GridPoint provides Intelligent Energy Management (IEM) appliances that reduce energy costs, provide clean and reliable backup power, and itemize energy consumption for home and business owners. These appliances integrate with renewable and traditional energy sources, managing energy based on data such as current weather, peak consumption times, and utility rates, while providing clean backup power in case of outages.

Business Challenge

GridPoint wanted to create the first comprehensive energy management portal, GridPoint Central, to offer customers insight into their energy usage, production, and costs, thus allowing them to monitor their energy for optimum efficiency. The launch of GridPoint Central needed to coincide with the release of the company’s next generation IEM appliance, while maintaining compatibility with the current generation of appliances. With less than three months to release date, GridPoint approached Command Information to help them design, build and implement the Web portal to showcase the benefits that GridPoint’s innovative products provide to their customers.

How Command Information Helped

Working closely with GridPoint’s product management, engineering, IT, QA, and customer service teams, Command Information led the implementation of development and design of GridPoint Central. Command Information delved deep into GridPoint’s products, software, and architecture to thoroughly understand how the GridPoint technology suited the needs of their customers and how the portal would address and interact with those needs. Armed with this knowledge, a solid architecture was jointly designed and subsequently implemented to support GridPoint’s current needs and allow for future evolution. The team was responsible for creating a solution that presented the data provided by the IEM appliances in a meaningful, attractive way. The solution and quick execution exceeded GridPoint’s expectations and it was launched on time in 80 days.

Value Delivered

GridPoint Central gives GridPoint a strong competitive advantage and a source of great potential revenue through subscription fees and sales of product upgrades. In addition, it allows the customer to quantify and maximize the benefits of their investment. Command Information helped GridPoint improve its products by providing innovative ideas for future product generations while delivering immediate benefits and business value.