16^th Rocky Mountain Utility Exchange Sponsors

Platinum Sponsors

AVEVA

AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software, sparking ingenuity to drive responsible use of the world’s resources. The company’s secure industrial cloud platform and applications enable businesses to harness the power of their information and improve collaboration with customers, suppliers and partners. www.aveva.com

CLEAResult

CLEAResult is the largest provider of energy efficiency solutions in North America. Since 2003, our mission has been to change the way people use energy. Today, our experts lead the transition to a sustainable, equitable and carbon-neutral future for our communities and our planet. We rely on a diverse network of local partners, hometown teams and national experience to deliver best-in-class technology and personalized service that makes it easy for everyone to reduce their energy use and carbon footprint. www.clearesult.com

Fort Collins Utilities

Fort Collins Utilities is a municipally owned, multi-service provider of water, wastewater, electric and storm water services to the City of Fort Collins. We recognize the economic, social and environmental impacts of our operation and are committed to minimizing our negative impacts and enhancing our positive impacts on the community and environment. www.fcgov.com/utilities/

Holy Cross Energy

Holy Cross Energy, formed in 1939, is a not-for-profit, member-owned electric cooperative utility providing electricity, energy products and services to more than 55,000 consumers in the Western Colorado Counties of Eagle, Pitkin, Garfield, Mesa and Gunnison. www.holycross.com

Longmont Power & Communications

Longmont Power & Communications has been Longmont’s municipally-owned electric utility since 1912, with a dedicated, innovative team that connects the community to affordable, reliable, and environmentally responsible electric services. We are “Power For Life^®,” empowering our community’s transition to a sustainable, carbon-free future. To learn more, visit www.longmontcolorado.gov/lpc

Loveland Water and Power

Loveland Water and Power Loveland Water and Power's mission is to add value serving the community's utility needs for today and tomorrow by providing quality customer service, providing reliable service, planning for the future, being environmentally sensitive, offering safe and secure utilities at competitive rates and being fiscally responsible. www.lovelandwaterandpower.org/home-water

Platte River Power Authority

Platte River Power Authority generates and delivers reliable, low-cost and environmentally responsible electricity to its owner communities of Estes Park, Fort Collins, Longmont, and Loveland, Colorado, where it is distributed by each municipal utility to residents and businesses. www.prpa.org

Tri-State Generation & Transmission Association

Tri-State Generation & Transmission Association is a wholesale power supply cooperative, operating on a not-for-profit basis, with 45 members, including 42 utility electric distribution cooperative and public power district members in four states that together deliver reliable, affordable and responsible power to more than a million consumers across nearly 200,000 square miles of the West. www.tristate.coop

Trynzic

Trynzic bridges the gap between advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and traditional business processes, helping utilities and their stakeholders to realize the full potential of their AMI investment. Trynzic’s IoT software platform is designed for energy distribution utilities to turn never-ending streams of raw smart meter data into polished, intelligent business workflows. Built on Microsoft Azure, Trynzic’s software platform combines scale-focused architecture and serverless computing to give providers an affordable way to sense, triage, and act upon a myriad of issues in the grid. trynzic.com

Xcel Energy

Xcel Energy is a leading combination electricity and natural gas energy company and offers a comprehensive portfolio of energy-related products and services to 3.3 million electricity customers and 1.8 million natural gas customers. Xcel Energy operates Windsource^®, the Nation's largest voluntary wind energy program in terms of customers. www.xcelenergy.com

Gold Sponsors

Black Hills Energy

Black Hills Energy is a natural gas and electric utility serving 1.25 million customers in eight states: Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming. Black Hills Energy is part of Black Hills Corp. (NYSE: BKH), a customer-focused, growth-oriented utility company based in Rapid City, South Dakota. www.blackhillsenergy.com

CAMUS Energy

CAMUS Energy’s mission is to lend our software engineering skills to address climate change. We are committed to accelerating the adoption of renewable energy and the reduction of carbon emissions from the energy grid by providing an open source software platform to enable the future Distribution Service Operator (DSO). Providing grid operators and load serving entities with advanced situational awareness, insight, and control, CAMUS’ platform empowers industry leaders to safely and strategically manage a rapidly changing grid environment. www.camus.energy

City of Aspen

The City of Aspen provides reliable and economic electric service to approximately 3,000 residential, commercial, hotel, and condominium service connects within Aspen. The City of Aspen serves its electric utility customers with energy efficiency and distributed renewable energy programs, and advocates for like programs throughout the community. www.cityofaspen.com/543/Energy-Efficiency

Colorado Energy Office

Colorado Energy Office's mission is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and consumer energy costs by advancing clean energy, energy efficiency and zero emission vehicles to benefit all Coloradans. energyoffice.colorado.gov

Eaton

Eaton provides a range of power delivery and reliability, automation and control, advanced metering and demand response solutions designed to increase efficiency and smart operations. The Power Series business serves customers in the utility, commercial, industrial, mining, renewable energy and other markets. For more information on Eaton and its end-to-end smart grid solutions, visit www.eaton.com/us/en-us.html

Energy Outreach Colorado

Energy Outreach Colorado, a statewide nonprofit, is a national leader in energy issues impacting low-income consumers. We help limited-income Colorado families and seniors afford home energy through energy efficiency improvements to lower home costs, emergency home heating repair, energy bill payment assistance, behavior-change education and advocating for affordable energy policies. www.energyoutreach.org

Landis+Gyr

Landis+Gyr is the leading global provider of integrated energy management solutions for the utility sector. Offering one of the broadest portfolios of products and services, the company delivers comprehensive solutions for building a smarter grid, including smart metering, distribution sensing and automation, load control and analytics. More at www.landisgyr.com.

Michaels Energy

Michaels Energy is a veteran-owned energy consulting firm that exists to help businesses minimize waste and maximize value. Our energy and engineering gurus are obsessed with optimizing buildings and processes to maximize energy savings and profits, minimize utility grid stress and carbon footprints, and keep this big, beautiful planet in tip-top shape. Our primary service offerings include utility program design and implementation, research and evaluation, energy studies, and custom efficiency solutions. Energy efficiency, resource preservation, and long-term cost effectiveness are an integral part of everything we do. michaelsenergy.com

Resource Innovations

Resource Innovations now combined with Nexant is a substantially woman-owned, woman-led energy consulting firm dedicated to creating equal access to clean resources through diverse partnerships. The company's deep roots and broad expertise in resource efficiency, policy development, coalition and partnership building, and market-based technology support enable the delivery of high-performing clean energy solutions. Nexant brings over 20 years of industry experience in demand-side management, grid management, and renewables, as well as a comprehensive suite of software designed to support these initiatives. For more information about Resource Innovations and Nexant joining forces, visit www.resource-innovations.com

Savant

Savant is a leader in premium home automation. We offer an easier way for homeowners to create experiences that match their lifestyle. For over a decade we've been the automation brand of choice for the world's most luxurious homes, castles, and yachts, and now we’re making that experience available to everyone. Our products are crafted to be so simple and enjoyable, that once you've turned your home into a Savant Home, you'll never want to live any other way. www.savant.com

Sentient Energy

Sentient Energy is the premier provider of intelligent sensing, data analytics, optimization, and control technologies for the distribution grid. Sentient Energy’s hardware and software solutions help electric utilities make data-driven decisions to enhance the delivery of reliable, safe, and efficient power. With the industry’s only Grid Analytics System that covers the entire distribution network, Sentient Energy leads the global market with the largest network of line sensor deployments in North America, gathering rich data in real time for predictive insights and strategic grid management. Sentient Energy’s Grid Edge ControlTM solutions enable utilities to reduce energy costs at the grid edge through Volt-VAR optimization, conservation voltage reduction, and peak demand reduction. Sentient Energy partners with leading communications network providers. For more information, visit www.sentientenergy.com

Walking Mountains Sustainability

The Energy & Buildings team, with Walking Mountains Sustainability, facilitates the Energy Smart Colorado program throughout the Eagle River Valley, providing comprehensive home energy assessments, business energy visits, and rebates for efficiency & electrification. LMI: increased rebate funds & free home energy assessments available for households at/below 120% AMI. www.walkingmountains.org/sustainability-hub/

Western Area Power Administration

Western Area Power Administration program is committed to improving energy efficiency through collaboration, training and effective planning. We offer our customers powerful tools to turn efficiency and conservation into energy resources. From workshops to websites to equipment loans, all are designed to build and strengthen utility energy management strategies. www.wapa.gov

Silver Sponsors

CLP Engineering

CLP Engineering, LLC is a full-service electric utility solutions engineering firm located in Greenwood Village, Colorado. Scaling up 20+ years of experience in electrical utility system ownership, upgrades, maintenance, and operations experience of our parent company City Light and Power, Inc. Our current team of 32+ engineers and designers are highly skilled in utility infrastructure design, energy engineering, asset management, system operations, and maintenance support. clpinc.com

Colorado Springs Utilities

For generations, Colorado Springs Utilities has provided electricity, natural gas, water, and wastewater services to the Pikes Peak region. As a community-owned utility, its customers enjoy competitive prices, exceptional hometown service, responsible environmental practices, and a voice in how their utility operates. Learn more at www.csu.org

EFI

EFI empowers the relationship between utilities and their customers. With over 75 utility branded online marketplaces and the new rebate-as-a-service smartphone based tools, EFI engages, educates and moves customers to action meeting goals for energy savings. Serving more than 50 million consumers with disruptive technology and a proven engagement platform, EFI provides a personalized experience that results in high customer satisfaction and the adoption of needed energy savings technology. www.efi.org

EnergyHub

EnergyHub is the leading grid-edge DERMS provider. Utilities rely on EnergyHub’s Mercury DERMS platform to manage all distributed energy resources to serve grid and market objectives. EnergyHub works with over 60 utilities nationwide to manage more than 2,900 MW of flexible capacity. We empower utilities and their customers to create a clean, distributed energy future. www.energyhub.com

Estes Park Power and Communications

Estes Park is one of four community owners of the Platte River Power Authority, joining the cities of Longmont, Loveland and Fort Collins in this endeavor. PRPA, a non-profit entity, purchases or generates all of the energy needed to power these communities. Carbon-free hydropower from the Colorado Big Thompson Project and renewable energy from wind projects in Wyoming comprise nearly 30T of the energy portfolio. estespark.colorado.gov/powerandcommunications

FreeWire Technologies

FreeWire Technologies is the leading manufacturer of battery-integrated electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and power solutions in the U.S. Its ultrafast Boost Charger plugs into existing low-voltage utility services and delivers high-power charging in areas that typically require extensive grid upgrades – freeing customers from expensive energy bills and installation costs. freewiretech.com

La Plata Electric Association

LPEA is a member-owned, not-for-profit electric distribution cooperative serving La Plata and Archuleta counties, with segments of Hinsdale, Mineral, and San Juan counties. LPEA is the fifth largest cooperative of 22 in Colorado and aims to provide safe, reliable electricity at the lowest reasonable cost to approximately 35,000 members. lpea.coop

Opinion Dynamics

Opinion Dynamics is a market leader in providing our clients with accurate and actionable information regarding energy and how people consume it. With more than 70 employees focused solely on energy, our industry expertise includes transportation electrification, customer-focused strategies that unlock flexible load, energy efficiency, and strategic electrification and decarbonization. Opinion Dynamics is headquartered in Massachusetts with offices in Northern and Southern California, and Portland, Oregon, as well as satellite offices throughout the country. For more information, please visit www.opiniondynamics.com

Trico Electric Cooperative

Trico Electric Cooperative is a non-profit, member-owned electric cooperative serving rural areas surrounding Tucson, Arizona since 1945. We are dedicated to making a difference in the communities we serve by providing our Members cost-effective and sustainable energy solutions. Learn more about Trico at www.trico.coop/

Promotional Partners

Colorado Rural Electric Association

Colorado Rural Electric Association is the statewide trade association representing Colorado's electric cooperatives. CREA's membership is composed of all 22 of the state's electric distribution cooperative associations and one generation and transmission cooperative. www.crea.coop

Energy Central

Energy Central is a platform for electric power industry professionals to connect, learn and share in a collaborative community environment. Supported by leading industry organizations, our mission is to help industry professionals connect and advance knowledge sharing for the benefit of the industry. We help the industry work better. Join Energy Central today and be part of a growing community of over 200,000 registered members.