What Electrotek Concepts does

Electrotek Concepts is a privately held US power systems engineering and software company founded in 1984 that develops PQView, the de facto industry-standard enterprise software platform for power quality database management and analysis. PQView 4 ingests data from power quality monitors, digital relays, fault recorders, smart meters, and SCADA historians through native handlers for 15+ instrument vendors (PQube, SEL, SATEC, ION, IEC61850, Dranetz, AMETEK, Electro Industries, PMI CANVASS, Camille Bauer, etc.) and stores it in an open SQL Server or Access relational database. The platform is supplemented by PQWeb 4 for browser-based remote analysis, FaultPoint for automatic impedance-based fault location with ESRI geographic correlation, PQDR for automated compliance reporting against EN50160, IEEE519, IEC 61000-4-30, NVE 1557-2025, and IS17036:2018, ARS for scheduled report generation, and the free PQDiffractor viewer for PQDIF/COMTRADE files. Electrotek also authored the PQDIF format, now codified as IEEE Std 1159.3.

The company sells primarily to electric utilities (transmission and distribution), with secondary use cases in smart grid, microgrid, DER integration, and mission-critical industrial facilities. Go-to-market is enterprise direct sales supplemented by a worldwide network of reps and distributors, with sales inquiries now routed to Powerside following the March 2025 acquisition. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; trials and quotes are handled through the sales process, and the company monetizes through software licenses, maintenance contracts, and recurring subscriptions across PQView Enterprise, Professional, Express, and DE editions. Customer logos include Con Edison, Hydro Ottawa, San Diego Gas & Electric, and a major Canadian utility and Mid-West utility; PQView.com has 3,000+ registered users across North America, Europe, and Asia.

In March 2025, Electrotek was acquired by Powerside from GMC Instruments Group, ending a corporate lineage that began with the 1994 merger with Basic Measuring Instruments under World Power Technologies (WPT), followed by Gossen Metrawatt's 2006 acquisition that formed Global Power Technology (GPT). The company continues to release updated PQView versions on roughly an annual cadence, with v4.27 shipping in May 2026.

Name

Electrotek Concepts

Legal name

Electrotek Concepts, Inc.

Website

https://electrotek.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Electrotek Concepts develops PQView, the industry-standard enterprise software platform for power quality data management, analysis, compliance reporting, and automatic fault location used by electric utilities worldwide. The company was acquired by Powerside in March 2025.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Power Quality Monitoring Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution (22112)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Grid Data & Analytics Enablement (MDM, Data Integration, Hosting) (EUAEANAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Control Room HMI/Visualization, Alarm & Event Management (EUADAEAJ), Data Platform (Unified Data & Analytics) Suites (HDAEABAD), Data Governance Platforms (Policies, Stewardship, Workflows) (HDAEADAB), Connector/Adapter Frameworks & Integration Runtimes (HDAEACAJ)

Keywords

• Power quality monitoring
• Smart grid software
• Fault location analysis
• Utility compliance reporting
• SCADA data integration

Headquarters

HQ city

Knoxville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses and Subscriptions: PQView is sold as enterprise software with editions (PQView Enterprise, Professional, Express, DE). The company sells software licenses, maintenance contracts, and software subscriptions. Creating an account on electrotek.com provides download access to PQDiffractor only; purchased software requires a separate support ticket for access.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Electrotek Concepts develops and sells PQView, the industry-standard enterprise software platform for power quality database management, analysis, fault location, and automated compliance reporting. The platform integrates data from diverse power quality monitors, digital relays, fault recorders, smart meters, and SCADA historians into an open SQL database, and is sold in Enterprise, Professional, Express, and DE editions to electric utilities, smart grid/microgrid/DER operators, mission-critical facilities, and research organizations worldwide.

Product overview

Electrotek Concepts offers PQView, the industry's leading smart grid database software application for power quality monitoring, analysis, reporting, and automatic fault location. The product portfolio consists of PQView 4 as the core platform (available in Enterprise, Professional, Express, and DE editions), supplemented by web-enabled access via PQWeb 4, and specialized modules including FaultPoint for fault location and analysis, PQDR for compliance reporting, and ARS for automated report generation. Data integration is enabled through multiple data handlers supporting IEC61850, SEL, PQube, SATEC, ION, and other monitoring systems. PQView integrates data from power quality monitors, digital relays, fault recorders, smart meters, and SCADA historians into SQL Server databases. The company also offers free tools like PQDiffractor for PQDIF/COMTRADE file viewing and development SDKs for integration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PQView: The industry standard for Power Quality Database Management & Analysis Software. PQView integrates data from power quality monitors, digital relays, fault recorders, smart meters, and SCADA historians into an open relational database.
• PQWeb
• FaultPoint
• PQDiffractor

Products and services

• PQView 4 Enterprise software platform for power quality database management, analysis, reporting, and automatic fault location. Integrates data from power quality monitors, digital relays, fault recorders, smart meters, and SCADA historians into an open relational database (SQL Server or Access). Sold in Enterprise, Professional, Express, and DE editions to electric utilities, smart grid/microgrid/DER operators, mission-critical facilities, and manufacturing organizations.
• PQWeb 4 Web browser-enabled interface providing remote analysis of power, power quality, and energy measurements via the PQView 4 platform. Supports event viewing, RMS variations analysis, data logs, PQDR reports, and system administration without desktop software installation.
• FaultPoint Fault location and analysis module providing automatic fault notifications indicating the location on one-line diagrams and geographically. Includes impedance model import (CYMEDIST, Synergi), correlation with ESRI shapefiles, e-mail notifications, fault identification, and impedance-based fault location algorithms.
• PQDiffractor Free PQDIF viewer and COMTRADE viewer for viewing, browsing, diagnosing, and converting power quality data interchange format (PQDIF) and COMTRADE files. Available as a free download from pqview.com to provide a low-friction entry point for prospects.
• ARS (Automatic Reporting Software) Automated reporting engine for power quality compliance and analysis reporting. Schedules and automatically generates reports to industry standards; supports PDF, Word, and Excel export via PQDR integration.
• PQDR (Power Quality Data Report) Automated compliance reporting engine for PQView supporting EN50160, IEEE519, IEC 61000-4-30, NVE 1557-2025, IS17036:2018, and other regional PQ standards. Includes scheduling, multi-site analysis, (S)FTP(S) report notification, and PDF/Word/Excel export.
• PQView Data Sources / Data Handlers Collection of native data handlers and integrations enabling PQView to import data from diverse power quality monitors, meters, and historians including IEC61850 devices, SEL relays, PQube/PQube3, SATEC, ION, Dranetz (61000, HDQP, PQ35), AMETEK, Electro Industries Shark, PMI CANVASS, Camille Bauer, COMTRADE, and PQDIF.
• PQView SDKs Software Development Kits providing programmatic access to PQView data and functionality, including SQL SDK (database operations with multi-database selection, Windows/SQL authentication) and PQWeb SDK (Event/Trend export endpoints with token-based authorization). Includes Python support for export pipelines.
• PQView Editions (Enterprise / Professional / Express / DE) Four PQView editions (Enterprise, Professional, Express, and DE for Dranetz-only deployments) addressing different customer segments from large electric utilities (Enterprise) to specific Dranetz monitoring environments (DE).

Quantifiable outcome

• Reducing time required to locate feeder faults at Con Edison by more than one hour
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature10 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Dranetz Technologies: Dranetz manufactures power quality monitors and was historically a sister company under World Power Technologies / GMC Instruments Group with Electrotek. They serve the same utility PQ monitoring customers with complementary hardware instruments and software (Encore Series / PQView DE).
• Powerside: Powerside is now the parent company of Electrotek and offers PQube power quality monitors alongside PQView software. Comparable as the integrated hardware/software PQ vendor serving the same utility customers.
• Power Standards Lab: Power Standards Lab supplies PQNode power quality instruments and software for utility and industrial customers. Directly comparable to Electrotek as a niche PQ instrumentation and analytics vendor serving electric utilities.
• SATEC: SATEC manufactures power quality meters and energy management devices supported by PQView data handlers. Comparable as a PQ instrumentation vendor with overlapping utility and industrial customers.

Broad incumbents

• Siemens Smart Infrastructure: Siemens offers SICAM power quality/distribution automation and grid software (Spectrum Power, Gridscale X). Comparable as a broad incumbent in utility grid management and power quality monitoring.
• Schneider Electric: Schneider Electric offers EcoStruxure Power Monitoring Expert and the ION platform of power meters and software. Comparable as a broad incumbent covering PQ metering, monitoring software, and grid management for utilities and industrial facilities.
• Eaton: Eaton offers power quality solutions including UPS systems, power meters, and energy management software (Power Xpert, Foreseer). Comparable as a broad incumbent in the power quality monitoring and management space for utilities and industrial customers.
• ABB: ABB provides grid automation, distribution management, and power quality solutions (PSS®E, ADMS). Comparable as a broad incumbent in electric T&D software and grid analytics serving utilities.
• Hitachi Energy: Hitachi Energy offers Lumada APM and grid management software for electric utilities. Comparable as a broad incumbent serving the same utility customer base with T&D software and analytics.

Emerging players

• OSIsoft / AVEVA: OSIsoft's PI System historian is integrated with PQView (federated connection to OSI Monarch). Comparable as a data infrastructure platform that utilities use alongside PQView for time-series power quality data.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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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