Scale Microgrids
Technical architecture and engineering for a microgrid operating system.
Overview
Scale Microgrids has long provided distributed energy systems but wanted to augment its value to customers by adding IoT monitoring, device control, and optimization at the DER, site, and portfolio levels.
Scale Microgrids hired Evolve to design and build a “microgrid operating system,” and in the process create their in-house software team.
Scoping
Evolve led initial scoping, which included user research and design of the new application. We defined both the long-term technical architecture for the platform and the minimum viable product (MVP).
Hiring
The developers we hired to work with Scale include:
Full-stack Developer
With a skill set spanning Python, Authentication, Encryption, React, Angular, JavaScript, SQL, and Microservices.
Senior Data Engineer
Mechanical engineer with a deep industrial sensor data experience and world-class Python proficiency.
Software Architect
Evolve also helped recruit and hire Scaleʼs first internal Software Architect to lead and grow their software development.
Outcome
Scaleʼs operations team now relies daily on the product created, dubbed “ScaleOS.” The application launched on time and 5% under budget.
The Scale + Evolve hybrid team has also now shipped version 2.0, built on top of the MVP. By now, ScaleOS is indispensable to their Operations team.
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