NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 12, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) and other utilities will hear the results of intensive 10-week real-world product trials today from six startup companies during IlluminationLAB Demo Day.

The IlluminationLAB is a collaborative demonstrations program of EPRI, AEP and other utilities that explores and provides objective technical assessments of how disruptive new technologies can be demonstrated and applied in today’s rapidly changing energy system.

Ario®, eIQ Mobility, LiveEO, FreeWire Technologies, Hyperion, and Sterblue in May were selected to demonstrate their utility-related technologies in customer experience, electric grid optimization, operations and maintenance efficiency, data analytics, and electric mobility.