ÜBER DIESE EPISODE
Today's show is about using AI to manage energy for many of the world’s largest businesses. Energy has never been more complex and managing it has never mattered more. By providing a single place to pay energy bills, buy energy, and advance sustainability, Arcadia’s energy intelligence platform takes the friction out of managing energy for businesses that use energy across multiple sites and energy markets.
In this episode, Lisa sits down with Kiran Bhatraju, Founder & CEO of Arcadia, to discuss how Arcadia evolved from a consumer facing company to a global AI enterprise energy management platform for commercial and industrial (C&I) customers serving 2000 of the world’s largest businesses and transacting $35 billion of energy payments a year.
Lisa and Kiran discuss:
- Arcadia’s evolution to an AI enterprise energy management platform
- How AI is changing Arcadia’s approach to C&I customer energy management
- Why giving C&I customers grid edge computing options is speed-to-power
- Key pivots and turning points for Arcadia’s business
- Acquisitions are not for everyone
- The unique culture at Arcadia
- How a policy nerd became an energy entrepreneur
- Fun energy facts
Credits: Host and Executive Producer, Lisa Wood. Associate Producer, Adam Cooper.
Episode recorded: September 2026
Find us at: https://podcast.energytransitiondesk.com/
