Southern Company To Collaborate With Sightline Climate for Market Insights

Jul 10, 2024 11:45 AM ET
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Southern company has engaged Sightline Climate, a leading climate technology market data and insights platform, to help accelerate the deployment of climate technology.

As the energy ecosystem rapidly evolves, the ability to understand and interpret diverse market forces is critically important to stay ahead of the curve and enable the clean energy transition. Southern Company will utilize Sightline Climate’s platform to garner insights into the new climate economy that can potentially assist with the scaling of climate solutions.

Sightline and Southern Company will collaborate to develop datasets, frameworks and analysis tools to track climate tech commercialization by assessing key players, projects, demand, capital and economics. The Sightline platform is designed to help Southern Company better evaluate sector readiness and identify commercial opportunities.

“Teaming up with Sightline Climate is a strategic move for Southern Company, reinforcing our dedication to innovative solutions for customers,” explained Robin Lanier, director of New Ventures for Southern Company. We are eager to leverage Sightline’s data-driven analyses and market insights to better understand and prioritize accelerating the most impactful solutions.”

“We are thrilled to welcome Southern Company as the first utility in our Development Partners Program,” said Kimberly Zou, CEO and co-founder of Sightline Climate. “This collaboration is a testament to our joint goal of moving from commitments to deployment.”