Energy as a Service

“Energy as a service” is a model Jon Powers flagged as explicitly exciting to him in Kyle’s May 2018 call notes. It sits alongside his work in energy efficiency and his interest in distributed generation beyond utility-scale solar — part of why his page links it to the Distributed Energy Model thread and to his broader Cleantech / clean-energy financing work. The references are thin (a single call note), but they place the idea squarely inside Powers’s thesis that the value is in delivered energy outcomes and efficiency, not just installed hardware.

Context: “Energy as a service” generally refers to a model where a customer pays for an energy outcome (heating, cooling, lighting, reduced bills) rather than buying and operating the generating or efficiency equipment themselves. A provider finances, installs, and maintains the assets and is paid out of the savings or via a service contract — shifting capital cost and operational risk off the customer, much as software-as-a-service did for software.

Where this appears

• Jon Powers — named as a model he is “excited about,” tied to his energy-efficiency work beyond solar.
• Cleantech — the broader clean-technology / efficiency space this delivery model sits within.