Innovation Pitch Fest

Pacific Gas and Electric Company · PG&E service territory, Northern and Central California

Closed

Up to $25Mtotal EPIC-backed co-development funding per cycle across all selected companiesClosed. The last confirmed cycle is 2025: applications July 7-25, 2025, pitches September 23-25, 2025 (57 finalists selected from 400+ applicants), co-development October-December 2025. As of August 2026 PG&E has published no 2026 Pitch Fest page and no 2026 press release; the only live site remains the 2025 one. A 2026 round is unannounced.Deadline / status

Who's eligible

Startups and companies with commercialized or near-market technology not yet deployed at PG&E

About this program

PG&E's open call for utility technology, with Wildfire Preparedness and Prevention as one of four named challenge themes covering asset monitoring, undergrounding, smart shutoffs and vegetation management. Winners receive a co-development partnership rather than a cash grant.

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