Sustainable Power Systems

What Sustainable Power Systems does

Sustainable Power Systems, Inc. is a privately held microgrid control systems company headquartered in Boulder, Colorado. Founded with operational roots going back to 1996, the company designs and deploys monitoring and control systems for microgrids serving electric utilities, remote and off-grid communities, and behind-the-meter commercial customers.

The company's flagship product is the Universal Microgrid Controller (UMC), a fully-integrated microgrid monitoring and control system built on the LabVIEW platform for both PC-based supervisory control and real-time machine-level control. The UMC orchestrates wind turbines, photovoltaic arrays, diesel generators, secondary loads, and energy storage devices, and is sold as a pre-engineered, drop-in package. Differentiated features include a proprietary dispatch optimization engine targeting lowest lifecycle cost of energy, a self-healing architecture that maintains stability during component failures, and a cybersecure network design with multi-layer password protection, VLANs, firewalls, and encrypted data. Automated data logging and remote monitoring support long-term operation in distant deployments.

The business model is project-based: the company sells hardware/software control system packages and adjacent engineering and project management services through a consultative, direct enterprise sales motion. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, and outreach targets utilities, energy project developers, EPC firms, and component vendors. The company is small (1-10 employees), privately held with no disclosed institutional funding, and its public Careers page indicates management is positioning the firm for a potential acquisition.

Name

Sustainable Power Systems

Legal name

Sustainable Power Systems, Inc.

Website

https://sustainablepowersystems.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sustainable Power Systems is a Boulder, Colorado-based microgrid control systems company that designs and sells the Universal Microgrid Controller (UMC) for utilities, remote/off-grid communities, and commercial enterprises, combining proprietary dispatch optimization, self-healing architecture, and cybersecure remote monitoring.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Microgrid Control Systems

NAICS

Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution (22112)

SIC

Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) (3600)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Power Plant I&C / SCADA / DCS EPC (EUAEAAAN), SCADA, Controls & Communications Integration (RTU, Fiber, Networking) (EUAEADAD)

Keywords

• Microgrid control systems
• Renewable energy integration
• Distributed energy management
• Microgrid monitoring software
• Grid support solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Boulder

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Microgrid Control Systems Sales: Sale of Universal Microgrid Controller (UMC) hardware and software systems. Pre-engineered packages feature complete control systems ready for deployment. Revenue appears to be one-time hardware/system sales with potential for ongoing support contracts.
2. Engineering and Project Management Services: Professional services for microgrid deployment guidance. Engineers and project managers guide the deployment process. Implies consulting and implementation support as a revenue stream.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Sustainable Power Systems sells the Universal Microgrid Controller (UMC), a fully-integrated microgrid monitoring and control system that orchestrates wind turbines, photovoltaic arrays, diesel generators, secondary loads, and energy storage devices. The UMC is delivered as pre-engineered, drop-in packages that remove custom controls integration and is paired with engineering and project management services to guide deployment across remote off-grid, behind-the-meter commercial, and utility grid-supporting applications.

Product overview

Sustainable Power Systems offers a single unified product — the Universal Microgrid Controller (UMC) — which is a fully-integrated microgrid monitoring and control system. The UMC is a pre-engineered, drop-in solution that orchestrates various power system components including wind turbines, photovoltaic arrays, diesel generators, secondary loads, and energy storage devices. The product includes a proprietary dispatch optimization engine and features a cybersecure, self-healing architecture with remote monitoring capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Universal Microgrid Controller (UMC) A fully-integrated microgrid monitoring and control system that orchestrates the operation of wind turbines, photovoltaic arrays, diesel generators, secondary loads, and energy storage devices. Sold as pre-engineered, drop-in packages with built-in dispatch optimization, self-healing reliability, and cybersecure networking, targeting utilities, commercial behind-the-meter customers, energy project developers, EPC firms, component vendors, and remote/off-grid communities.
• Microgrid Engineering and Project Management Services Engineers and project managers guide customers through deploying microgrid projects using the UMC, drawing on decades of cross-segment microgrid experience. The service is positioned for the same buyer types as the UMC: utilities, commercial enterprises, energy project developers, EPC firms, and remote/off-grid communities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Drop-in deployment eliminates custom controls integration
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 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 indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Schneider Electric: Global energy management and automation major with EcoStruxure Microgrid solutions that orchestrate DERs, storage, and loads — directly comparable to SPS's UMC value proposition for utility and behind-the-meter customers.
• ABB: Offers Microgrid Plus and PowerStore controllers with utility-scale grid-forming capability — competes with SPS on integration scope, cybersecurity posture, and dispatch optimization for hybrid generation-plus-storage sites.
• Siemens: Provides SICAM and distributed energy management solutions targeting utilities and industrial microgrids — a directly comparable control platform with deeper utility procurement presence than SPS.
• S&C Electric Company: Specializes in microgrid controls (PureWave and related platforms) for utility and community applications — closely aligned to SPS's microgrid orchestration role with overlapping customer segments.
• Encorp: Microgrid and power control specialist with focus on distributed energy and grid-tied systems — closely aligned to SPS on controls-only, hardware-agnostic microgrid orchestration.
• Spirae: Specialist microgrid control software platform targeting utilities, campuses, and communities — competes head-on with SPS's UMC in DER orchestration and dispatch optimization use cases.

Others

• HOMER Energy (UL Solutions): Provides microgrid design and optimization software used by the same EPCs and project developers SPS sells to — adjacent rather than competitive, but a relevant ecosystem participant in microgrid project workflows.

Regional players

• PowerSecure (Southern Company subsidiary): Develops and operates distributed energy and microgrid projects primarily across U.S. utilities — comparable to SPS as a microgrid integrator targeting similar utility customers in a single primary geography.

Broad incumbents

• GE Vernova: Utility-scale power and grid solutions provider with GridOS-adjacent DER orchestration capabilities — competes with SPS on utility grid-supporting microgrids from a much broader generation-and-grid portfolio.
• Eaton: Broad power management incumbent with Brightlayer microgrid offerings — overlaps SPS on behind-the-meter and utility projects but competes from a much larger electrical equipment portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sustainable-power-systems-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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