# URBAN FUTURE LAB ACCEPTS GO ELECTRIC INC. INTO ACRE BUSINESS INCUBATOR

- Link: https://greenlivingguy.com/2016/06/urban-future-lab-accepts-go-electric-inc-into-acre-business-incubator/
- Published: 2016-06-09T00:38:50-04:00
- Author: greenlivingguy

Urban Future Lab, New York City’s hub for smart cities, smart grid, and clean energy,
announced today that it has accepted Go Electric Inc. into its ACRE business [incubator](https://greenlivingguy.com/2015/02/linking-cleantech-hubs-make-for-global-reach/).
ACRE is a highly selective mission-oriented incubator program focused on supporting
cleantech startups. Go Electric Inc. is a green-tech early-stage company developing
the customer side of the meter energy solutions and services that serve facilities
and utilities.

> “We are thrilled to be a part of ACRE and growing a strong company presence in
> New York,” said Lisa Laughner, President & CEO Go Electric Inc. “We look forward
> to learning from the flagship program, and collaborating with other ACRE companies
> on energy opportunities in New York.”

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## Providing energy solutions

Go Electric is currently providing innovative energy solutions to New York City 
as a RISE: NYC program awardee. The RISE: NYC award is delivering Go Electric’s 
LYNC DR® equipment to four small businesses in Brooklyn and Rockaway Beach. LYNC
DR® provides energy security 24/7 and lowers energy costs for businesses through
peak shaving, power quality correction, load shifting, and demand response.

> “We are delighted to have Go Electric join the ACRE incubator. Their offering 
> is an excellent additional component in the market toolkit that will make Governor
> Cuomo’s Reforming the Energy Vision a success. Their ability to give participatory
> microgrid functionality to existing uninterrupted power supply systems is an extremely
> clever adaption of existing infrastructure,” said Pat Sapinsley, Managing Director
> of the Urban Future Lab / ACRE.

Located in Downtown Brooklyn, the Urban Future Lab and ACRE is a part of the NYU
Tandon School of Engineering. ACRE is home to 17 early-stage companies, with another
16 graduating from the [program](http://ufl.nyc/). Together, these 33 companies 
have employed more than 300 people. Moreover, raising more than $313 million in 
private capital and project financing.

**Sources: ****THE **[NEW YORK UNIVERSITY TANDON SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING](http://ufl.nyc)**,
URBAN FUTURE LAB / ACRE**, [GO ELECTRIC INC. ](https://web.archive.org/web/20190603131954/http://goelectricinc.com/)

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