Hover Energy Announces Solo at IBM TechXchange to Help Manage Changing Site Energy Needs

Dallas, Texas, October 26th, 2026, FinanceWire

Hover Energy today announced Solo at IBM TechXchange, introducing a microgrid management system designed to coordinate on-site energy controls and respond to changing conditions.

Hover Energy today announced Solo, its on-site microgrid management product, at IBM TechXchange in Atlanta. According to founder and CEO Chris Griffin, the system is designed to coordinate energy controls and help manage power production and distribution as site conditions change.

The Dallas-based company designs, develops, and deploys integrated microgrid systems. Griffin explains that Solo applies Hover’s approach to energy management at the site level, connecting the operation of different technologies with the requirements of the buildings and facilities they serve. Its intended functions include monitoring, analysis, and support for decisions about how available energy is managed.

Hover announced Solo on Monday, October 26, during its participation in “Put AI to Work - Turning Agentic Innovation into Client Solutions”. The announcement formed part of the company’s presence at IBM TechXchange, which runs October 26–29 in Atlanta.

Griffin identifies adaptability as a central purpose of Solo. He explains that a site’s energy requirements can change over time, making the ability to respond to operating conditions and accommodate future growth an important consideration in system design. Solo is intended to support that continuing management role as the infrastructure it serves evolves.

“Adaptability is central to Solo’s purpose,” Griffin says. “We are designing it to help sites respond to changing operating conditions and accommodate future growth.”

He explains that Solo is designed to help manage on-site energy as conditions change, using information such as weather forecasts and the facility’s power needs. Forecast conditions can inform how the system approaches energy production and power flows at a particular location. Changing site requirements provide another input, helping connect energy management with what the facility needs as its operations change.

For infrastructure owners, Griffin’s emphasis is on coordinating those inputs within a site-specific system. “The purpose is to bring different controls into a common management approach, with operating decisions informed by conditions-based management at the location and predictive analysis of what will happen tomorrow and later this week,” he says. “The scope of that integration will depend on the technologies and configuration confirmed for each deployment. It just needs the proper hardware to integrate it all behind-the-meter, in a way that can be optimized.”

Solo also forms part of Hover’s broader design methodology, Formula H. Hover explains that process as beginning with an assessment of site conditions, existing infrastructure, and energy demand. The management stage follows the design and deployment of the physical system, providing an ongoing role for monitoring, operations, and adjustments post-installation.

Within that approach, Griffin presents Solo as a way to carry the site’s requirements into day-to-day energy management. Its intended role extends beyond the initial selection of equipment to how the installed components operate together. “We plan for future growth while recognizing that each site has different needs,” he says. “Any new technology must be assessed to determine how it will work with the existing system, and then be capable of doing so. That’s where Solo truly shines.”

IBM technology is embedded in Hover’s microgrid management product. Hover has integrated and built the solution with IBM Maximo Application Suite and watsonx.ai. At IBM's TechXchange conference, Hover CEO will be on stage during the Keynote, and a technical session will cover how Hover's site-specific microgrid management systems leverage IBM's technology to manage, monitor, oversee & recommend multiple and varied power flows and controls. 

For Griffin, the announcement brings the management component of Hover’s microgrid approach into focus. The intended connection between site requirements, operating information, and coordinated controls is central to the product’s purpose. His emphasis remains on supporting changing needs through the system’s design and confirmed capabilities.

Hover’s work spans the design, development, and deployment of integrated energy infrastructure. Griffin positions Solo within that continuing work as the management component intended to help a site respond as its requirements evolve. Further information about the company and its microgrid approach is available through Hover Energy.

About Hover Energy

Hover Energy is a Dallas-based company that designs, develops, and deploys integrated microgrid systems. Its Formula H methodology considers each site’s infrastructure and energy requirements. Through technologies including Solo, its on-site microgrid management product, Hover aims to coordinate energy controls, support daily operations, and help facilities adapt to changing power needs.

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