- Startup: Enspi Technologies
- Headquartered: Minneapolis, MN
- Technology: Energy Management Software
- Innovators Network Partner: Grand Rapids Public Utilities
- Project Location: Grand Rapids, MN
Enspi is an innovative energy solutions company that helps businesses optimize and protect their energy and critical infrastructure, improving operations, reducing costs, and lowering emissions through advanced AI and smart technologies.
About the Company
Enspi Technologies is an energy management and critical infrastructure cybersecurity software provider based in Minneapolis. Their virtual power plant (VPP) platform gives growing companies the power to optimize their electricity use, cut carbon emissions, and generate revenue by participating directly in wholesale energy markets.
Enspi helps clients protect their operations and manage their energy use, costs, and carbon emissions through easy-to-use software. By leveraging advanced AI algorithms and real-time data, Enspi enables seamless integration of energy and utility assets, load management, and demand response, driving significant cost savings and supporting the transition to a sustainable energy grid.
Innovators Network Partner:
Grand Rapids Public Utilities (Grand Rapids, MN)
About the Technology
Enspi is piloting its GridGuardAI platform, which protects critical energy infrastructure with advanced threat detection and automated response capabilities. It combines digital twin technology with AI-powered security to keep operations running smoothly. GridGuardAI is best suited for utility companies, power distributors, and critical infrastructure operators.
About the Demonstration Project
Enspi will design, build, and deploy a Digital Twin of the Grand Rapids utility assets, providing comprehensive visibility into vulnerabilities, actionable insights, and the capability to independently run simulation scenarios across multiple utility information systems.