What Automated Energy Solutions does

Automated Energy Solutions, Inc. (AES) is a privately held Building Automation Systems (BAS) and Building Energy Management System (BEMS) integrator founded in 2010 and headquartered in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, with five divisional offices serving 13+ U.S. states across the Northern (Wisconsin), Southeastern (Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Ohio), and Southern (Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Texas, Georgia, Louisiana) regions. AES combines hardware, software, and services to migrate customers from siloed legacy automation to open-platform, multi-vendor environments, anchored by its proprietary AES 360° Model — a unified facility management and IT infrastructure platform supporting cyber-secure remote access, IoT integration, and energy analytics. The company maintains deep certification and custom-development relationships with Tridium Niagara (all versions, custom drivers and JARS), Honeywell, Johnson Controls, ABB/American Auto Matrix, Alerton, Distech, Siemens, Schneider, and 20+ other BAS platforms, providing switching-cost-protected integration and commissioning services across HVAC, lighting, indoor air quality, solar, battery storage, smart building, water/wastewater, and irrigation systems.

AES generates revenue across three primary streams: project-based one-time revenue from new BAS installation, upgrades, and retrofits as well as turnkey energy solutions; recurring revenue from preventive maintenance Technical Service Agreements, remote technical support, and ongoing optimization; and managed-services revenue from building commissioning bundled with funding vehicles including PACE, EANS, In-Utility Rate Financing, grants, rebates, and tax incentives. GTM is predominantly direct enterprise and mid-market field sales to five institutional verticals — Municipalities, Universities, Schools (K-12, since 2010), Healthcare, and Commercial & Industrial — supplemented by strategic channel partnerships with building owners, facility managers, property managers, and the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) apprenticeship program. The company employs 51-100 people, including in-house professional and certified energy engineers with 100+ years of combined industry experience, and was recognized with the Focus on Energy Efficiency Excellence Award in September 2024.

Name

Automated Energy Solutions

Legal name

Automated Energy Services Inc.

Website

https://aes-midwest.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Automated Energy Solutions is a privately held U.S. building automation and energy management integrator founded in 2010, serving municipalities, universities, K-12 schools, healthcare, and commercial/industrial customers via open-platform BAS deployment, multi-vendor integration, and recurring Technical Service Agreements across 13+ states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Building Automation Systems

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Building Management & Facility Control Systems (BMS/BAS, Power Monitoring, EPMS) (EUAEAFAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Microgrid & BTM EMS (Site/Facility Energy Optimization) (EUAFAKAD), Energy Storage Software & Controls (EMS, monitoring, optimization, cybersecurity) (IMAGAHAJ), Energy Storage O&M (BESS, PCS, EMS) (EUAEAGAH)

Keywords

• Building automation systems
• HVAC controls integration
• Energy management services
• Building commissioning
• Facility automation solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Eau Claire

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 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. Building Automation Systems (New Systems, Upgrades, Retrofits): Design, engineering, installation, commissioning, and integration of new building automation systems, upgrades of current systems, and retrofits of outdated systems. Revenue is generated through project-based contracts with design-build and integrated design processes.
2. Turnkey Energy Solutions: Complete project management from strategy through implementation for energy efficiency modernization. Includes design engineering in-house, design-build, integrated design process, and single point of contact. Project-based revenue.
3. Service & Maintenance Contracts: Preventive maintenance plans for mechanical and control systems. Includes ongoing service support, system backups, software updates, and optimization of building systems. Generates recurring revenue through Technical Service Agreements.
4. Remote Technical Services: Remote technical support, commissioning, analytics software, programming and system startup, engineering, control panel fabrication, site analysis visits, energy and system analysis, and training and certification classes. Project-based and service-based revenue.
5. Building Commissioning & Funding Solutions: Building commissioning services combined with access to multiple funding vehicles including In-Utility Rate Financing, PACE Funding, EANS Funding, GRANTS, Rebates, and Tax Incentives for energy efficiency projects.
6. HVAC, IAQ, Lighting, Solar, Battery Storage, Smart Building Technology: Individual solutions and products including HVAC optimization, indoor air quality systems, interior/exterior lighting, street lighting, solar, battery storage, smart building technology, water/wastewater management, and irrigation systems.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Automated Energy Solutions (AES) designs, installs, commissions, funds, and services open-platform Building Automation Systems (BAS) and Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS) for institutional and commercial facilities. The company delivers an integrated portfolio of hardware, software, and services—anchored by its AES 360° Model platform—covering HVAC and lighting control, energy analytics, multi-vendor integration, and ongoing preventive maintenance.

Product overview

Automated Energy Solutions (AES), Inc. is a Building Automation Systems (BAS) and Building Energy Management System (BEMS) provider offering an integrated portfolio of hardware, software, and services. The core platform is the AES 360° Model—a unified facility management and IT infrastructure solution—supported by four main product lines: Building Automation Systems (BAS) for HVAC and lighting control; Energy Management & Information Systems for energy efficiency and analytics; Service & Maintenance for preventive maintenance and system optimization; and Remote Technical Services for cyber-secure remote monitoring and support. These core products are complemented by Building Information Systems (BIS) Integration, which interfaces with fire alarm and security systems. AES serves five market verticals (Municipalities, Universities, Schools, Health Care, and Commercial/Industrial) and maintains open platform integrations with 20+ building automation systems including Tridium Niagara, Honeywell, Johnson Controls, ABB, Siemens, and Schneider Electric. The company operates across the Midwest and Southern United States with five divisional offices, delivering solutions from project design through commissioning, funding, and ongoing servicing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Building Automation Systems (BAS)
• Energy Management & Information Systems
• Service & Maintenance
• Remote Technical Services
• AES 360° Model Platform
• Building Commissioning & Funding Solutions
• HVAC, IAQ, Lighting, Solar, and Battery Storage Solutions

Quantifiable outcome

• Energy costing in a typical facility can be the second highest expenditure below the cost of employees. Understanding consumption helps uncover cost savings.
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration23 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC)minorOthersAES partners with ABC for apprenticeship and workforce development programs. The apprenticeship program allows inexperienced individuals to enter careers that combine structured on-the-job training with classroom instruction, with apprentices being paid while they learn.
• Building 2 LearnminorOthersAES partners with Building 2 Learn as part of its community engagement and training/development initiatives, training students in skilled trades.
• TridiumcoreTechnology or IntegrationAES has extensive experience and certifications with all versions of the Tridium Niagara platform. Capabilities include custom driver development (serial and IP), custom program objects compiled into JARS, and custom UI development. Tridium is the primary technology platform for AES's open automation environment strategy.
• Honeywell (Webs / EBI / Spyder)coreTechnology or IntegrationAES provides integration, programming, and commissioning services for Honeywell Webs, Honeywell EBI, and Honeywell Spyder systems. Honeywell is one of the major building control platforms AES supports.
• Johnson Controls (JCI FX / Metasys)coreTechnology or IntegrationAES provides integration, programming, and commissioning for JCI FX and Johnson Metasys systems. Supports negotiated retrofit, design-build, and new construction projects.
• ABB / American Auto MatrixcoreTechnology or IntegrationAES has 15+ years of experience integrating ABB and American Auto Matrix systems. Successfully integrated as part of phased migration plans to replace outdated systems.
• AlertoncoreTechnology or IntegrationAES integrates and supports Alerton building control systems, including programming and commissioning for new construction and retrofit projects.
• Distech ControlscoreTechnology or IntegrationAES provides integration, programming, and commissioning for Distech Controls systems as part of its multi-vendor support capabilities.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Trane Technologies: Global HVAC and building automation OEM (Trane, Thermo King) with a large North American BAS/services arm that directly competes with AES for institutional, healthcare, and education customers on both equipment and integration services.
• Johnson Controls: Major BAS OEM behind Metasys and JCI FX — two of the core platforms AES integrates — and operates a global direct services organization that competes with AES for municipal, healthcare, and education accounts.
• Honeywell Building Technologies: Owner of Honeywell EBI, Webs, and Spyder — platforms AES services — and a direct competitor in commercial building automation, energy management, and remote services for institutional customers.
• Siemens Smart Infrastructure: Operates Desigo/Apogee BAS platforms that AES integrates and competes head-to-head with AES for large institutional, university, and healthcare facility automation projects.
• Schneider Electric: EcoStruxure Building Operation and TAC/Andover product lines overlap directly with AES's integration portfolio and large-facility energy management use cases in institutional and commercial real estate.
• Carrier: HVAC and controls manufacturer (Carrier/ALC) — one of the legacy systems AES has integrated for 15+ years — that competes with AES on turnkey BAS and HVAC projects for schools and commercial facilities.

Direct peers

• Automated Logic Corporation: Carrier-owned BAS manufacturer and controls integrator with deep WebCTRL platform expertise and a similar institutional (K-12, higher ed, healthcare) customer focus; closest like-for-like competitor in scale and vertical mix.
• Distech Controls: Open-protocol BAS vendor (acquired by Acuity Brands) targeting the same mid-market and institutional customers as AES, with overlapping integration, energy management, and remote-services value proposition.
• Lynxspring: Independent open-protocol BAS and edge analytics vendor/deployer built on Niagara and Tridium — directly comparable to AES in vendor-agnostic integration positioning, JENEsys/Onyxx platform, and target verticals.
• KMC Controls: Open-protocol BAS manufacturer and integrator (KMC Commander) competing with AES in mid-market schools, healthcare, and commercial facilities with similar multi-vendor integration and energy analytics capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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