AI is Helping Power Companies Replace the Grid and Unlock 50% Profit with Bill Lenihan
How can AI-powered analytics help utilities detect issues early, improve efficiency, and prevent outages? Why are education, strong partnerships, and clear branding crucial for tech companies navigating long sales cycles and strict security in the utility sector?
In Episode 19 of The HEX-Files Energy Marketing Podcast, Host Arnaud Dasprez speaks with Bill Lenihan, Founder & CEO of ZOLA iNTELLIGENCE, a company that provides technology to help businesses deliver reliable and affordable energy in emerging markets. Bill explains how ZOLA iNTELLIGENCE combines hardware, software, and data-driven tools to enable energy-as-a-service models for companies in regions with unreliable power. He discusses the company’s work across Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America, and how its platform helps customers manage sales, financing, installation, and operations. Bill also shares insights on selling complex technology to energy companies, using data and AI to improve efficiency, and the challenges of building awareness and scaling new energy solutions in global markets.
With a background in private equity and energy markets, Bill Lenihan explains how he leads ZOLA iNTELLIGENCE in building technology that helps companies deliver reliable and affordable energy in underserved markets. He shares how the company combines hardware, control software, and data-driven tools to support energy as a service providers. Bill describes how the platform helps customers manage sales, financing, installation, and operations while improving efficiency and customer satisfaction. He also discusses the challenge of building awareness for new technology, managing complex sales cycles with energy companies, and using data and AI-driven tools to support business growth and energy access in emerging markets.
In this episode, expect to learn:
1. How ZOLA iNTELLIGENCE helps companies deliver reliable and affordable energy in underserved markets
2. How the energy as a service model combines power delivery, financing, and customer support
3. How data and AI tools improve sales, financing, and operational efficiency
4. The challenges of selling new technology and managing long sales cycles in energy markets
5. How strong partnerships and successful implementation help scale new energy solutions.
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