August’s energy crisis in California was a wake up call. Not the kind of wake up call that comes when you’re in a dead sleep, but the kind that comes when you are diligently and tirelessly working toward a goal and receive a push, creating a renewed sense of urgency.

We founded Voltus with a clear vision – to become the world’s leading provider of demand response. We bring this vision to fruition each day by turning large energy users’ behind-the-meter assets into cash-producing distributed energy resources. Voltus makes money when our customers make money. This process, to steal Arnold Palmer’s quote about golf, is deceptively simple, and endlessly complex. No two customers are exactly the same. Our business requires the perfect blend of repeatable processes and customization.

Voltus is the fastest growing demand response provider of all time, serving thousands of customers across nine major North American energy markets. Our team has accomplished this by being bright (e.g., creating game-changing technology for customers who have practiced demand response for decades), by being gritty (e.g. opening markets that wanted to stay closed), and by being good (e.g., we really, really like winning as a team). Last month, the FERC passed Order 2222, enabling distributed energy resource aggregators like Voltus to participate in all wholesale markets. This Order doubles our serviceable addressable market in the months and years to come. It will be the catalyst for continued record-breaking growth.

But, back to the California energy crisis. As the demand for electricity this past August pushed supply limits, initiating rolling blackouts for regions throughout California, the most vulnerable in our community were at risk. One of the reasons Voltus exists is to help prevent blackouts, and this was our moment to do exactly that. Our team and customers stepped up, working around the clock to provide every negawatt possible to the grid. The work we did literally saved lives.

When the ash settled, we realized that we needed to accelerate our mission, to do more good, faster. More demand response is needed. Not just in California, where raging wildfires, climate change, and the widespread implementation of renewables place new stressors on the grid, but in New York City, Pennsylvania, Ontario, Texas, and, quite frankly, anywhere electricity is made and consumed.

Our technology platform unlocks the clean energy transition, prevents future blackouts, and helps our customers turn energy management into a competitive advantage. The world agrees. Within 60 days of announcing our interest in raising additional capital to accelerate our mission, we closed $25M in Series B financing.

Now we are eager to expand our team of Voltans. We have always hired according to the following standard: we must end the interview thinking, “Yes! (S)he is the exact person we need.” We’re looking for that feeling 64 times between now and Valentine’s Day. If you want to create the distributed energy platform that ushers in the clean energy transition, if you love to deliver cash to customers, or if you want to put your heart and soul into being a great teammate, please apply here. It takes an amazing team to make a change this ambitious.