PALO ALTO, Calif., June 13, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Seven electric industry startup companies have been selected from a field of 112 applicants to work with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), American Electric Power (AEP), and other utilities to test their concepts for deployment readiness.

Ario Technologies, eIQ Mobility, LiveEO, FreeWire Technologies, Hyperion, PickMySolar and Sterblue were selected May 14 as part of the expanded IlluminationLAB, an energy summit and 10-week proof of concept program and demonstration project to help accelerate electric sector startups. Between June and September, these startup companies will work with EPRI, AEP and IlluminationLAB member utilities to identify and test technologies in customer experience, electric grid optimization, operations, and maintenance efficiency, data analytics, and electric mobility.