
Shifted Energy is a software company that creates grid-edge power plants by analyzing and dispatching thousands of distributed energy assets. Their flagship product, the Grid Maestro™ platform, is a turnkey virtual power plant solution that uses machine learning to optimize dispatch of assets like water heaters, batteries, solar inverters, thermostats, pool pumps, EV chargers, and whole home meters. The company serves utilities, aggregators, real estate companies, and communities with scalable, affordable, and sustainable energy solutions focused on flexible electrification, demand response, and renewable integration. Shifted Energy emphasizes enabling underserved communities and multifamily housing to participate in the energy transition, providing energy savings, proactive maintenance reporting, and integrated measurement and verification. Their technology supports various communication platforms and has been validated by national labs including EPRI and NREL. The company has won multiple awards and prizes, including from the U.S. Department of Energy, and has a strong team with expertise in machine learning, cloud architecture, and energy management.

Shifted Energy is a software company that creates grid-edge power plants by analyzing and dispatching thousands of distributed energy assets. Their flagship product, the Grid Maestro™ platform, is a turnkey virtual power plant solution that uses machine learning to optimize dispatch of assets like water heaters, batteries, solar inverters, thermostats, pool pumps, EV chargers, and whole home meters. The company serves utilities, aggregators, real estate companies, and communities with scalable, affordable, and sustainable energy solutions focused on flexible electrification, demand response, and renewable integration. Shifted Energy emphasizes enabling underserved communities and multifamily housing to participate in the energy transition, providing energy savings, proactive maintenance reporting, and integrated measurement and verification. Their technology supports various communication platforms and has been validated by national labs including EPRI and NREL. The company has won multiple awards and prizes, including from the U.S. Department of Energy, and has a strong team with expertise in machine learning, cloud architecture, and energy management.
Company: Shifted Energy — Honolulu-based cleantech software company
Product: Grid Maestro™ virtual power plant platform for dispatching distributed energy assets
Focus: Demand response, load shifting, renewable integration, flexible electrification
Customers: Utilities, aggregators, real estate owners, and communities
Employees: ~15
Founded: 2016
Distributed energy resource aggregation and orchestration for demand response, load shifting, and renewable integration; focused on flexible electrification and equitable access in multifamily and underserved communities.
2016
Cleantech / Energy Software
Latest reported funding event is a DOE grant on Sep 12, 2023.
Seed round reported with investors including EPIC Ventures and Kapor Capital.
“Kapor Capital and U.S. Department of Energy have participated in reported funding events”