New collaboration unlocks flexible load value, reduces credit risk, and accelerates AI-driven grid participation in Texas

Gridmatic, an AI-first power company, today announced a new collaboration with OBM, Inc., a leader in flexible load management solutions, to enable daily energy settlements. The collaboration combines OBM’s Real-Time Settlements (RTS) and automated load control platform with Gridmatic’s AI-powered energy forecasting to deliver a smarter, more responsive model for powering large-load operations.

Traditionally, power suppliers have required 45–60 days of collateral to manage payment risk, which has often excluded Bitcoin miners and other high-load customers from competitive power supply opportunities. OBM’s RTS daily billing solution replaces monthly invoices with automated daily settlements, dramatically lowering risk and working capital requirements. When combined with Gridmatic’s real-time price forecasts, the system ensures responsive load management that aligns operations with market conditions.

“The key differentiator here is risk mitigation for both the power supplier and the customer,” said Daniel Lawrence, CEO of OBM. “We’re moving money faster, reducing risk for the supplier, and giving large-load customers the ability to protect themselves from price spikes by managing when their operations run.” OBM’s solution also reduces customer risk through automated load control. The system actively manages when mining operations run based on real-time energy prices, automatically curtailing during high-cost periods to protect customers from financial exposure.

OBM’s payment and load control software, combined with AI-based optimization from Gridmatic, empowers Bitcoin mining and other flexible industries to act as dynamic grid resources—reducing peak demand stress while creating new revenue pathways.

“We see this collaboration as a glimpse of where the industry is headed,” said Jackson Vo, President of Gridmatic Retail. “As flexible compute loads become more integral to the grid, pairing AI-driven forecasting with innovative settlement and load control models will be essential to lowering costs, reducing risk, and making these resources truly grid-supportive at scale.”

About Gridmatic

Gridmatic is a new kind of energy company, delivering affordable, clean power by optimizing renewable energy and grid-scale batteries. As solar and wind become the fastest-growing sources of electricity, variability from weather and grid conditions makes energy prices more volatile. Gridmatic addresses this challenge with industry-leading forecasting and optimization. Forecasting and trading energy are the foundation of what we do. We ingest large-scale data—weather, prices, load, and grid conditions—to generate probabilistic machine learning forecasts of generation and energy prices. These forecasts drive real-world decisions: when to buy power, when to store it in batteries, and when to use or sell it to avoid price spikes and maximize value for customers. By operating batteries and optimizing renewable supply, we turn unpredictability into an advantage. Our performance is measurable. Gridmatic is the most profitable participant in ERCOT’s wholesale market—the only U.S. market where trading results are publicly visible—and we operate the top-performing battery asset in CAISO. Profitable without venture capital, Gridmatic applies forecasting and optimization to reduce energy cost and carbon footprints. https://www.gridmatic.com/

About OBM

OBM is a leader in flexible load management solutions, providing energy agility, operational simplicity, and risk mitigation through its innovative compute management platform, comprehensive energy optimization technology, and broad energy partnerships. With a proven track record of managing loads over 500 MW and integrating them into leading demand response programs nationwide, OBM is transforming the landscape of compute-intensive operations. The company's team of experts in energy management, network infrastructure, and data analysis work together to simplify and optimize customer operations, reduce risk, and boost profits. For more information about OBM's flexible load management solutions, visit www.obm.io.

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