HelioPower

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HelioPower, Inc. is a private U.S. energy company founded in 2001 in Fallbrook, California by Maurice Rousso. It developed and operated more than 100 energy systems, including projects at the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose and the Ronald McDonald House in San Diego. After emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2017, the company faced ongoing profitability challenges and ceased operations in 2021. HelioPower offered both direct-to-consumer and direct-to-partner services, including free energy audits, energy efficiency upgrades, and solar installations, with financing options such as leases, power purchase agreements, PACE programs (including HERO), and various state and federal incentives. It provided full EPC capabilities for solar, energy storage, and facility improvements, along with separate engineering, procurement and construction services for partners and end users. The company delivered energy analytics to help businesses understand usage, production, and costs, and served customers in water/wastewater, manufacturing, and distribution. HelioPower managed more than 20 MW of commercial and industrial solar assets and offered operations and maintenance for solar, battery backup, and off-grid systems. It also launched Predict Energy, a cloud platform that analyzes and predicts energy cost and intensity for manufacturing and related industries. The firm grew through ventures like Helio Micro-Utility (2007), the Helio Green Energy Fund with CitiBank (2008), and the acquisition of Greenzu, Inc. (2013).