Hiring: 5 Companies Helping to Electrify America

Now, as oil and gas prices surge, electrifying your home has never looked more appealing.

The inflation reduction act is working to establish the market certainty households need to build an affordable and environmentally friendly future. The more we electrify, the easier it will become to continue electrifying. The law offers myriad incentives for homeowners and property investors to upgrade their buildings.

Founders find their businesses have been gifted significant tailwinds as the Biden administration just approved all 50 states’ plans for where to install DC fast chargers. Still, those chargers won’t be enough to handle all the miles EVs will rack up. Fortunately, a lot of EV charging is done while cars are parked at home. And new offerings from companies like Kopperfield are making it simple to encapsulate everything from EV charging to water heaters, HVAC, and rooftop solar.

The federal tax credit on charging equipment is also extended through 2032 for both individual and commercial uses. It’s a hot moment, as new multi-day energy storage systems are also coming to market. These technologies will find quick adoption in construction, as clean-energy mandates in places such as New York City mean developers will be prohibited from installing gas hookups starting in 2024. In similar style, California is committing to a plan to make it the first US state to phase out gas-fueled furnaces and water heaters in homes.

Campbell, Calif.-based ChargePoint is producing EV charging platforms and stations to charge any EV, anywhere it goes. Over the years ChargePoint has helped to avoid 700K metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions and has rreceivedawards from the United Nations, Global Cleantech, and more.

San Diego, Calif.-based ChargeNet Stations is building a consolidated solution to the problems of lack of charging hardware in retail areas, and lack of clean power. Using parking meter data, ChargeNet can predict how long an EV driver will stay at a charger and can optimize charging arrays, solar, and energy storage for maximum returns.

London, England-based Pod Point is the UK’s leading provider of EV charging, having manufactured and sold over 50,000 charging points.

Seattle, Washington-based Kopperfield is on a mission to accelerate the electrification of personal infrastructure. As a step forward in fighting climate change, Kopperfield wants to enable consumers to opt for electric cars, furnaces, water heaters, stoves, dryers, and more.

Los Angeles, Calif.-based EV Connect is providing companies from enterprise and hospitality to universities and governments with a cloud-based platform for managing EV ecosystems.

If you're interested in helping usher in a sustainable future, check out our list of top electrification companies hiring now.