Genesis Energy International

What Genesis Energy International does

Genesis Energy International, LLC is a US-based, privately held energy procurement and management firm founded in 2009 and headquartered in Sylvania, Ohio. The company delivers enterprise-level energy buying services—primarily electricity and natural gas—across deregulated US markets, targeting commercial, industrial, manufacturing, healthcare, government, education, and property ownership/management customers. Its core differentiator is an AI-powered energy price prediction platform that forecasts prices up to five years in advance and tracks facility-specific load-profile pricing in real time, with automated high/low price alerts intended to time contract purchases. The company positions itself as a product-agnostic, unbiased agent substituting AI-driven market intelligence and shared data dashboards for traditional broker relationships.

The business model spans four monetization layers: (i) transaction or management fees on enterprise energy procurement contracts; (ii) project-based fees on turnkey lighting retrofit engagements that include auditing, design, sourcing, installation, and rebate/tax incentive administration; (iii) financing-adjacent revenue from Standard Capital Leasing, On-Bill Utility Financing, and Lighting as a Service (LaaS)—an outcome-based structure where customers pay a percentage of measured savings, enabled through partnerships with top-tier lenders that absorb balance-sheet risk; and (iv) hardware and software revenue from IIoT Smart Networked Lighting and a broader IIoT data acquisition platform that uses smart sensors and cloud dashboards for energy management, predictive maintenance, and sustainability tracking. The go-to-market is consultative and sales-led, with prospect engagement routed through website content, contact forms, and Calendly-scheduled consultations targeting decision-makers in commercial, institutional, and public-sector accounts.

Operationally, GEI is a small firm (11–50 employees) that reports serving thousands of customers nationwide in deregulated markets. There are no disclosed funding rounds, M&A activity, leadership changes, or revenue figures in the available source material; growth signals are limited to progressive product-line expansion (procurement → financing → turnkey lighting → IIoT) and the buildout of an AI-led procurement stack rather than disclosed top-line or headcount metrics.

Name

Genesis Energy International

Legal name

Genesis Energy International, LLC

Website

https://genesisenergyinternational.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Genesis Energy International, founded in 2009 in Sylvania, Ohio, provides AI-driven energy procurement, financing, turnkey lighting retrofits, and IIoT smart lighting solutions to commercial, industrial, manufacturing, healthcare, government, education, and property management customers across US deregulated energy markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Energy Procurement & Management Services

NAICS

Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution (2211)

SIC

Electric Services (4911)

akta.pro primary industry

Climate Finance Strategy (CapEx planning, green finance, incentives & grants) (EUABAKAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Commissioning, Testing & Energization Services (Pre-Commissioning, Grid Code Compliance) (EUAMAFAK)

Keywords

• Energy procurement services
• Energy price forecasting
• Commercial lighting retrofit
• Energy efficiency financing
• IIoT smart lighting

Headquarters

HQ city

Sylvania

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Energy Procurement and Management Services: Enterprise-level energy procurement services for electricity and natural gas in deregulated markets. The company provides unbiased, transparent energy procurement with market intelligence, commodities data, and utility tariff structure analysis. Revenue likely generated through transaction fees or management fees based on contract value.
2. Energy Financing: Provides financing solutions for energy efficiency projects including standard capital leasing through a network of top-tier lenders, on-bill utility financing, and Lighting as a Service (LaaS). LaaS is structured as an operating expense where customers pay a percentage of realized energy savings.
3. Turnkey Lighting and Retrofit: Full-service lighting upgrade projects including facility auditing, design, product sourcing, installation, and commissioning. Revenue generated through project-based fees for turnkey energy efficiency implementations.
4. IIoT Smart Networked Lighting: Industrial Internet of Things networked lighting solutions with smart sensors and cloud-based software for energy savings and data acquisition. Additional revenue stream from IoT infrastructure deployment alongside lighting upgrades.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Genesis Energy International provides enterprise-level energy procurement and management services for electricity and natural gas in U.S. deregulated markets, augmented by an AI-powered price prediction platform, financing solutions (capital leasing, on-bill financing, Lighting as a Service), turnkey lighting retrofit project delivery, and IIoT smart networked lighting and data acquisition infrastructure. The portfolio combines advisory services, project execution, and connected sensor technology to help organizations reduce energy cost and risk.

Product overview

Genesis Energy International offers a unified platform centered on AI-powered energy procurement and management services. The core offering consists of an AI Energy Price Prediction Platform that provides five-year price forecasts and automated alerts, combined with Energy Procurement + Management services for navigating deregulated markets. The company extends its value through complementary services including Energy Financing (capital leasing, on-bill financing, LaaS), Turnkey Lighting + Retrofit (full project lifecycle), and two IIoT add-on modules—Smart Networked Lighting and the broader Industrial Internet of Things platform—that leverage the lighting infrastructure as a data acquisition backbone. The portfolio follows a progression from AI-driven procurement intelligence to financing solutions to physical efficiency upgrades with connected sensor capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AI Energy Price Prediction Platform AI-driven energy price prediction platform that forecasts electricity and natural gas prices up to five years in advance, provides daily pricing insights tailored to specific load profiles, issues automated high/low price alerts, and recommends optimal contract length for any given day. Designed for enterprise and institutional energy buyers in deregulated U.S. markets.
• Energy Procurement + Management Enterprise-level energy procurement services in deregulated U.S. markets providing unbiased, transparent energy buying decisions with market intelligence, tariff analysis, bid comparison, contract negotiation, and ongoing regulatory monitoring. Built for commercial, industrial, healthcare, government, education, and property management buyers.
• Energy Financing Financing solutions for energy efficiency projects including standard capital leasing through a network of top-tier lenders, on-bill utility financing repaid through competitive supply bills, and Lighting as a Service (LaaS) structured as an operating expense tied to a percentage of realized energy savings. Built for enterprise and institutional customers in deregulated markets.
• Turnkey Lighting + Retrofit Full-service lighting upgrade service encompassing facility auditing, lighting design, product sourcing, installation, recycling, commissioning, and rebate and federal tax incentive administration. Typical payback period of 2-4 years with federal tax deductions up to $0.60 per square foot available. Designed for commercial, industrial, healthcare, government, education, and property management facilities.
• IIoT Smart Networked Lighting Industrial Internet of Things networked LED lighting control system combining smart sensors with cloud-based software to deliver task tuning, daylight harvesting, scheduled setback, and coordinated control, with real-time dashboards. Marketed as delivering up to 90% energy savings versus traditional lighting and additional 30%+ savings over traditional LEDs. Built for enterprise facilities adopting Industry 4.0 capabilities.
• Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) Industrial Internet of Things data acquisition platform using smart sensors and connected devices to enable real-time operational intelligence, predictive maintenance, environmental monitoring, asset tracking, and sustainability goal measurement across facilities. Leverages the lighting infrastructure as a sensor backbone.

Quantifiable outcome

• Energy savings up to 90% from baseline with IIoT Smart Networked Lighting compared to traditional lighting
• +3 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature5 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Logical Buildings: IoT and smart-building software provider for multifamily and commercial real estate — an emerging peer to GEI's IIoT/Smart Networked Lighting add-on, focused on building-level data acquisition and analytics.
• EnergyCAP: Utility bill management and energy data software for multi-site commercial and institutional buyers — an emerging SaaS peer that competes with parts of GEI's procurement and monitoring value proposition on a software-only basis.

Broad incumbents

• Schneider Electric (EcoStruxure): Global industrial and building energy management platform offering hardware, software, and services across the same procurement-to-IIoT stack GEI competes in — a broad incumbent that sets the benchmark for facility energy data platforms.
• Constellation Energy: Largest US competitive retail electricity supplier (formerly Constellation New Energy, Exelon subsidiary) — competes broadly with GEI on commercial and industrial electricity procurement at scale, with much larger balance sheet and supply-side ownership.

Direct peers

• Enel North America (formerly Enel X): Global utility-owned energy services arm that runs demand response, energy management software, and procurement advisory for C&I customers — directly comparable GEI on AI-driven energy management and IIoT-enabled efficiency programs.
• ENGIE Resources: Retail electricity and natural gas supplier serving C&I customers in deregulated US markets — directly comparable to GEI on competitive supply procurement, account management, and multi-year contracting motions.
• Cenergistic: Energy management firm specializing in behavior-based energy reduction programs for healthcare, education, and government institutions — comparable to GEI in the same regulated-budget institutional segments.
• SmartWatt Energy: Turnkey energy efficiency and lighting retrofit provider serving C&I customers nationwide, with financing and rebate-incentive capture services — directly comparable to GEI's retrofit-plus-financing delivery model.
• Optera: Energy and sustainability consulting firm providing procurement, utility bill management, and decarbonization advisory for commercial real estate portfolios — closely aligned with GEI's vertical segmentation and multi-site customer focus.
• Edison Energy: Enterprise energy advisory firm providing energy procurement, sustainability, and decarbonization consulting for large C&I and institutional buyers — the closest analog to GEI's procurement-plus-consulting approach at the enterprise tier.

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

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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