Smart Electric Power Alliance

What Smart Electric Power Alliance does

Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization founded in 2000 and headquartered in Washington, D.C. It operates a membership-based community of more than 1,000 organizations — including over 700 utilities, 72% of US Utility Commissions, major corporate energy users, technology providers, and NGOs — that collectively represent 74% of US electricity MWh sold and 80% of utilities with carbon-free or net-zero emissions goals. SEPA's mission is to accelerate the electric power sector's transition to a clean, reliable, and equitable energy system.

SEPA's product portfolio is centered on knowledge dissemination and stakeholder convening rather than proprietary technology. Core offerings include the SEPA Knowledge Center (1,509+ resources), seven member-only Working Groups, SEPA Academy online courses (priced $79–$549), SEPA Snapshots market intelligence based on semi-annual Pulse Surveys, the Utility Carbon-Reduction Tracker, the DELTa database of 100+ large-load tariffs, a Technical Reference Library (Catalogs of Standards, Test Programs, Cyber-Physical Resiliency, Smart Grid Ontology), the Energy Evolution Summit, and Executive Fact Finding Missions. The platform is hosted on a community engagement layer (sepa.junolive.com) and Salesforce-based member systems, the latter recognized with the Fonteva Innovator Award.

Revenue is generated through four streams: annual membership dues (utilities, corporations, government/education tiers), corporate sponsorships of events, research and webinars, paid SEPA Academy courses, and event registration fees. GTM is community-led: SEPA acquires and retains members through working-group participation, research access, executive forums, and educational programs rather than direct product sales. The organization is led by President & CEO Sheri Givens and governed by a member-staffed Board of Directors.

Name

Smart Electric Power Alliance

Legal name

Smart Electric Power Alliance

Website

https://sepapower.org/

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) is a Washington, D.C.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit membership organization serving 1,000+ utilities, regulators, corporations, and solution providers that represent 74% of US electricity sales, delivering research, working groups, educational courses, and convening events to accelerate the clean energy transition.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Clean Energy Association / Utility Membership Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Professional Organizations (81392), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Committees, Working Groups & Expert Panels (BPADANAB)

Keywords

• Clean energy transition
• Utility membership alliance
• Electric power research
• Energy policy education
• Grid modernization advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: SEPA operates as a membership organization with annual dues from utilities, corporations, government/nonprofit/education entities. Membership provides access to working groups, research, webinars, events, and networking.
2. SEPA Academy Courses: Revenue from educational courses including Master Classes (2-hour virtual sessions) priced at $210 for members/$299 non-members, and 6-hour deep-dive courses at $399 members/$549 non-members.
3. Sponsorships: Corporate sponsorship packages for events, webinars, research, and partnerships that provide visibility and access to SEPA's utility and industry community.
4. Event Fees: Registration fees for conferences, master classes, webinars, and other educational events including the Energy Evolution Summit and RE+ events.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

SEPA operates a membership-based educational alliance that delivers research, working groups, training, market-intelligence reports, tracking databases, summits, and a long-running industry publication to utilities, regulators, corporations, and solution providers. Its core function is convening stakeholders and producing neutral, practitioner-grade knowledge products that accelerate the clean energy transition across the U.S. electric power sector.

Product overview

SEPA operates as a membership-based nonprofit organization offering a unified platform of educational and research services focused on accelerating the electric power sector's transformation to clean energy. The core offering consists of the Knowledge Center with 1,500+ resources, SEPA Working Groups for collaborative engagement, SEPA Academy for professional education, and SEPA Snapshots for market intelligence. Supporting products include the Utility Carbon-Reduction Tracker for monitoring utility decarbonization progress, the DELTa database of large-load tariffs, the Technical Reference Library with standards catalogs, and the Energy Evolution Summit for executive networking. The organization serves 1,000+ members across utilities, corporations, regulators, and NGOs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SEPA Snapshots: A market intelligence program featuring reports based on semi-annual pulse surveys covering SEPA's six focus areas
• Utility Carbon-Reduction Tracker™
• DELTa
• Energy Evolution Summit
• SEPA Academy

Products and services

• SEPA Membership Program Tiered membership program for utilities, corporations, regulators, and solution providers that provides access to research, working groups, member directory, and convenings.
• SEPA Knowledge Center

Quantifiable outcome

• 74% of US MWh sold comes from SEPA member territories
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers25 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Pacific Northwest National LaboratorycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPNNL is a DOE national laboratory that collaborates with SEPA as a member organization, contributing research expertise and participating in knowledge sharing initiatives.
• U.S. Department of EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDOE collaborates with SEPA as a member organization, supporting the clean energy transition through joint initiatives and knowledge exchange.
• Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEPRI collaborates with SEPA on events such as the Building Resilience into the Future Ready Grid webinar series, providing joint thought leadership on grid reliability and resilience.
• North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNERC partners with SEPA on events and research related to grid reliability, resilience metrics, and regulatory compliance for data centers and grid operations.
• Southern CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSouthern Company collaborates with SEPA on resilience and reliability initiatives, sharing operational strategies for interconnecting large loads and ensuring grid flexibility.
• Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD)coreTechnology or IntegrationSMUD is a key utility member that works with SEPA on grid strategy, clean energy initiatives, and participates in SEPA's board and leadership activities.
• CLEAResultminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCLEAResult, an energy efficiency solutions provider, sponsors SEPA events and programs.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SEPAPower
• Facebookfacebook.com/SEPAPower
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/smart-electric-power-alliance

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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