Grid Edge Growth Positioned for grid-edge growth, Austin Energy is pursuing distributed energy resources integration and energy storage through pilots and new capacity projects. This creates opportunities to offer DER management systems, energy storage optimization, and grid analytics that integrate with their existing platforms (EnergyHub, MicroStrategy, ESRI) and support a scalable virtual power plant approach.

Engagement Platforms Strong emphasis on customer education and engagement presents a path for modern customer portals, incentive management, and enrollment platforms for energy efficiency and solar programs, leveraging their Solar 101 history and award-winning consumer education to drive higher participation.

Sustainability Ops Sustainability leadership and renewable procurement open opportunities for procurement optimization software, sustainability reporting dashboards, and renewable energy certificate tracking to support green power sales and corporate reporting.

Workforce and Education Active workforce development partnerships indicate demand for training management solutions, LMS integrations, grant and program management, and workforce analytics to scale clean energy education and local job programs.

Asset Management Analytics Existing tech stack and GIS and BIM capabilities suggest demand for asset performance management, predictive maintenance, and digital twin solutions that tie into their asset management and planning workflows.