There's no shortage of lists to summarize the past year. But here at Darcy, we have a unique data set with activity on Darcy Connect from over 10,000 energy company Connect Users. That data shows which innovators saw the most activity on Darcy Connect in the form of views, clicks, likes, follows, meetings scheduled, etc. Combined with analysis from our Research Team about technology developments and market traction, we have selected the Top 10 Innovators from 2022 in each of our coverage channels. This is our way of saying: "these are the innovators that your peers are most interested in, so you should definitely go and learn more about them". In this article, you will find the Innovators that made it on the list in the DERs category.

But there is far more detail to look at than what you'll find here.

The Innovator names are all linked to their Storefront, where you can find in-depth information on their products, business model, and our Research Team's opinion; Connect Users are even able to schedule meetings with the Innovators through the "take action" tab on their page.

• In the month of January you will find weekly articles like this with Top 10 lists from our Oil & Gas, Power & Utilities, Sustainability, and Energy Transition research programs.
• All articles will be followed by a Darcy Live Event.

Join us on our Best of 2022 for DERs event, scheduled for February 2 at 11 AM CST. At this Event we will summarize the technologies we've seen had had major traction through our Platform and in the market throughout 2022 (see below), discuss main trends for 2023 and share common challenges between utility-peers.

If you are unable to attend the forum, please still consider filling out this survey on what research priorities Darcy Partners should focus on in 2023.

The Top 10 Innovators from 2022 in the Distributed Energy Resources vertical are (in alphabetical order by category):

DER management platforms

• Camus: Camus Energy offers a unique product to the market, providing customers with a grid orchestration tool aggregating different data sources such as GIS, AMI, aggregators, and others.
• mPrest: Full utility-wide DERMS solution focused on orchestration & optimization of DERs at scale.
• Sunverge: Optimizes the value of solar, storage, and other DERs letting utilities combine these assets into virtual power plants providing visibility and control.
• Swell: Residential energy storage developer and aggregator. They offer consumers bundled solutions including energy storage, solar, and energy management.
• Virtual Peaker: Cloud-based SaaS platform that allows utilities to connect with residential smart devices and run distributed energy programs.

Building Electrification & Decarbonization

• Budderfly: Budderfly implements proprietary energy intelligence software and energy efficient technology upgrades that span more than 20 savings categories with no upfront cost to its clients.
• Dandelion: High efficiency geothermal residential heating, central air conditioning, and hot water system featuring cloud-connected real-time performance monitoring.
• Span: Span offers a smart integrated residential electric panel that enables granular consumption monitoring and eliminates the need for a transformer and gateway in a solar-plus-storage system.

Microgrids

• BlockEnergy: Utility-focused, front-of-the-meter, DC, distributed renewable energy platform for new residential communities.
• BoxPower: End-to-end microgrid solution for small C&I off-grid and on-grid applications.

Do let us know if you have any questions or comments about this list in the comment section below.

In addition to wrapping up 2022, January is also the month that we are setting our research priorities for 2023. We are member driven and focused on solving your challenges. So, I'm inviting you to share your topics of interest with us in this survey. You are welcome to fill out all of the sections that apply.

You are also welcome to share thoughts or reach out with any questions at francisco@darcypartners.com.