Vista Power

Vista Power is a San Francisco-based clean energy-as-a-service company that designs, finances, installs, and manages solar and battery energy storage systems for commercial, industrial, multifamily, and municipal properties - all with zero upfront cost to the customer. Under its service model, property owners pay only from the energy cost savings they actually realize, while Vista Power handles the full lifecycle: hardware procurement, system design, installation, ongoing operations and maintenance, and end-of-life management. Customers typically save up to 30% on monthly energy bills by pairing batteries with intelligent software that charges storage when electricity is cheap and renewable-heavy, then discharges during expensive peak-demand periods - cutting both time-of-use and demand charges simultaneously. The platform also provides four-plus hours of whole-facility backup power, replacing diesel generators with a cleaner, quieter, and more cost-effective alternative for clients ranging from data centers and grocery stores to hospitals, factories, and property developers.

Founded in 2023 (originally as Vista Space before pivoting), Vista Power was built by an elite team of aerospace engineers-turned-energy entrepreneurs. CEO and co-founder Maxim Kraft previously worked on profit improvement at Starlink and supply chain analytics at Rocket Lab; CTO and co-founder Petar Matejic is a SpaceX, NASA, Firefly Aerospace, and Boring Company veteran who supported Starship development; and Lead Software Engineer Radison Akerman owned critical flight-reliability software at SpaceX. This rocket-science pedigree translates into sophisticated system engineering and software-driven optimization for commercial energy assets. The company was admitted to Y Combinator's Winter 2024 batch, underscoring the market potential of its asset-light, recurring-revenue model in the fast-growing distributed energy resource (DER) space.

Vista Power is significant to the US energy supply chain because it accelerates the commercial deployment of behind-the-meter battery storage and solar at a moment when grid infrastructure is under acute stress from electrification and AI-driven data center demand. By eliminating capital barriers for building owners and aggregating a fleet of distributed energy assets, Vista Power creates a decentralized grid buffer that reduces peak loads on aging transmission and distribution infrastructure. Its Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) model is particularly well-suited to California's evolving rate structures and Title 24 commercial solar and storage mandates, and its approach can scale nationally as other states adopt similar policies. As grid resilience and clean energy adoption become strategic national priorities, companies like Vista Power play a critical integration role - stitching together solar panels, battery hardware, financing, and software into a single turnkey solution for the commercial and industrial sector.