From Data to Deployment
Plug-In Labs connects innovators with utility and energy data to design, test, and deploy solutions that strengthen our electricity system.
Powering new energy solutions
The energy transition depends on new thinking, but innovators don’t always have access to the data, environments, and partnerships needed to advance their ideas.
Plug-In Labs changes that. Plug-In Labs changes that. Created by Saint John Energy, it brings together startups, researchers, technology companies, and industry partners to explore real utility challenges using advanced modelling tools and collaborative development environments.
Together, we can accelerate solutions that strengthen reliability, support affordability, and prepare for the energy future.
Co-Create. Prototype. Deploy.
Plug-In Labs helps innovators move faster from idea to pilot to impact through three stages:
Co-Create
Work alongside utilities, researchers, industry partners, and innovators to identify opportunities and shape solutions.
Prototype
Access real and historical system data to model, validate, and refine concepts in a secure environment.
Deploy
Move successful concepts into pilot projects with measurable outcomes and a path to commercialization.
Collaboration fuels innovation
Plug-In Labs empowers researchers, startups, and partners with our grid data to design, test, and deploy real-world energy solutions.
Startups & Scale-Ups
Validate ideas faster and reduce the time from concept to market.
Technology Companies
Develop and demonstrate products in a real-world energy context.
Researchers & Academia
Advance applied and exploratory research with meaningful data access.
Utilities & Industry Partners
Explore collaboration opportunities and test solutions before implementation.
Accelerating innovation for impact
Plug-In Labs supports innovation that creates value across the energy ecosystem.
Reliable Systems
Build technologies that strengthen grid performance and resilience
Affordable Energy
Test solutions that improve efficiency and reduce long-term costs.
Cleaner Energy
Accelerate electrification and lower-carbon solutions.
Economic Growth
Attract investment, talent, and new opportunities.