The energy transition doesn’t wait for anyone. That’s something we think about every day as we work to build infrastructure that the modern grid actually needs, not the grid of fifty years ago.
So when Pacific Gas and Electric Company invited us to participate in their 2025 Innovation Pitch Fest, we jumped at it. And when we found out we had been selected as one of 57 finalists from a pool of more than 400 applicants, it confirmed something important: the problem we’re solving is real, urgent, and being taken seriously by the utilities that are living it every day.
The event took place September 23 through 25, 2025 in Oakland, with our own Kim McGrath and David Pascualy representing Alderbuck on the floor. The Pitch Fest brought together energy and climate tech innovators from across California to present solutions to some of the grid’s most pressing challenges, from wildfire resilience to EV infrastructure to managing historic load growth driven by AI data centers and electrification.
That’s precisely the space where Alderbuck operates. Our Nexus Power Unit and PowerVectorAI platform are built to simplify the integration points that are creating bottlenecks right now. Connecting BESS, solar, EV charging, and data center infrastructure to the grid without the complexity and cost of traditional equipment stacks is what we do.
Being in a room full of utilities, infrastructure operators, and fellow innovators who are wrestling with the same constraints we’re designing for was exactly the kind of grounding that reminds us why this work matters. The 19th-century grid wasn’t built for what we’re asking of it today. We’re here to help change that.
We’re grateful to PG&E for creating a platform that connects utilities with the companies building what comes next. You can read more about the 2025 Pitch Fest and the full list of finalists in PG&E’s official announcement.
