What Qualus Power Services does

Qualus Power Services is a Cincinnati, Ohio-based (headquartered operationally; legal entity in Walled Lake, Michigan) pure-play electric power solutions firm founded in 1984 and currently owned by Clearlake Capital Group following its April 2026 acquisition from New Mountain Capital. The company delivers end-to-end power infrastructure services — advisory, planning, engineering, program management, energy efficiency, specialized field services, and systems integration — to investor-owned utilities, electric cooperatives, municipal utilities, commercial and industrial customers, data centers, and government clients across the United States and Canada. With over 2,000 professionals distributed across more than 25 offices, Qualus has scaled rapidly through acquisitions, executing eleven deals between 2021 and 2025 (including Patterson Power, Tri Sage, Ferreira Power Group, Enkompass, ASSET Engineering, Linda Rogers & Associates, PFES, ADM Associates, Wood's North American T&D Engineering, dk Engineering, and Aquawolf).

The company's core technology stack combines proprietary software products with third-party systems integration services. Qualus has developed three branded software platforms: GEM (Grid Emergency Management), a SaaS solution providing real-time collaboration and common operating picture for utility crisis response; PIVA (Photovoltaic Integration via Virtual Airgap), a DOE-supported cloud platform for securely integrating behind-the-meter distributed energy resources; and AIRIS (AI Renewable Interconnection Siting), an AI-enabled platform for accelerating renewable resource grid interconnection. The firm serves as a certified implementation partner for Oracle Network Management System and AspenTech-Emerson Digital Grid Management, and provides systems integration across GE, Alstom, Schneider, ABB, and other major operational technology vendors. ADMS/DERMS deployments embed forecasting, volt/VAR optimization, FLISR, and state estimation capabilities, while a NETA-certified specialized field services division delivers relay testing, commissioning, and 24/7 emergency response.

Qualus generates revenue primarily through professional services engagements (engineering, consulting, program management, field services) billed via direct enterprise sales to utilities and large industrial customers, supplemented by a subscription-recurring SaaS revenue stream from the GEM platform. GTM is enterprise field sales with quote-based contractual pricing, targeting a blue-chip customer base that includes ConEdison, Orange & Rockland, San Diego Gas and Electric, and other major North American utilities. The QualU training division (boot camps and continuing-education seminars, with facilities in Florida and Kentucky) functions as both a talent pipeline and an industry thought-leadership channel that supports hiring and customer engagement.

Name

Qualus Power Services

Legal name

Qualus Corporation

Website

https://qualuscorp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Qualus Power Services is a private, PE-backed (Clearlake Capital) pure-play electric power solutions firm serving utilities, data centers, commercial, industrial, and government clients across the U.S. and Canada with advisory, engineering, systems integration, proprietary software (GEM, PIVA, AIRIS), and NETA-certified field services through over 2,000 professionals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Power Engineering Services and Grid Infrastructure Solutions

NAICS

Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution (22112), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Solar Electric Power Generation (221114)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825)

akta.pro primary industry

SCADA, Controls & Communications Integration (RTU, Fiber, Networking) (EUAEADAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Grid Interconnection & Collector Substation EPC (Utility-Scale Renewables) (EUAEABAK), Electrical BOP & Collection Systems (MV/HV Cabling, Switchgear, Protection, Grounding) (EUAMAFAD), Owner’s Engineering, Grid Interconnection & System Studies (PVsyst/Performance Modeling, Protection Studies) (EUACAGAG), Transmission Interconnection & Line Works (Gen-Tie Lines, Overhead/Underground Lines) (EUAMAFAF), Commissioning, Testing & Energization Services (Pre-Commissioning, Grid Code Compliance) (EUAMAFAK), Protection, Metering & Grid Compliance Systems (Relays, Revenue Metering, PQ) (EUAEADAE)

Keywords

• Power engineering services
• Grid modernization solutions
• Transmission and distribution
• DERMS and ADMS integration
• Specialized power field services

Headquarters

HQ city

Cincinnati

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering and Consulting Services: Core revenue stream from power engineering and consulting services including transmission, distribution, substations, renewable generation, energy storage, and microgrid engineering. Services span advisory, planning, studies, design, testing and commissioning.
2. Software-as-a-Service (SaaS): GEM Grid Emergency Management SaaS platform subscription for utilities. Provides real-time collaboration, common operating picture, emergency playbooks, and post-event recovery capabilities on a subscription basis.
3. Specialized Field Services: On-site technical services including relay testing, equipment commissioning, power system studies, emergency response, and NETA-certified maintenance testing for utilities and industrial facilities.
4. Digital Solutions and Integration: Implementation services for Oracle Network Management System, AspenTech-Emerson DGM, and other technology providers. Includes systems integration, training, and operational support.
5. Energy Efficiency Advisory: Program evaluation, regulatory compliance, energy modeling, data science and software development for energy efficiency and demand response programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Qualus Power Services is a pure-play power solutions firm delivering integrated advisory, planning, engineering, digital solutions, program management, energy efficiency, and specialized field services to utilities, commercial, industrial, data center, and government clients across the U.S. and Canada. The firm complements its services portfolio with proprietary software platforms including the GEM Grid Emergency Management SaaS platform, PIVA for behind-the-meter DER integration, and AIRIS for AI-enabled renewable interconnection siting.

Product overview

Qualus is a pure-play power services firm offering an integrated portfolio of software-as-a-service products and professional services. Their proprietary software portfolio includes GEM (Grid Emergency Management), a SaaS platform for utility crisis response; PIVA (Photovoltaic Integration via Virtual Airgap) for DER security integration; and AIRIS (AI Renewable Interconnection Siting), an AI-enabled platform under development. They provide systems integration services for ADMS, DERMS, SCADA, OMS, AMI, and GIS solutions, implementing platforms from Oracle, AspenTech-Emerson, GE, Alstom, Schneider, and others. Their professional services span advisory, engineering, specialized field services, and training programs through QualU Seminars and QualU Boot Camp.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GEM: Grid Emergency Management - a first-of-its-kind SaaS platform built specifically for utilities, enabling seamless collaboration and communication during all-hazard events.
• PIVA
• AIRIS
• QualU

Products and services

• GEM (Grid Emergency Management) First-of-its-kind SaaS platform built specifically for utilities enabling seamless collaboration and communication during all-hazard events. Provides a common operating picture for utility assets, weather alerts, transmission notifications, and local information, with centralized emergency playbook management and post-event reporting for utility clients.
• PIVA (Photovoltaic Integration via Virtual Airgap) Cloud-based platform for integrating behind-the-meter distributed energy resources that securely emulates traditional physical airgaps in protecting mission-critical systems. Developed with U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office support to safely connect higher penetrations of customer-owned DERs.
• AIRIS (AI Renewable Interconnection Siting) AI-enabled online service designed to accelerate and improve the engineering analysis of renewable resource grid interconnection. Offers centralized location for technical data, security requirements, and confidentiality agreements that automates point of interconnection (POI) selection.
• Systems Integration Services (ADMS, DERMS, SCADA, OMS, AMI, GIS) End-to-end systems integration services for utility operational technology platforms including ADMS, DERMS, SCADA, OMS, AMI, and GIS. Qualus is a certified implementation partner for Oracle Network Management System and AspenTech-Emerson DGM, with additional experience across GE, Alstom, Schneider, Trimble, ABB, CGI, ACS, Esri, and SEL.
• Specialized Field Services NETA-certified testing, commissioning, and maintenance of power systems including power system studies (arc flash, short circuit, protective device coordination, harmonic analysis, power quality), testing and commissioning for substations and industrial facilities, and 24/7 emergency response including storm damage assessments, equipment failure investigations, power restoration, and temporary power services.
• QualU Seminars Power infrastructure seminars and continuing education programs for industry professionals covering power system fundamentals, protection and control, and advanced digital solution technologies such as ADMS, DERMS, data center power, and distribution fundamentals. Approved for CEHs by Florida Board of Professional Engineers and CTDs through NETA.
• QualU Boot Camp One-year training programs combining classroom and on-the-job training with mentorship for entry-level talent in power systems. Includes Apparatus Technician, Engineering, and Relay Technician tracks delivered at Qualus training facilities in Lake Mary, Florida and Louisville, Kentucky.

Quantifiable outcome

• Pole modeling time reduced by over 60% using automated 3D photogrammetric workflow with Bentley PLS CADD integration
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration16 records

AI capability13 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ConEdison and Orange & RocklandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2023Qualus collaborated with ConEdison and Orange & Rockland to enhance storm management and efficiently track mutual aid contingencies during storm events. Implemented Oracle Field Services solution for mutual aid onboarding, storm event management, resource requests, roster management, and time entry. First phase deployed August 2023, second phase November 2024.
• AspenTechcoreTechnology or Integration · 20 September 2020Qualus achieved AspenTech Implementation Service Provider certification for deploying AspenTech-Emerson Digital Grid Management (DGM) software. As certified ISP, Qualus helps utilities leverage DGM solutions for greater automation, improved resource efficiencies, and operational excellence.
• BetterGrids RepositoryminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Qualus actively supports the BetterGrids Repository mission, an AI-based open-access data repository launched with support from the U.S. Department of Energy connecting grid modernization researchers across more than 45 countries. Qualus employees contribute expertise through webinars and research.
• Oracle Network Management SystemcoreTechnology or IntegrationQualus is an experienced systems integrator and implementation service provider for Oracle Network Management System (NMS), deploying and integrating the platform customized to client specifications.
• U.S. Department of EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerQualus developed PIVA with support from DOE Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) and participates in DOE-funded research at NREL on FAST-DERMS project for federated ADMS and DERMS architecture.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• POWER Engineers: Employee-owned engineering consulting firm offering T&D, substation, protection/control, and renewable interconnection services to utilities - directly overlaps with Qualus's core power engineering and grid-modernization practices.
• Burns & McDonnell: Large employee-owned E&C firm with full-scope transmission, distribution, substation, and protection engineering services for investor-owned utilities; competes directly with Qualus on enterprise utility programs and grid-modernization mandates.
• Black & Veatch: Global infrastructure firm with a substantial power business covering generation, T&D, and grid-modernization advisory/engineering - a direct competitor for utility owner-engineer and program-management work.
• HDR: Engineering firm with a significant power delivery practice (transmission, distribution, substations) and strong utility client base; comparable in scale and capability mix to Qualus.
• Stantec: Global professional services firm providing power engineering, environmental, and advisory services to utilities; overlaps with Qualus on grid-modernization, T&D, and renewable integration work.
• TRC Companies: Consulting/engineering firm with deep power, utility, and energy practice spanning planning, engineering, and field services - closely comparable services portfolio to Qualus's end-to-end power solutions platform.
• WSP: Global professional services firm with a sizeable power and T&D practice (Qualus CEO previously led a $1B+ business unit at WSP); competes for the same enterprise utility and grid-modernization engagements.
• ICF International: Consulting firm with a power and energy practice covering regulatory advisory, program management, and grid-modernization work - directly comparable to Qualus's advisory/EM&V capabilities (post-ADM acquisition).

Broad incumbents

• Leidos: Large systems integrator serving utilities and government on grid modernization, cybersecurity, and large-scale IT/OT programs; broader portfolio but overlapping on systems integration and infrastructure advisory.

Emerging players

• Olsson: Employee-owned engineering firm expanding its power practice; competes with Qualus on regional T&D, substation, and renewable interconnection work, particularly in the Midwest and Mountain West.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A12 records

Investments

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

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