Our Energy

What Our Energy does

Our Energy is a New Zealand-headquartered energy technology company that operates two enterprise SaaS platforms targeting distinct parts of the distributed energy value chain. Localflex is an auction-based local flexibility market platform that connects electricity distribution businesses (EDBs) with flexibility service providers (FSPs), covering onboarding, pre-trading visibility, auction-based procurement (both seasonal and day-ahead/intraday), verification via automated baseline calculation, and settlement; assets are linked to ICPs and grid nodes for automated portfolio management. The platform was co-developed with EPEX SPOT, the European energy exchange, with Our Energy holding exclusive distribution rights in New Zealand and Australia. Lemonade is a granular, time- and location-based energy matching platform used by communities, energy retailers, and commercial property owners to track, share, and gift clean energy across solar networks such as the Te Rehe Solar Network and Raglan Local Energy.

The business model is enterprise SaaS subscription on multi-year contracts, supplemented by project-based professional services for proof-of-concept deployments and stakeholder engagement. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise sales (Request a Demo, named account engagement with EDBs) with a channel partnership leveraging the EPEX SPOT brand, alongside thought leadership via a News & Views blog, sector events (SEANZ, FlexForum, Downstream), and policy advocacy through Ara Ake and Cortexo. Customer segments span four flagship NZ EDBs (Powerco, Unison, Horizon Networks, Vector) on the Localflex side and a mix of community energy groups, marae and whānau initiatives, and commercial property SMBs on the Lemonade side.

Founded in 2015 by John Campbell (CEO), with Peter Thompson as Technology Director and Sally Robinson as CFO, Our Energy is a privately held, founder-led company headquartered in Wellington, NZ, with 1-10 employees and a live capital raise on Catalist.co.nz to fund growth across New Zealand and Australia.

Name

Our Energy

Legal name

Our Energy Ltd.

Website

https://ourenergy.co.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Our Energy is a New Zealand energy technology company that operates Localflex, an EPEX SPOT-powered local flexibility market platform for electricity distribution businesses, and Lemonade, a granular energy matching platform for community solar sharing, serving EDBs, flexibility providers, retailers, and communities in New Zealand and Australia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Energy Flexibility Market Software

NAICS

Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution (22112)

SIC

Electric Services (4911)

akta.pro primary industry

DERMS & Microgrid Control Software (EMS/SCADA/DERMS) (EUAMAJAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Aggregation Services (Load Aggregation, Community Choice, Buyer Pools) (EUAGAEAC), Community Microgrids (Neighborhood, Municipal, Cooperative) (EUAFAJAC), EV Charging as DER (Managed Charging, V2G/V2B) (EUAMAJAL)

Keywords

• Flexibility market platform
• Energy matching software
• Distribution system operator tools
• Community energy sharing
• Demand flexibility trading

Headquarters

HQ city

Wellington

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscriptions — Localflex: Localflex is offered as a SaaS platform to electricity distribution businesses (EDBs) and flexibility service providers, providing market infrastructure for procurement, verification, and settlement of local flexibility.
2. SaaS Subscriptions — Lemonade: Lemonade is a cloud-based energy matching platform delivered as a SaaS solution to energy retailers, communities, and businesses for clean energy procurement, reporting, and energy sharing.
3. Professional Services — Project & Advisory: Our Energy provides project management, modelling, analysis, insights, and stakeholder engagement for proof-of-concept energy matching projects and energy transformation initiatives.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Our Energy provides two enterprise SaaS platforms for the electricity sector. Localflex is an independent, auction-based flexibility market platform that connects electricity distribution businesses with flexibility service providers across the full procurement, trading, verification, and settlement lifecycle. Lemonade is a granular, time- and location-based energy matching platform that enables community energy sharing, clean energy procurement, and transparent reporting. Both products are delivered as customised SaaS solutions.

Product overview

Our Energy is a single company with two enterprise energy SaaS products in-market. The core offering consists of Lemonade, a granular energy matching platform for community energy sharing and clean energy procurement, and Localflex, an auction-based flexibility market platform for electricity networks and flexibility service providers. Both platforms are built on world-leading New Zealand technology and are delivered as SaaS solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Localflex: An independent flexibility market solution for electricity networks and flexibility service providers, enabling local flexibility procurement through auction-based trading.
• Lemonade

Products and services

• Localflex Auction-based, independent local flexibility market platform co-developed with EPEX SPOT. It covers the entire flexibility market process — onboarding, pre-trading visibility, auction procurement, verification, and settlement — connecting electricity distribution businesses (EDBs) with flexibility service providers (FSPs) for transparent, repeatable trading events.
• Lemonade Cloud-based, granular, time- and location-stamped energy matching platform enabling community energy sharing and transparent clean energy procurement and reporting. Built for energy retailers, communities, and businesses in New Zealand.
• Energy Transformation Project & Advisory Services Professional services for proof-of-concept energy matching projects and broader energy transformation initiatives, including project management, modelling, analysis, insights, and stakeholder engagement for public and private sector clients in Aotearoa and Australia.

Quantifiable outcome

• Te Rehe Solar Network achieved 42% community solar coverage by mid-winter, with a target of 85–95% by Christmas in Hawke's Bay.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• EPEX SPOTcoreTechnology or Integration · 3 July 2025Our Energy is the exclusive distribution partner of EPEX SPOT for Localflex in New Zealand and Australia. EPEX SPOT provides the technology platform and market design expertise for local flexibility markets; Our Energy provides local market development and operations. The partnership was publicly announced on 3 July 2025 to roll out EPEX SPOT's Localflex solution in New Zealand.
• Ara AkecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 July 2025Ara Ake, New Zealand's energy innovation accelerator, supported the Our Energy and EPEX SPOT collaboration, helping enable the partnership. Ara Ake also supports the Multiple Trading Relationships (MTR) project and broader flexibility market policy development, positioning Our Energy as a sector leader.
• PowercoflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPowerco, one of New Zealand's largest electricity distribution businesses, is an early adopter of Localflex. Powerco is described as 'shining a light on how the industry can show up for its customers' and 'leading' the flexibility market transition.
• UnisonflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnison, a major NZ distribution network operator, is an early-adopter EDB participating in the Localflex rollout alongside Powerco. Unison's involvement demonstrates industry leadership in flexibility-first network operation.
• CortexocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOur Energy and Cortexo collaborate on thought leadership and practical initiatives to accelerate electrification in New Zealand. Cortexo provides an IoT platform for LV monitoring hardware used by EDBs and contributes to flexibility market policy development. The two companies have made joint submissions to the Climate Change Commission and Commerce Commission.
• Horizon NetworkscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHorizon Networks is one of the electricity distribution networks participating in New Zealand's first live Localflex competitions, alongside Powerco, Unison, and Vector Electricity.
• Vector ElectricitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVector Electricity is listed as a participating network in New Zealand's first live Localflex competitions. Vector is one of New Zealand's largest EDBs, signalling broad industry engagement.
• Power TechnologyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPower Technology (PowerTech), based in Henderson, Auckland, collaborated with Our Energy since its founding to help customers maximise Solar PV energy and enable energy sharing with neighbours. Power Technology has been in innovative power solutions for 37 years.
• EKO EnergyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEKO Energy is a logo-listed partner on the Our Energy technology page, suggesting a working relationship in the clean energy or community energy space.
• SEANZminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSEANZ (Sustainable Energy Association of New Zealand) is a logo-listed partner, indicating Our Energy's participation in the NZ sustainable energy industry association.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Uplight: US-based energy SaaS provider covering DERMS, energy efficiency, and customer engagement for utilities. Broader incumbent in utility energy SaaS that overlaps with Localflex on DER orchestration and with Lemonade on retailer/customer energy programs.
• AutoGrid (Schneider Electric): DERMS and flexibility optimisation platform acquired by Schneider Electric. Comparable to Localflex on flexibility forecasting, dispatch, and management for utilities; broader incumbent with global reach.
• GridPoint: DERMS and energy management platform for commercial buildings and distributed energy assets. Comparable to the FSP-side asset orchestration that Localflex enables (EV fleets, batteries, cold storage).

Direct peers

• EnergyTag: Industry initiative and standards body for granular (time- and location-stamped) energy certificates. Directly comparable to Lemonade's value proposition of time- and location-based clean energy matching, reporting and sharing.
• Powerledger: Australia-based peer-to-peer energy trading and renewable energy certificate platform. Comparable to Lemonade on community energy trading, and operates in the same Australasian geography, providing a regional competitive reference point.
• Piclo: UK-based flexibility market platform connecting flexibility providers with distribution network operators via a matching/auction platform. Most direct global analogue to Our Energy's Localflex — comparable product, comparable buyer (DNOs), comparable flexibility-market use case.
• Recurve: US-based platform for valuing, procuring, and verifying distributed energy resources at the distribution level. Compares to Localflex on flexibility-market analytics, baselines, and settlement-grade measurement.

Emerging players

• Kevala: Grid analytics platform providing distribution-system planning and hosting-capacity analysis for utilities. Adjacent to Localflex because both serve EDBs making capex-versus-flexibility investment decisions.
• Mosaic: US-based community-solar financing and subscription platform. Compares to Lemonade on enabling community-scale solar uptake, though Mosaic is financing-led rather than matching-led.
• Reactive Technologies: UK-based provider of grid flexibility measurement and demand-side flexibility services. Comparable to Localflex on the measurement/verification layer that underpins flexibility settlement.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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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