Power Analytics – Power Analytics develops software solutions for the design, simulation, deployment, and preventative maintenance of complex electrical power systems. Founded in 1983 and headquartered in San Diego, California, Power Analytics’ Paladin software products are used by thousands of commercial, industrial, governmental and military customers worldwide, to protect more than $100 billion in customer assets. Company website >>

Powerit Solutions – Powerit Solutions helps commercial and industrial users visualize, understand, and control their energy costs and consumption by plugging them into the smart grid today. Powerit's Spara energy management system acts with intelligence to automatically adjust energy usage throughout the site for maximum savings, empowered decision making, optimal equipment management and a greener planet. Company website >>

Space-Time Insight – Space-Time Insight is changing the way utilities and other organizations with critical assets manage their resources and respond to crises that impact operations, customer service, revenue and risk. From traditional transmission, communications and transportation networks to smart grids and smart cities, the company's next generation situational intelligence solution makes critical infrastructure smarter, safer and more reliable. Company website >>

Structure Group – Structure provides business advisory, system integration and customized solution development services focused exclusively on the energy and utilities industries. The company relies on deep industry expertise and proven methodologies to deliver projects across smart grid /distribution operations /distribution automation, SCADA and energy management systems, competitive energy market solutions, and energy trading and risk management. Company website >>

Tendril – Tendril delivers end-to-end consumer engagement products, applications and services powered by Tendril Connect – an open, secure and scalable platform that creates a dialogue between energy service providers and their customers. With easy to integrate solutions such as demand response and energy efficiency, Tendril offers insight into energy decisions allowing providers to balance demand, mitigate peaks in real time and minimize operational costs. Company website >>

Tropos Networks – Tropos Networks provides reliable and flexible wireless communications networks for utilities to build and control the smart grid. Tropos was founded in 2000 and got its start selling its standards-based, secure wireless networks to cities as a foundation for multiple municipal services. With the emergence of the smart grid, Tropos discovered the value its solutions could bring towards the development of this mission-critical infrastructure with its field-proven products and services. Company website >>

Congratulations to our winners … and thank you to everyone who nominated and voted and lobbied for your choices. If you want to follow these and other smart grid companies throughout the year, be sure to sign up for our free email alert.

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From past years ...

SGN readers pick 11 smart grid companies to watch in 2011

Readers pick the smart grid companies to watch in 2010

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How Good Has This Process Been

I found it useful to look back and see how well this process has been in picking out the ones to watch in prior years. How about a story on these prior companies that were worth watching for a whole year?

Fredric Fletcher - 02/01/2012 - 08:22

Looking back

We do that at the start of the process each year; here's a link to a recap of 2011 winners: http://www.smartgridnews.com/artman/publish/news/Smart-grid-companies-to-watch-in-2012-We-re-taking-your-nominations-now-4316.html

Liz Enbysk - 02/01/2012 - 08:30

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