Octopus Energy US 首席执行官向 Semafor 表示，公司正寻求收购更多软件初创公司，以帮助公用事业机构管理数据中心激增的电力需求。今年 3 月，该公司收购了技术公司 Uplight，该技术可帮助公用事业机构通过微妙调节用户用电量来释放更多电网电力。此外，该公司最近还在德克萨斯州为房主推出了一款电池，可在用电高峰期向电网供电。
Octopus Energy US is looking to acquire more software startups that can help utilities manage the influx of data center power demand, its CEO told Semafor. In March, the company bought the technology firm Uplight, which utilities can use to free up more power in the grid by subtly modulating their customers’ consumption. The company also recently rolled out a battery for homeowners in Texas that can release power to the grid at moments of high demand.
Octopus US 首席执行官 Nick Chaset 表示：“我们才刚刚开始探索消费者灵活性如何帮助解决数据中心带来的问题”，因为数据中心在抑制自身电力需求方面缺乏经济动力。他指出，像 Uplight 这样的初创公司“在解决问题方面表现出色，但这种价值尚未在公司自身估值中得到体现。因此，我们非常希望能在这个领域寻找有趣的投资机会。”
“We’re just beginning to scratch the surface of how consumer flexibility can help solve the problem of data centers,” which have an economic disincentive to curb their own power demand, Octopus US CEO Nick Chaset said. Startups like Uplight “are batting above their weight in terms of solving the problem, but that value is not yet reflected in the companies themselves,” he said. “So we’re very much looking for interesting opportunities in that space.”