At Best Startup California we track over 300,000 Californian startups and over 1,500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
We’ve ranked the top 72 Power Grid companies in California, United States. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Power Grid Companies & Startups (California, United States)
SenseHawk
SenseHawk is a SaaS platform that helps improve processes and saves cost in the development, construction, and operation of solar sites.
Founder(s): Rahul Sankhe, Swarup Mavanoor
Location: Saratoga, California, United States
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Construction, Data Visualization, Drones, Infrastructure, Power Grid, SaaS, Software, Solar
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Dividend Finance
Dividend Finance is a Technology-enabled finance platform supporting the energy transition with lending and other financial solutions.
Founder(s): Eric White, Steve Michella
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Energy, Energy Efficiency, Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Green Consumer Goods, Home Improvement, Home Renovation, Power Grid, Renewable Energy
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Voltus
Voltus provides cash-generating energy products to commercial, institutional, and industrial customers.
Founder(s): Gregg Dixon, Matthew Plante
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Management, Oil and Gas, Power Grid, Smart Building
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XENDEE Corporation
Xendee’s award-winning software cuts the design costs and time requirements by up to 90 percent for developing and operating microgrids, distributed energy resources, and integrated EV fast charging solutions. In addition to providing more reliable operation of these solutions, the company’s bankable decision-making software helps customers strengthen energy resilience, decarbonize assets, and confidently meet Scope 1 & 2 emissions goals.
Founder(s): Adib Nasle, Michael Stadler, Scott Mitchell
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Clean Energy, Electric Vehicle, Electrical Distribution, Energy, Energy Management, Fuel Cell, Power Grid, Renewable Energy, Software
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Rhombus Energy Solutions
Rhombus Energy Solutions develops and manufactures advanced, high-efficiency power conversion and energy management systems.
Founder(s): Carolyn Paynton, Joseph Gottlieb, Rick Sander, Robbie Diamond
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Electronics, Energy, Energy Management, Energy Storage, Manufacturing, Power Grid, Renewable Energy, Software, Sustainability
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Ingenu
Ingenu is the pioneer in delivering connectivity exclusively to machines.
Founder(s): Robert Boesel, Ted Myers
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Communications Infrastructure, Internet of Things, Mobile, Power Grid, Wireless
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Green Charge Networks
Green Charge Networks designs and installs commercial energy storage systems.
Founder(s): Vic Shao
Location: Santa Clara, California, United States
Industries: Energy Storage, Power Grid, Renewable Energy
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WATTS BATTERY
Simplifying renewable energy with portable lego-like power system with virtual battery platform
Founder(s): Mike Dokuchaev, Vladimir Mlynchik, Yuriy Vlasov
Location: Santa Clara, California, United States
Industries: Energy, Energy Management, Energy Storage, Power Grid, Renewable Energy, Smart Building, Smart Home
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Ice Energy
Ice Energy is focused on developing utility-scale distributed energy resources and storage technologies for clean energy.
Founder(s): Brian Parsonnet, Greg Tropsa
Location: Costa Mesa, California, United States
Industries: Clean Energy, Energy, Energy Storage, Power Grid, Renewable Energy
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PowerSphyr, Inc.
PowerSphyr enables our customers and partners to deliver elegant, easy-to-use, true ‘drop & go’ wireless power charging solutions
Founder(s): Bernie Notas, Will Wright
Location: Danville, California, United States
Industries: Power Grid, Wireless
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Aspen Creek Digital
Aspen Creek Digital is a developer of a renewable Bitcoin mining operator used to catalyze the decarbonization of power generation.
Founder(s):
Location: El Segundo, California, United States
Industries: Energy, Mining, Mining Technology, Power Grid, Renewable Energy
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Camus Energy
Camus Energy is an open source grid management software as a service for distributed energy and the renewable transition.
Founder(s): Astrid Atkinson
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: CleanTech, Cloud Computing, Data Integration, Electrical Distribution, Energy, Power Grid, Renewable Energy, SaaS, Software
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Wivity Inc.
Distributed database that holds security-critial information on cyrptographic private keys. Standardized by the SunSpec Alliance.
Founder(s): Alfred Tom, Jörg Brakensiek
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Blockchain, Cyber Security, Internet of Things, Power Grid, Security, Solar
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ZLemma
Zlemma.com is a VC-funded, Palo Alto-based tech startup.
Founder(s): Ashwin Rao, Madhav Halbe
Location: Mountain View, California, United States
Industries: Internet, Power Grid, Recruiting
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Moasis Global
Moasis uses predictive location intelligence to target, deliver, and optimize mobile communications for maximum engagement.
Founder(s): Jason Mascari, Ryan Golden, Steve Golden
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Analytics, Local, Location Based Services, Mobile, Power Grid
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NexGen Power Systems
NexGen Power Systems is revolutionizing power electronics with technology solutions.
Founder(s): Ahmad Chatila
Location: Santa Clara, California, United States
Industries: Electronics, Power Grid
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FirePower Technology
FirePower Technology manufactures and markets power supplies and cooling devices for computers.
Founder(s): Lawrence Firestone
Location: Carlsbad, California, United States
Industries: Industrial, Local Business, Manufacturing, Power Grid
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CYTIOT, INC.
A Smart Foundation for Smart Initiatives- It’s not about Big Data, It’s about the Right Data.
Founder(s): Michael Holdmann
Location: San Mateo, California, United States
Industries: Industrial Automation, Internet of Things, mHealth, Power Grid, Smart Building, Smart Home
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Aeris
Aeris is the only cellular network designed and built exclusively for machines.
Founder(s): Marc Jones, Syed Zaeem Hosain
Location: San Jose, California, United States
Industries: Internet of Things, Network Security, Power Grid, Telecommunications
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Trilliant
Trilliant delivers intelligent networks that enable the energy industry’s transition to the smart grid.
Founder(s): Bill Vogel
Location: Redwood City, California, United States
Industries: Hardware, Power Grid, Software, Wireless
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House of Batteries
House of Batteries has been designing and assembling custom battery solutions.
Founder(s):
Location: Fountain Valley, California, United States
Industries: Hardware, Information Technology, Power Grid
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Silicon Catalyst
World’s only startup incubator focused exclusively on semiconductor solutions
Founder(s): Daniel Armbrust, Rick Lazansky
Location: Santa Clara, California, United States
Industries: Data Center, Electronics, Hardware, Mobile, Power Grid, Semiconductor, Transportation, Wireless
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Veloce Energy
VE is innovating technology and financing models to reduce physical and financial barriers to EV Charging infrastructure deployment.
Founder(s): Jeff Wolfe, Mark Yates, Michael Schenck, Randy Palombi
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Electric Vehicle, Electrical Distribution, Embedded Software, Energy, Energy Storage, Hardware, Power Grid, Software Engineering
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Tuffel Corporation
Tuffel Corporation is a construction Company.
Founder(s): Sean Choi
Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Industries: Construction, Machine Learning, Power Grid
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Volterra
Volterra Semiconductor Corporation designs, develops and markets proprietary, high-performance analog and mixed-signal power management
Founder(s): Anthony Stratakos
Location: Fremont, California, United States
Industries: Developer Tools, Power Grid, Semiconductor
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Uprise Energy
Uprise Energy is developing a new class of portable, powerful, and affordable wind turbines for distributed power generation.
Founder(s):
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Energy, Power Grid, Renewable Energy
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Apparent
Apparent is an intelligent energy management services provider.
Founder(s): George Salah, Stefan Matan
Location: Novato, California, United States
Industries: Energy, Energy Management, Power Grid, Software, Solar
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JTI Electric
JTI Electric is an electrical and engineering firm that focuses on control, electric power distribution and process engineering services.
Founder(s):
Location: Bakersfield, California, United States
Industries: Electrical Distribution, Energy, Power Grid
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Noble Americas Energy Solutions
Noble Americas Energy Solutions is an independent supplier of power to commercial and industrial retail customers.
Founder(s):
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Energy, Power Grid
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Modesto Irrigation District
Modesto Irrigation District is a publicly owned utility that focuses on electricity and irrigation and treats surface water for drinking.
Founder(s):
Location: Modesto, California, United States
Industries: Government, Power Grid, Water
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Xatori
Xatori develops software for electric vehicles and an enlightened electricity grid.
Founder(s): Armen Petrosian, Forrest North
Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Industries: Energy, Mobile, Power Grid, Software
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gigElev
GigElev develops an intelligence platform to help in transforming the electricity grid and mobility.
Founder(s): Matineh Eybpoosh
Location: San Jose, California, United States
Industries: Electrical Distribution, Electronics, Information Technology, Power Grid, Smart Cities
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earthmine
earthmine provides 3D street level imagery collection solutions to develop browser-based, PC, and mobile applications.
Founder(s): Anthony Fassero, John Ristevski
Location: Berkeley, California, United States
Industries: Augmented Reality, Enterprise Software, Intellectual Property, Power Grid
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GridBright
GridBright is a grid management company, provides integration consulting services and technology solutions to distribution utilities.
Founder(s):
Location: Alamo, California, United States
Industries: Electrical Distribution, Electronics, Power Grid
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Jetlun
Jetlun offers a range of energy management systems for its clients.
Founder(s): Elsa Chan, TK Chan
Location: South San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Energy, Information Technology, Internet of Things, Power Grid, Renewable Energy, Software
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Garden Answers, LLC
Garden Answers offers cutting-edge plant identification technology.
Founder(s): Alex Shah, Angelina Popova
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Clean Energy, Energy Management, Energy Storage, Fuel Cell, Power Grid, Renewable Energy, Software, Solar
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LF Energy
Open Source will speed technological innovation and enable the energy transition, globally.
Founder(s):
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Energy, Open Source, Power Grid, Software
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sPOD
sPOD provides power and control on demand for all accessory and power distribution needs.
Founder(s):
Location: Valencia, California, United States
Industries: Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing, Power Grid
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The California Independent System Operator
The ISO is a nonprofit public benefit corporation that operates the majority of California’s wholesale power grid.
Founder(s):
Location: Folsom, California, United States
Industries: Energy, Non Profit, Power Grid
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Prospect Silicon Valley
ProspectSV is a nonprofit urbantech innovation hub focused on solutions for sustainable, smart cities.
Founder(s): Doug Davenport
Location: San Jose, California, United States
Industries: Clean Energy, CleanTech, Communities, Electric Vehicle, Energy Efficiency, Incubators, Power Grid, Smart Cities, Transportation
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Farwest Corrosion control
Farwest Corrosion Control provides cathodic protection product and installation services for water, marine, oil and gas industries.
Founder(s):
Location: Downey, California, United States
Industries: Manufacturing, Oil and Gas, Power Grid, Water
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Mavericks Renewable Energy
Renewable Energy Finance and Development Smart MicroGrid and Smart Energy Infrastructure
Founder(s):
Location: Santa Cruz, California, United States
Industries: Biomass Energy, Clean Energy, Energy, Energy Management, Energy Storage, Power Grid, Renewable Energy, Solar
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Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
William Funderburk, Jr. was appointed by the Los Angeles Mayor and confirmed by the Los Angeles City Council as one of five board members.
Founder(s):
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Government, Power Grid, Water
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KnGrid
KnGrid is dedicated to helping various types of communities harness the benefits of an online liquid market.
Founder(s): Stephen Davis
Location: Aliso Viejo, California, United States
Industries: Automotive, Electric Vehicle, Infrastructure, Power Grid
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Visible Energy
We make products that change the way we use electricity in homes and help people become more energy efficient.
Founder(s): James G. Smith, Marco Graziano
Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Industries: Energy Management, Hardware, Power Grid, Smart Home, Software
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Stellar Energy
A California-based solar provider in the western U.S
Founder(s):
Location: Rohnert Park, California, United States
Industries: Energy, Government, Power Grid, Renewable Energy, Solar
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Alta Energy
Alta Energy provides comprehensive analytics, strategic advice, and procurement services for companies.
Founder(s):
Location: San Mateo, California, United States
Industries: Delivery, Energy, Power Grid, Public Relations, Renewable Energy
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Mercury Cable & Energy
Mercury Cable & Energy offers innovative and cost-effective solutions for the global power transmission grid.
Founder(s):
Location: San Juan Capistrano, California, United States
Industries: Electrical Distribution, Energy, Power Grid
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Burq Solutions
Bringing Smart Grid Power Solutions within Everybody’s Reach
Founder(s): Dr.Salman Ahsan, Nauman Ahmad Zaffar
Location: Cupertino, California, United States
Industries: Energy, Energy Efficiency, Power Grid
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SeaPower Incorporated
SeaPower Micronized-Coal Technology® allows for compact barge-mounted plants.
Founder(s):
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Industrial Engineering, Power Grid
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Palo Alto Solar
Palo Alto Solar provides site evaluations and solar system design services.
Founder(s):
Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Industries: Energy, Power Grid, Solar
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Assured Power & Communications
Assured Power & Communications Provider of mobile power and communication services.
Founder(s):
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Communications Infrastructure, Power Grid
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Mission Critical Specialists
Mission Critical is the Electrical & Electronic Manufacturing Specialist, Uninterruptible Power Supply Installation & Maintenance.
Founder(s):
Location: Diamond Springs, California, United States
Industries: Electronics, Manufacturing, Power Grid
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BatteryBox
BatteryBox is a portable external power source for all devices.
Founder(s):
Location: Mountain View, California, United States
Industries: Battery, Mobile Devices, Power Grid
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Environmental Solar Design
Environmental Solar Design is a solar pool and thermal provider.
Founder(s):
Location: North Hollywood, California, United States
Industries: Power Grid, Solar
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AmpliFi Alien
AmpliFi Alien is a powerful and secure router with a single Gigabit internet interface and internal power supply.
Founder(s):
Location: San Jose, California, United States
Industries: Internet, Power Grid, Wired Telecommunications
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Dixie Diesel and Electric
Dixie Diesel and Electric offer sales, service, repair and rental services of emergency power & life-safety systems.
Founder(s):
Location: El Monte, California, United States
Industries: Facilities Support Services, Power Grid, Security
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ZanderGreen Technologies
ZanderGreen Technologies is a technical talent search and acquisition firm dedicated to smart grid and renewable energy technologies.
Founder(s):
Location: Fremont, California, United States
Industries: Energy Management, Power Grid, Solar
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Kings River Conservation District
Kings River Conservation District is a resource management agency ensuring groundwater & power management and flood protection.
Founder(s):
Location: Fresno, California, United States
Industries: Natural Resources, Power Grid, Water, Water Transportation
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Sonoma Clean Power
Sonoma Clean Power is proud to serve the counties of Sonoma and Mendocino, as the self-funded, public choice for electricity.
Founder(s):
Location: Santa Rosa, California, United States
Industries: Energy, Power Grid
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Delta Power
Delta Power specializes in infrared “thermal testing, electrical maintenance, cable testing, generator upgrades and installation”.
Founder(s):
Location: Santa Ana, California, United States
Industries: Electrical Distribution, Energy, Power Grid
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MeshSensors
Mesh Sensors, Smart Grid, Wireless
Founder(s):
Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States
Industries: Big Data, Power Grid, Public Relations
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Tiofo
Tiofo provides WiMax, Powerline Communication Solutions.
Founder(s):
Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Industries: Power Grid, Public Relations, Wireless
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Kevin Devoto California Solar
Kevin Devoto Solar Panels is a seller of all brands of solar panels for home power systems.
Founder(s):
Location: Malibu, California, United States
Industries: Manufacturing, Power Grid, Service Industry, Solar
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Declination Solar
Declination Solar operates as a solar contractor.
Founder(s):
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Energy, Power Grid, Solar
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Top Microsystems Corp
Top Microsystems Corp provides a full range of power conversion solutions and turn-key-based integration services for multiple industries.
Founder(s):
Location: Santa Clara, California, United States
Industries: Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Power Grid, Productivity Tools
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Triton Tower
Triton Tower is a telecommunication industry that offers services such as RF radio modifications, antenna replacement and RF work.
Founder(s):
Location: West Sacramento, California, United States
Industries: Communications Infrastructure, Power Grid, Telecommunications, Training
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Cheng Power Systems
Cheng Power Systems offer power generation products that provide emission control, power boost, efficiency management and payback solution.
Founder(s):
Location: Los Altos, California, United States
Industries: Energy Efficiency, Energy Management, Power Grid
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BC Solar Solutions
Solar Panel Cleaning and Installation Company
Founder(s):
Location: Fontana, California, United States
Industries: Clean Energy, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Power Grid, Renewable Energy, Solar
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Alltech Services
Alltech Services is a power generation company that provides install, maintain, and repair services for generators.
Founder(s):
Location: Atascadero, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Electronics, Electronics, Energy, Power Grid
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UPS Protection
UPS Protection is a power solutions company that specializes in power protection, control, conservation.
Founder(s):
Location: Anaheim, California, United States
Industries: Industrial, Power Grid, Professional Services
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Menlo Micro
Menlo Micro is the developer of the Ideal Switch, an electromechanical switch technology used to switch AC/DC and RF.
Founder(s): Chris Giovanniello, Chris Keimel
Location: Irvine, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Electronics, Electronics, Hardware, Power Grid, Semiconductor
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