Greentech Media Announces The 20 Most Innovative Companies at the Grid Edge

BOSTON, April 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Greentech Media announces the Grid Edge 20: the twenty most innovative companies leading the charge into grid modernization through a combination of innovative product and service offerings, sound market strategies, and forward-looking vision.

The companies selected embody the tenets of the grid edge industry transformation that's underway in the electric power industry as a result of rapidly growing distributed generation.

Greentech Media and GTM Research, with extensive industry reach and solid analytical expertise, leveraged their interaction with stakeholders across the supply chain, and ongoing engagement with industry thought-leaders and influencers to help identify the Grid Edge 20.

The list includes a mix of companies that not only have significant existing market traction, but also emerging, potentially disruptive newcomers with the ability to impact the industry going forward.

Below are the winners and honorable mentions:

Grid Edge 20 Winners

ABB/Ventyx
Aquion
Autogrid
C3 Energy 
Cisco
Enbala 
Enphase
FirstFuel   
Gridco Systems
Landis+Gyr
Nest
OPOWER
Power Analytics
S&C Electric 
Silver Spring Networks
SMA
SolarCity
Stem
Tesla
Varentec

"Grid Edge defines the inevitable transition of the electric power industry into a next-generation, holistic, distributed energy system," said Rick Thompson, President and Co-Founder, Greentech Media.  "This transition is only possible through the innovation and collaboration of utilities, regulators, customers, and vendors at the grid edge. These twenty companies are paving the way for the future of the energy system."

The Grid Edge 20 is part of the Grid Edge initiative that Greentech Media launched last year. The initiative includes original research from GTM Research, online news and media coverage, a webinar series on specific grid edge topics and the Grid Edge Executive Council.

Greentech Media is also introducing a new event: Grid Edge Live, being held in San Diego, CA, June 24-25. The conference will bring together the emerging ecosystem of power industry thought leaders, grid modernization technology vendors, distributed generation and storage professionals, policy experts and commercial energy managers.

This initiative will shape the future of global power infrastructure in the face of rapidly growing distributed generation and the continuous energy consumer evolution. Learn more about the grid edge concept and download the free report here.

SOURCE Greentech Media