What Valquest Systems does

Valquest Systems, Inc. is a privately held Texas corporation founded in 1984 and headquartered in Richardson, TX (850 N Dorothy Dr, Suite 510), operating across two distinct specialty areas. The first is the design and manufacture of electronic control equipment for electric utilities and oil/gas pipeline operators, including the VAr-Min automatic capacitor control, Z-Cap zero-voltage-closing (ZVC) capacitor switch control, VAr-Min ZV3 (a combined control + ZVC variant), VS.Net SCADA Master Station software, the VQ-2015/3015/3215 substation RTU family, GridSmart pole-mounted RTU, DASCAM sectionalizing control, PowerLyzer and PowerLyzer-MB power meters, and S-Cap E10 manual control. All products are manufactured at the Texas headquarters and support Modbus and DNP 3.0 protocols over Ethernet, fiber, radio, and cellular. The Z-Cap ZVC technology claims ±0.45 millisecond closing accuracy with automatic temperature/wear calibration, and is positioned as the firm's proprietary differentiator.

The second business line delivers energy management and utility allocation services to multi-tenant commercial, institutional, and industrial facilities, including utility distribution and cost allocation, energy audits (priced at 50% of estimated first-year savings), power deregulation consulting (50% of net savings for two years), building automation system specification, tenant plan review, and an Automated Lease Plan (ALP) software system (with project set-up fees of $500-$3,000 and ongoing updates at $75-$250 per plan). The company also offers infrared thermographic inspection at $1,000-$2,000 per building. Primary customer segments are small to mid-size electric utilities (especially rural electric cooperatives) and commercial real estate owners, with named deployments at Wood County EC, Cherokee County EC, Copper Valley Electric, and Cimarron EC. Distribution combines direct enterprise field sales across US states with strategic partnerships: Eaton (OEM catalog listing for ZVC capacitor banks) and HD Supply (channel partner for turn-key power factor correction). The firm is operating, with the most recent documented activity in 2018, has 11-50 employees, and is founder/management-owned with no recorded external funding.

Name

Valquest Systems

Legal name

Valquest Systems, Inc.

Website

https://valquest.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Valquest Systems designs, manufactures, and services electronic control equipment (capacitor controls, SCADA, RTUs, power meters) for small-to-mid electric utilities and oil/gas pipelines, and provides energy management and utility allocation services for multi-tenant commercial facilities, selling through direct field sales and Eaton/HD Supply channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electric Utility Control Equipment

NAICS

Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing (335314), Switchgear and Switchboard Apparatus Manufacturing (335313)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825)

akta.pro primary industry

SCADA & Telemetry Software (Control Center) (EUADAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Metering & Grid Measurement (Smart Meters, CT/VT, PQ Meters) (IMAGAAAH), Switching, Tagging & Safety Procedures (Work Clearance) Software (EUADAEAK), Instrumentation, Controls & Automation (DCS/PLC/SCADA, SIS, Metering) (EUAEAFAC)

Keywords

• Capacitor bank controls
• Power quality equipment
• Substation RTU
• SCADA systems
• Energy management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Richardson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Electronic Control Equipment (Hardware): Sale of proprietary hardware products including capacitor controls (VAr-Min, Z-Cap, VAr-Min ZV3), RTUs (VQ-2015, VQ-3015, VQ-3215), power quality analyzers (PowerLyzer, PowerLyzer-MB), GridSmart, DASCAM, and S-Cap E10. Products are manufactured in Texas headquarters.
2. Energy Audit and Analysis Services: Professional services including energy audits, analysis, and allocation activities performed on commercial and industrial facilities. Valquest charges 50% of estimated first-year energy savings for Phase II audit services.
3. Building Automation System Services: Specification and implementation of Building Automation Systems (BAS) for commercial properties. Services include energy usage analysis, bid package preparation, and performance specifications.
4. Utility Distribution and Allocation Services: Development and implementation of cost allocation systems for distribution of landlord-provided utilities (electricity, gas, cooling, heating, water/sewer) in multi-tenant facilities.
5. Energy Management Services: Utility tracking, budgeting, cost reduction consulting, submetering specifications and monitoring, power deregulation positioning for large facilities.
6. Automated Lease Plan (ALP) Software System: Software system and service for creating and updating lease plans for shopping centers. Project set-up fees of $500-$3,000, plus ongoing lease plan updates at $75-$250 per plan.
7. Infrared Thermographic Inspection: Non-destructive inspection services for electrical panels, switchgear, mechanical systems, and building envelopes using thermal imaging technology.
8. Power Deregulation Consulting: Consulting services positioning large facilities to take advantage of reduced operating costs from electric power deregulation. Compensation derived as 50% of net electricity cost savings for two years.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Valquest Systems designs, manufactures, and sells electronic control equipment for electric utilities and oil/gas pipelines, including VAr-Min and Z-Cap capacitor bank controls, substation and pole-mounted RTUs (VQ-2015/3015/3215, GridSmart), the VS.Net SCADA Master Station software, and PowerLyzer power quality meters, all produced at the Richardson, Texas headquarters. The company also provides energy management, energy audit, building automation, utility allocation, power deregulation, and infrared thermographic inspection services to commercial multi-tenant facilities, plus the Automated Lease Plan (ALP) software for shopping centers.

Product overview

Valquest Systems offers a comprehensive portfolio of power quality and utility management solutions. The product line centers on smart grid capacitor controls including the VAr-Min automatic capacitor control, Z-Cap zero voltage closing control, and their combined VAr-Min ZV3 variant. Supporting infrastructure includes VS.Net SCADA Master Station software and a complete RTU family (VQ-2015, VQ-3015, VQ-3215) for substation automation, plus GridSmart pole-mounted RTUs and DASCAM sectionalizing controls for distribution automation. Power quality monitoring is addressed through PowerLyzer and PowerLyzer-MB power meters with harmonic analysis. The company also provides extensive energy management services including utility distribution/allocation, energy auditing, building automation, power deregulation consulting, and infrared thermographic inspection. All products are manufactured in the company's Texas headquarters with comprehensive technical support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• VAr-Min: State-of-the-art smart capacitor controls with industry standard meter base connectors for plug & play operation in smart grid applications.
• Z-Cap
• VAr-Min ZV3
• VS.Net SCADA
• VQ-2015
• VQ-3015
• VQ-3215
• GridSmart
• PowerLyzer
• PowerLyzer-MB
• DASCAM
• S-Cap E10

Products and services

• VAr-Min Automatic Capacitor Control Automatic capacitor control with state-of-the-art microcontroller technology, on-screen programming, and USB communication for smart grid capacitor bank switching, supporting kVAr/voltage, power factor/current, temperature/voltage, and time-based control schemes for electric utilities.
• Z-Cap Zero Voltage Closing (ZVC) Control Zero Voltage Closing capacitor switch control that synchronizes closing with the zero voltage crossing per phase (±0.45 millisecond accuracy), eliminating switching-related voltage transients, reducing capacitor inrush currents and harmonic distortion, with automatic calibration for temperature and wear.
• VAr-Min ZV3 Combined Control Single-enclosure unit combining VAr-Min automatic capacitor control with Z-Cap zero voltage closing switching, providing 'single point' responsibility for capacitor bank operation and technical support to electric utilities.
• VS.Net SCADA Master Station SCADA Master Station software designed specifically for smaller electric utilities, providing cost-effective system analysis, monitoring, equipment control, and history recording with 0.5% accuracy for kW, kVAr, and Power Factor measurements, supporting DNP and Modbus protocols.
• VQ-2015 Communications-Based Substation RTU Substation Remote Terminal Unit that polls IEDs over various communications media to gather analog and digital information, storing data in a local database for client queries by electric utility operators.
• VQ-3015 RTU Expansion Module Expansion module for the VQ-2015 that reads voltage from PTs and current from CTs, calculating kVAr, kW, Power Factor, and Phase Angle, with non-volatile status storage for substation automation applications.
• VQ-3215 Modular Substation RTU Modular substation RTU and data concentrator that polls IEDs, gathers analog and digital information, and responds to client queries with formatted messages from a resident database for utility substation automation.
• GridSmart Pole-Mounted RTU Pole-mounted RTU providing SCADA support for remote (non-substation) devices, particularly cost-effective for automating older recloser controls such as Cooper Type W, 3A, and 4C, with battery backup and radio/fiber communications.
• PowerLyzer Power Meter Power meter and trend recorder for 120-480 VAC, 1, 2, or 3 phase systems that records blinks and brown-outs, captures voltage/current waveforms, calculates harmonics out to the 63rd order, and stores trend values in configurable intervals for up to 682 days.
• DASCAM Sectionalizing Control Remote distribution sectionalizing control for use with solenoid-operated vacuum switches, integrating with SCADA over Modbus and DNP protocols and capturing single-phase voltage and current at 15-minute intervals for utility distribution automation.
• S-Cap E10 Manual Capacitor Control Manual operation control for utility distribution feeder capacitors with built-in safety features including back-off time delay and capacitor discharge inhibit based on IEEE standards.
• Automated Lease Plan (ALP) Software System Graphical information software and service for creating and updating shopping center lease plans with computer-generated drawings at optimized common scale, automated lease space area calculations, and color-coded lease plans for tenant-operating characteristics and CAM recovery.
• Energy Audit and Energy Analysis Service Four-phase professional energy audit service covering facility energy history analysis, detailed auditing, cost-effective ECM selection, and implementation specifications for commercial and industrial facilities, priced at 50% of estimated first-year energy savings.
• Power Deregulation Consulting Service Consulting service that positions large facilities to take advantage of reduced operating costs from electric power deregulation through aggregation, demand management, and qualification on lower rate tariffs, with shared-savings compensation tied to net electricity cost savings.
• Building Automation System Service Three-step specification and implementation service for Building Automation Systems (BAS) covering energy usage analysis, ROI definition, and performance-based bid package preparation for commercial properties.
• Utility Distribution and Allocation Service Development and implementation of cost allocation systems for landlord-provided utilities (electricity, gas, cooling, heating, water/sewer) in multi-tenant commercial facilities.
• Energy Management Service Comprehensive energy management offering including utility tracking, budgeting, cost reduction consulting, submetering specifications and monitoring, and power deregulation positioning for large commercial facilities.
• Utility Monitoring and Administration Service Utility operations monitoring and administration service with experience across 50+ utility companies and various rate tariffs for electricity, gas, and water/sewer.
• Utility Usage and Cost Reduction Analysis Service Consulting service for facility operation analysis and management, including energy auditing, value analysis, life cycle costing, and energy simulation using proprietary and third-party programs.
• Tenant Plan Review Service Review service for tenant electrical, mechanical, and plumbing plans and specifications to ensure proper design, system interface, and compliance with health and life safety features in commercial facilities.
• Infrared Thermographic Inspection Service Non-destructive infrared inspection service for electrical panels, switchgear, mechanical systems, and building envelopes using thermal imaging technology, priced at $1,000-$2,000 per building.

Quantifiable outcome

• Annual electricity savings of 2% to 10% attainable through power deregulation strategies
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 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

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• EatoncoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerValquest Systems teams up with Eaton to provide zero voltage closing (ZVC) controls for a complete line of turn-key ZVC capacitor banks. Products are featured in the Eaton catalog (CA230001EN). This partnership enables Valquest's Z-Cap technology to reach customers through Eaton's distribution channel.
• HD SupplycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorValquest Systems partners with HD Supply to provide a complete line of turn-key power factor correction solutions. HD Supply distributes Valquest products to a broader market of commercial and industrial customers seeking power quality solutions.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• ABB: ABB (now Hitachi Energy for grid) supplies comprehensive SCADA/ADMS, RTUs, and capacitor automation to utilities worldwide. Competes with Valquest at the larger end of the utility market and on distribution automation projects.
• GE Vernova (Grid Solutions): GE Vernova's Grid Solutions business offers SCADA, RTUs, protection, and power-quality products that overlap with Valquest's full portfolio and compete for utility modernization budgets.
• Eaton: Eaton is both a channel partner (selling Valquest's Z-Cap inside its turn-key ZVC capacitor banks) and a broad-line competitor in capacitor controls, switchgear, and power quality. Their catalog relationship is both an opportunity and a competitive risk for Valquest.
• Schneider Electric: Schneider's EcoStruxure portfolio includes SCADA, RTUs, and power quality meters directly comparable to VS.Net, the VQ RTU family, and PowerLyzer, sold to utilities and industrial customers globally.
• Open Systems International (OSI / Hitachi Energy): OSI (now part of Hitachi Energy) supplies enterprise SCADA/ADMS to mid- and large-sized utilities; competes for the same distribution automation wallet share as Valquest, particularly when co-ops upgrade to more advanced systems.

Direct peers

• S&C Electric Company: S&C Electric manufactures capacitor switches, IntelliCap-style automatic controls, and distribution automation hardware used by the same rural co-op and small-utility customers Valquest serves. Direct overlap in capacitor bank switching and feeder automation.
• Survalent Technology: Survalent provides SCADA/ADMS software explicitly targeted at small and mid-sized electric utilities, directly overlapping with Valquest's VS.Net SCADA positioning and small-utility customer segment.
• Beckwith Electric: Beckwith Electric specializes in capacitor bank controls, voltage regulators, and distribution automation products directly comparable to Valquest's VAr-Min and Z-Cap lines, with a similar focus on smaller utilities and cooperatives.
• Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL): SEL is a major supplier of protective relays, RTUs, and SCADA-capable automation products to electric utilities, including rural cooperatives. Competes with Valquest's VQ-series RTUs and VS.Net SCADA in substation and distribution automation.

Emerging players

• Power System Engineering (PSE): PSE is a niche engineering and technology firm serving rural electric cooperatives and small utilities with distribution automation, SCADA integration, and power quality services — closely comparable to Valquest's commercial energy services and smaller-utility focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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