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101 33rd St. Drive SE
Hickory, NC 28602
United States

901 Marquette Ave
Suite 750
Minneapolis, MN 55402
United States
Since opening in 1995, MCG Energy has provided software solutions for the everyday business needs of utilities and other entities in the wholesale energy marketplace. We design and deliver best-in-industry software for energy accounting, trading, scheduling, and transmission, as well as the front, middle, and back office to enhance the efficiency and productivity of your business. Our customers operate throughout North America and we are currently expanding into Europe with MCG’s Versify Operator Log, and our Paragon ERM and CRM. MCG has rapidly grown with the acquisition of Versify Solutions in 2019, Innotap in 2018, and Paragon Energy Solutions in 2017. Our team of top technical talent has extensive knowledge and experience in all areas of the energy software industry. The key to our success is developing strong, long-term relationships with customers. Contact us today to learn how we can meet your company’s business needs.
MCG’s software line forms a dynamic and natively integrated Energy Software Suite. Applications can be used separately or together as a comprehensive wholesale and retail energy solution for the front, middle, and back office. Since 2017, the addition of Paragon, Innotap, and Versify to the MCG family of companies has expanded MCG’s Energy Software Suite and role as a leading provider of hosted energy solutions. In addition to power, Versify Operator Log has further uses including municipal water management. Versify Workforce is a complete Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) solution for many industries.
Learn more about the entire line of MCG applications:
Integrated Asset Manager System (IAM) – An easy-to-use system for bid capture, physical scheduling and tagging, market submissions, market clearing, real time scheduling, performance reporting, and settlements.
MCG’s Paragon Energy Risk Manager System (ERM) – A fully integrated trading, credit, and market risk management solution for complex, multi-commodity energy companies.
MCG’s Paragon Credit Risk Manager System (CRM) – Combines state of the art technology with a rich feature set for managing credit risk, including counterparty, contract, collateral, exposure management, advanced credit analytics, and credit scoring.
Energy Accounting System (EAS) – Tracks and manages time-series data types, visualizes calculations (load, imbalance, contract, etc.), and tracks a meter’s data sources to generate an official profile based on the best available data.
MCG’s Versify Outage Management System (OMS) – An industry leading solution for handling the outage process from the initial request, through approval processes, to execution and coordination activities in the field and with ISOs/RTOs.
MCG’s Versify Operator Log – Conveniently manages events, activities and compliance requirements in a single tool.
MCG’s Versify Workforce – HSE management across many industries with desktop and mobile tools, including Permit to Work (PTW), Job Safety Analysis (JSA/JHA), Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), Incident Management, Inspection/Audit Management, Safety Observation Cards, and Management of Change (MOC).
Hosted Data Services (HDS) – A single hosted platform for data warehousing and archiving, reporting, and long running queries outside of production systems. Control Area Scheduling (CAS) – Fully featured interchange and transmission scheduling system integrating MCG Tagging and OASIS interfaces to automatically create, categorize, and track interchange and transmission schedules for reliability entities.
Innotap Data Suite – Organizes and displays data for wholesale energy transactions from a wide array of sources, with modules for a variety of ISOs and RTOs to aid and report on the decision-making process.
Newport Beach, CA 95815
United States
4068 Stirrup Creek Dr. Durham, NC 27703
Durham, NC 27703
United States
13555 West 107th Street
Lenexa, KS 66215
United States
225 Union Blvd.
Suite 305
Lakewood, CO 80228
United States

1881 Suber Mill Road
Greer, SC 29650
United States
Utility Partners of America (UPA) was founded in 1997 and is a leading provider of Project Management, Construction Management, Operations, Maintenance and Professional Services. UPA partners with utilities and energy cooperatives located throughout the United States to build, inspect, maintain and upgrade the nation’s utility infrastructure. UPA employs and equips trained and qualified professionals that perform a variety of services including: Meter Services, Line Construction Services, General Construction Services, Equipment Inspections, Testing Services, and Operations.

660 Beta Drive
Cleveland, OH 44143
United States
About PLP:
PLP protects the world’s most critical connections by creating stronger and more reliable networks. The company’s precision-engineered solutions are trusted by energy and communications providers worldwide to perform better and last longer. PLP’s extensive suite of products includes transmission, distribution, substation, fiber optic, and renewables infrastructure solutions for overhead and underground applications. PLP also delivers world-class professional services, including inspection, installation, and line monitoring solutions that utilize the latest technologies and the company’s widespread and longstanding industry experience. With locations in over 20 countries, PLP works as a united global corporation, delivering high-quality products and unparalleled service to customers around the world.
More information: www.plp.com

2000 8th St. NW
Austin, MN 55912
United States
CRC offers utilities across the country seamless contact center and alarm monitoring solutions, including call management, line crew dispatch, AMI/CIS/OMS integration, CRCLink® outage communication software, and alarm monitoring. CRC also offers outage texting services, video monitoring of substations and a Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance solution which utilizes live agents for billing calls. From outage calls to billing calls, disconnects to emergency locates and more, CRC is there for its membership 24/7/365. By partnering with CRC, members find peace of mind as well as a cost-effective solution to their call handling needs.
13105 Northwest Frwy
Suite 910
Houston, TX 77040
United States