DEIC Accelerate is the Dominion Energy Innovation Center’s virtual accelerator program connecting energy and sustainability startups with their next major utility customer and potential corporate investor. Over 18 weeks, the DEIC helps cohort companies explore paid pilot projects at Dominion Energy and other commercialization opportunities across the Commonwealth.
DEIC Accelerate provides a platform to drive utility scale innovation and make a positive impact on the Commonwealth’s march towards net-zero. We are looking for seed-stage or later companies with innovative products or services that are ready to pilot at utility scale.
Micro-grid to utility scale wind, solar, hydro, natural gas, nuclear and hydrogen
Battery storage, hydrogen production and storage, and vehicle to grid.
Risk assessment, grid reliability, and vegetation management.
Advanced conductors, synchrophasors, and umanned systems.
Predictive maintenance, machine vision, and customer journey mapping.
EV charging, vehicle and building to grid, and smart city technology.
We are looking for seed-stage or later companies with innovative products or services that are ready to pilot at utility scale.
DEIC Accelerate runs 18 weeks between June and October each year, concluding with participation at Dominion Energy's Innovation Expo.
6 – 8 companies are chosen each year to participate in DEIC Accelerate.
Throughout the program, companies participate in various workshops and events, most notably the mid-program pitch to Dominion's Chief Innovation Officer and other leaders.
Each company is paired with at least one dedicated Dominion Energy corporate mentor who drives internal evangelism during the program and is tasked with helping to build the business case.
Companies should have at least one full-time employee and expect to dedicate 2 – 4 hours per week to the program.
Startups stay fully in control; DEIC does not take an equity position or maintain any IP ownership stake.
The Dominion Energy Innovation Center (“DEIC”) announced today the ten climate tech focused startups that will make up the 2023 DEIC Accelerate cohort starting in June and running through October.
The Dominion Energy Innovation Center (“DEIC”) announced today the seven climate tech focused startups that will make up the 2022 DEIC Accelerate cohort starting in early June. Companies accepted into the accelerator will spend four months receiving mentorship and developing pilot opportunities with DEIC’s partner network, led by Dominion Energy.
The Dominion Energy Innovation Center (“DEIC”) announced today the eight startups that will make up the 2021 DEIC Accelerate cohort running from late May into September.
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