Remote and Island Communities DC Microgrids — all built upon the same core platform technology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ARDA DC Microgrid Platform A novel microgrid platform consisting of a patented control system with distributed controls for power and energy management, using battery ESS blocks as exclusive regulators of the DC grid. Features communication-less coordination amongst ESS blocks and multilayered DC grid voltage regulation, enabling plug-and-play deployment of commercial DC microgrids without customization.
• EV Charging DC Microgrid An affordable DC microgrid solution for EV fast charging infrastructure with dramatically reduced grid interconnection requirements and substantial use of renewable energy, addressing high grid interconnection costs and capacity constraints for fast charging deployment.
• Commercial and Industrial (C&I) DC Microgrid DC microgrid solution for commercial and industrial buildings that typically includes EV charging capability and grid-connected options for backup energy during grid outage and demand charge reduction (or other ancillary services).
• Remote and Island Communities DC Microgrid A plug-and-play flexible DC microgrid platform configured to help remote and island communities meet diverse power challenges cost effectively and with minimal customization, supporting reliable, cost-effective, and clean power generation for communities off the main grid.

Quantifiable outcome

• Grid interconnection requirements dramatically reduced compared to traditional EV charging infrastructure
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Stem Inc: AI-driven energy storage and distributed energy resource (DER) optimization for C&I; targets the same demand-charge reduction and EV-charging use cases with a software-led model.
• ABB: Established electrification, microgrid, and DER integration vendor with Microgrid Plus and grid-edge controller portfolio; competes in the same utility and C&I segments.
• Generac Grid Services: Acquired Pika Energy and Conquest to build a microgrid/DER portfolio; competing incumbency across C&I backup power and EV-charging resilience.
• Tesla Energy: Powerwall, Megapack, and Autobidder offerings directly compete with ARDA's battery-centric DC microgrid for C&I and EV-charging applications.
• Schneider Electric: Global power-management and microgrid ecosystem player (EcoStruxure) targeting C&I buildings, EV charging, and grid-edge integration; broad incumbent with overlapping DC/AC microgrid offerings.
• Bloom Energy: Major distributed-generation incumbent selling fuel-cell based on-site power to C&I customers and utilities; competes for the same C&I resilience and EV-charging load.
• Siemens: Provides SICAM-based microgrid control systems, switchgear, and DER integration for utilities and large C&I; broad incumbent across the same value chain ARDA targets.

Emerging players

• BoxPower (Acumen): Pre-engineered solar+storage microgrid systems targeting remote sites, EV charging, and small C&I; comparable product philosophy to ARDA's plug-and-play platform.

Direct peers

• Scale Microgrid Solutions: Pure-play microgrid developer/EPC for C&I and EV-charging sites; competes head-on with ARDA in the modular, behind-the-meter microgrid segment.
• Enchanted Rock: Provides natural-gas-powered microgrids and resiliency-as-a-service for C&I customers; directly comparable in C&I microgrid business model and target customer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ardapower
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/arda-power

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors3 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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