Ameren is working with EPRI to explore new technologies

Ameren Corp. is working with the Electric Power Research Institute’s (EPRI) Incubatenergy Labs startup challenge to explore new technologies to benefit their customers.

Ameren and 12 other utilities are hosting technology demonstrations with 10 startup companies that may provide utility customers with effective energy management solutions. The collaborative effort is a core program in the Ameren Accelerator, which teams with public universities, private companies, and industry associations to invest, mentor, and host pilot projects with energy technology startups.

“Ameren Accelerator 2020 evolves our successful energy innovation model to incorporate more energy technology demonstrations,” Warner Baxter, chairman, president and CEO, Ameren Corporation, said. “We have confidence that our engagement with these promising startup companies will help us deliver the kinds of clean, reliable, and affordable energy solutions our customers are looking for.”

Ameren will host the following companies:

• Ev.Energy from Palo Alto, Calif., which produces a wireless platform that optimizes electric vehicle charging;

• IND Technology from New York, N.Y., which produces a technology that remotely detects and locates electrical faults before they occur;

• PingThings from El Segundo, Calif., which produces an artificial intelligence platform that processes, stores and uses high-definition sensor data in real-time, at grid-scale;

• Recurve from Mill Valley, Calif., which makes a software as a service tool that analyzes how to use energy more efficiently and effectively in response to cost, carbon reduction, and other customer goals.

Ameren – which provides power to 2.4 million electric customers and 900,000 natural gas customers in Missouri and Illinois – is also supporting startup companies who are demonstrating their technology with the other utilities.