GridX Boosts Local Employment and Economy with New Jobs and Data Management Services Supporting Monterey Bay Community Power

MILPITAS, Calif., Aug. 30, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- GridX, a leading provider of data management solution to utilities and Community Choice Aggregators (CCA's), today announced that it has opened a local office staffed with Energy Advisors and Data Analysts to support the operations of Monterey Bay Community Power (MBCP), a CCA formed by 19 local governments in Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz Counties.

Local Office to Bring Jobs to Monterey Bay Region and Cultivate Innovation with MBCP
GridX's local office will be co-located with MBCP and staffed with locally hired and rigorously trained Clean Energy Advisors and Data Analysts to serve MBCP and its customers. "We are pleased to support MBCP's dual goals of supplying carbon-free electricity to its customers while growing local jobs," said Jian Zhang, GridX CEO. "By collocating our staff, we hope to closely collaborate and co-innovate with MBCP to roll out a suite of compelling services for its customers."

Proven Data Management Solution to Better Serve Customers
GridX's Business Operation Support Services (BOSS) is the leading data management solution used by Investor Owned Utilities worldwide, including Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) and Southern California Edison (SCE), to support their customer operations. MBCP is the first CCA to employ the BOSS suite of technology-enabled data management services to streamline operations and serve its customers. MBCP's customers can better manage their energy use, compare rate options, plan solar and other distributed energy project investments, schedule electric vehicle charging and, ultimately, save money. "GridX's unique capabilities to manage a large volume of our customers' interval data will enable us to develop and deliver innovative services to our customers," said MBCP CEO Tom Habashi.

About GridX
GridX is the leading provider of business operation support technology and services to enable utilities to transform themselves into and CCA's to participate in the decentralized energy economies. The company's cloud-based software suite has been used by leading utilities worldwide, including Investor Owned Utilities in California, to support the operations for more than 12 million of their customers. For more information, visit http://www.gridx.com.

About MBCP
Monterey Bay Community Power is a Community Choice Energy agency established by local communities to source carbon-free electricity for Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties while retaining PG&E's traditional role delivering power and maintaining electric infrastructure. As a locally controlled not-for-profit, MBCP is not taxpayer funded and supports Tri-County economic vitality by providing cleaner energy at a lower cost, supporting low-income rate payers, and funding local renewable energy projects. For more information, visit http://www.mbcommunitypower.org

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