Demand-Side Behavioral Intelligence

Decision Intelligence
for residential energy — where household behavior becomes a reliable asset.

Most platforms optimize devices. OwnWatt optimizes decisions — using behavioral intelligence to understand how each household actually decides, then turning those patterns into reliable action. No hardware required.

Residential User
Reduced Bill & Higher Device ROI
OEM Partner
Informed Upgrade Decisions
Utility
Reliable Program Participation
21%
US electricity rate increase since 2022
Wrong plan costs $200–$400/yr
3 apps
Per typical early adopter
Solar + battery + EV — zero coordination
57%
Home battery growth in 2024
Device complexity crossed a threshold
80%
EV owners charge at peak
Up to 3× the overnight rate
OwnWatt · Live Decision Log

Every decision,
logged and optimized
in real time.

Each entry below is a decision OwnWatt made on behalf of a household — automatically, based on their behavioral profile, real-time pricing, and device state.

Projected annual saving · this household
$0
Accumulating as decisions are made
Live Decision Feed
--:-- --

    Too many decisions.
    No coordination.

    1
    Decision overload
    Solar output, EV schedules, battery state, TOU pricing — dozens of decisions happen every day. Most households never see them.
    2
    Unclear preferences
    Users don't know their own tradeoffs — comfort vs. cost, automation vs. control, short-term savings vs. long-term investment. Without profiling, every recommendation is a guess.
    3
    No coordination layer
    Each device has its own app. None talk to each other. Decisions conflict — EV charges at peak while the battery sits idle and solar exports at low rates.
    TOU pricing EV charging Battery dispatch Solar variability Rate plan selection Demand response
    Today — fragmented decisions
    EV App
    Charging now
    Peak hours · $0.31/kWh
    Solar App
    Exporting to grid
    Battery at 40% capacity
    Battery App
    Idle — waiting
    No schedule set
    3 devices · 3 apps · zero coordination
    OwnWatt — one coordinated decision
    Calculating optimal decision
    Optimized Decision · 6:12pm
    Delay EV charging 4 hrs
    Store solar export in battery
    Export battery at 9pm peak rate
    Tonight
    $0.00
    Behavioral profile matched · automation accepted ↗ $340/yr projected

    Built around how
    people actually decide.

    01
    Household Energy Audit

    Deliver Value

    We audit each household's energy situation and surface specific gaps — rate plans, behavior, home systems. Recommendations improve efficiency without compromising comfort.

    Plan waste, peak-hour costs, device inefficiencies
    Behavioral, structural, and home system opportunities
    Ranked by impact, effort, and household fit
    "A clear gap — and a clear path to close it."
    02
    Behavioral Intelligence

    Understand the Person

    Scenario-based questions reveal each residential user's decision blindspots, motivations, and tradeoffs. The result is a behavioral profile that shapes how every recommendation is framed.

    Decision blindspots around pricing and usage
    What motivates action — and what creates resistance
    Personal tradeoffs — comfort, cost, effort, control
    "A behavioral profile — not a data label."
    03
    Prosumer Activation

    Drive Prosumer Engagement

    Profile-matched recommendations drive reliable action across bill reduction, device decisions, and program participation — a residential user base utilities and OEMs can depend on.

    Demand response, TOU enrollment, VPP participation
    Device upgrades matched to household readiness
    Usage optimization aligned to behavior and schedules
    "Reliable engagement — not just awareness."

    One platform. Three relationships.
    All powered by the same behavioral dataset.

    For Homeowners

    Stop leaving money on the table.

    If you have solar, an EV, or a home battery — OwnWatt finds what your setup is actually costing you and automates the fixes. No hardware. No installations. 5 minutes to your first insight.

    Know exactly what you're losing and why
    Get recommendations that fit how you make decisions
    Automate the fix — and stop thinking about it
    Request an Audit →
    For Installers & OEM Partners

    Your installed base, activated.

    We turn your existing customers into identified, ready-to-act buyers. Pre-profiled households who have completed a behavioral audit and confirmed purchase intent — not a cold lead list.

    Warm, pre-qualified leads from profiled households
    Know which customers are ready to upgrade before they start shopping
    Higher close rates from behavioral matching, not volume targeting
    Request a Demo →
    For Utilities & Energy Providers

    Customers who respond — reliably.

    OwnWatt gives energy providers access to enrolled, behaviorally profiled households. We don't send signals. We ensure customers respond — because automation is built on earned trust, not forced control.

    Higher TOU enrollment rates through personalized program messaging
    Demand response compliance that holds under real-world conditions
    A dispatchable consumer fleet you can rely on
    Explore a Pilot →
    Backed by
    NVIDIA Inception
    DOE BOOST Program
    CO.LAB Energy Innovation Accelerator

    Built by people who have operated
    inside this problem.

    Y.C. Zhang, Ph.D.
    LinkedIn
    Chief Executive Officer

    Spent his career inside utility and grid-edge infrastructure before building OwnWatt. At Utilidata, he shipped software to enterprise utility customers at scale. At NREL, he led the AI research that the industry's grid optimization models are built on.

    Former VP Product, Utilidata — hardware/software for 3 enterprises, 1M+ end customers
    Leading AI Expert, NREL — 200+ publications, 4 patents, 6,000+ citations in renewable energy AI
    Deep experience with utility procurement cycles and grid-edge integration
    Utilidata NREL Ph.D.
    Bo Li, Ph.D.
    LinkedIn
    Chief Commercial Officer

    Applied behavioral science at enterprise scale — changing decisions for millions of customers and patients at Dell and Lilly — before applying it to energy. Now teaches FinTech at HKUST while building OwnWatt's behavioral intelligence architecture.

    Chief Behavioral Scientist, Dell & Lilly — enterprise behavioral science at scale, 8M+ affected
    Professor, University of Louisville & HKUST FinTech — 20+ papers on prosocial nudges and decision architecture
    Expert in closing the gap between knowing the right choice and actually making it
    Dell Lilly Ph.D.

    Who are you reaching out as?

    Select the path that fits and we'll make sure the right conversation happens.

    Utility or Energy Provider
    I'm exploring demand response, TOU enrollment, or consumer engagement partnerships.
    Installer or OEM Partner
    I want to discuss lead quality, customer engagement, or a partnership.
    Investor
    I'd like to learn more about OwnWatt's business and trajectory.
    Homeowner
    I have solar, an EV, or batteries and want to understand my energy situation.

    For Utilities & Energy Providers

    Tell us about your program needs and we'll be in touch within one business day.