Res-Intel Wins CleanTech Alliance’s 2025 Emerging Company Award for Leadership in Cleantech Innovation

[Seattle, Washington] – [November 5, 2025] – Res-Intel, an innovative business dedicated to positively contributing to the cleantech sector, today announced it has won The Emerging Company Award from the CleanTech Alliance.

The annual award spotlights an early-stage business or organization that is actively contributing in a positive way to the cleantech sector through business, policy, and/or innovation leadership. Res-Intel was selected from a competitive field of Pacific Northwest companies for their proven impact and future potential in driving sustainable solutions.

Res-Intel’s Benchmark.AI Toolset has delivered 17 million utility meter-to-property matches— with a 95–98% success rate. The Toolset includes AI-driven retrofit recommendations, detailed energy disaggregation, and supports cost-effective building energy benchmarking with standardized 1–100 efficiency scores. Some of the largest utilities in the country use the Benchmark.AI Toolset and more local governments are set to adopt it in 2026.

Krutik Soni, who accepted the award on behalf of Res-Intel from the CleanTech Alliance believes that, “The coveted award is a powerful affirmation that Res-Intel’s technology is not just incredibly innovative, it’s essential for a sustainable future. We are honored to be recognized alongside so many incredible companies shaping the next generation of cleantech, and this recognition will fuel our continued growth and commitment to leadership in the space.”

About The Emerging Company Award

The Emerging Company Award is presented annually by the CleanTech Alliance to honor organizations demonstrating leadership in the cleantech sector. Eligibility focuses on early-stage businesses making significant contributions through disruptive innovation and business strategies that support environmental stewardship and economic growth.

For more information on the CleanTech Alliance and the awards program, please visit: https://www.cleantechalliance.org/cleantech-awards/

About CleanTech Alliance

The CleanTech Alliance brings together the clean technology ecosystem to advance innovation, economic growth, and policies that accelerate clean technology adoption. Representing over 1,100 members across 17 U.S. states and four Canadian provinces, the Alliance—founded in 2007—drives the growth of clean technology companies and jobs through education, research, and industry collaboration.


A national leader in energy equity, Res-Intel is an innovator in applying domain expertise and advanced technology for mass-scale benchmarking of residential buildings. Our solutions combine advanced analytics using artificial intelligence, remote sensing, geospatial modeling, and multivariate statistics to greatly lower the cost and time for planning and executing energy efficiency (EE) programs. We help our customers to improve demand side management programs, reduce the burden of energy bills for underserved households, and protect the environment. Learn more at res-intel.com
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