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Opower

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Opower is a customer engagement and energy management software company, providing a multi-channel platform that delivers energy efficiency gains and other strategic benefits to its utility partners on a sustainable basis. Using behavioral science and patent-pending data analytics, the Opower platform enables utilities to connect with customers in a highly targeted manner, motivating reductions in energy use, increasing energy efficiency program participation, and improving overall customer satisfaction.

More than 50 utilities–including 8 of the US’s 10 largest–have partnered with Opower to improve the effectiveness of their energy-efficiency portfolios significantly while providing an enriched customer experience that leads to higher customer satisfaction rates. For utilities with Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), the Opower platform represents a cost-effective way to convert hourly data into measurable energy savings, delivering the value of the Smart Grid directly to customers.

Founded in 2007 and privately held, Opower is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, with offices in San Francisco, California and London, England. For more information, please visit www.opower.com.

Milestones

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  Opower added Fred Butler as Advisor.
  Posted 8/8/11 at 11:50am
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  Opower added Dr. Robert Cialdini as Chief Scientist.
  Posted 8/8/11 at 11:50am
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  Opower added Harry Weller as Director.
  Posted 8/8/11 at 11:50am
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  Opower added Mark Sugarman as Director.
  Posted 8/8/11 at 11:50am
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  Opower added Jay Kimmelman as Director.
  Posted 8/8/11 at 11:50am
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  Opower added Michael Sachse as Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and General Counsel.
  Posted 8/8/11 at 11:50am
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  Opower added Ben Foster as Vice President of Product.
  Posted 8/8/11 at 11:50am
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  Opower added Wellford Dillard as Vice President of Finance.
  Posted 8/8/11 at 11:50am
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  Opower added Jeff Barrett as Vice President of Engineering.
  Posted 8/8/11 at 11:50am
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  Opower added Jeremy Kirsch as Senior Vice President of Client Solutions.
  Posted 8/8/11 at 11:50am
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  Opower added Jon Sakoda as Board Director.
  Posted 8/1/11 at 11:04am
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  Opower added Sameer Gandhi as Board Observer.
  Posted 8/1/11 at 11:04am
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  Opower added Trae Vassallo as Board Observer.
  Posted 8/1/11 at 11:04am
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  Opower added Ogi Kavazovic as VP, Strategy and Marketing. (2/1/09)
  Posted 8/1/11 at 11:04am
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  Opower added Harry Weller as Board Member.
  Posted 3/31/11 at 10:04am
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  Opower added Hadi Partovi as Advisor. (6/1/10)
  Posted 9/10/10 at 8:59am

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Above: Opower Homepage as of July 28, 2011
Uploaded: 8/1/11

Sources

1. Citation Needed [add]
2. Opower snags $14M for energy efficiency data (deals.venturebeat.com) [edit]
3. Opower Tallies $50M Amid Smart-Meter Backlash (blogs.wsj.com) [edit]