We’re building the data infrastructure that unlocks clean, affordable energy for all.
Our path forward
UtilityAPI makes utility data secure and accessible for the broader energy ecosystem.
Our data exchange platform empowers utilities to effortlessly and confidently share crucial utility and energy data so that partners – developers, trade allies, NGOs, aggregators, and beyond – can tap into utility data like never before.
Integrated with reliable energy data, these partners can better serve consumers; driving lower costs, improved services, and innovation to accelerate the transition to clean, affordable energy.
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Our values
At UtilityAPI, we don’t just dream of a better world – we strive to create it daily. That’s why at UtilityAPI we:
Fight the fight
What brings us together
We’re fighting climate change by making data accessible to everyone. Our mission demands boldness, quick iteration, and the “ fierce urgency of now.”
Better together
Who we are
We strive to create a sense of safety at work to enable collaboration and innovation. We know that bringing together different viewpoints creates better outcomes.
Nurture Curiosity
How we come together
We think about the “why,” and experiment by default. We approach the work we do with our customers and partners with openness and a commitment to incremental improvement together.
Act with care
How we come together
We move fast, but don’t rush. Our goal isn’t to break things, it’s to build. We act as stewards and owners of our work and mission.
Executive team
Title Chief Executive Officer
Devin Hampton
Devin Hampton has served as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of UtilityAPI since 2019. Devin is also the co-founder of Empowering Diverse Climate Talent (EDICT), a collective of over 70 climate tech companies that has created hundreds of career opportunities for people from non-traditional backgrounds. He is a member of the board at Tacoma Public Utilities and serves as a member of the Trilateral Commission.
Before joining UtilityAPI, Devin served in the Obama Administration. He spent seven years at the Department of Energy (DOE), where he held multiple positions, including Senior Advisor for Emerging Markets. He then became Chief of Staff at the U.S. Trade and Development Agency, where he led investments in infrastructure, smart cities, and energy projects in emerging markets.
Prior to his federal service, Devin worked a wide range of jobs, including unionized airline baggage handler, hotel night manager, bartender, political field organizer, and Obama for America advance staffer. Devin is a graduate of the University of Washington.
Devin Hampton ‘s LinkedIn profile
Title Chief Financial Officer
Ashley Leonard
Ashley Leonard joined UtilityAPI as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in early 2024.
Before joining UtilityAPI, Ashley served as the CFO of ConnectDER, a venture-backed cleantech design and manufacturing company at the forefront of creating solutions to enable affordable clean energy access and speed the adoption of climate safe technologies.
Ashley has guided several mission-driven organizations through periods of rapid growth and change. She began her career at Harris Williams as an investment banking analyst focused on middle market M&A, primarily in the industrial manufacturing and consumer products sectors. Ashley continued to build on her strategic finance and general management skill set through diverse leadership experience in banking, venture-backed start-ups, and non-profit organizations.
Ashley’s greatest accomplishment is her family. Ashley is raising three teenagers in partnership with her husband, an Emergency Medicine Physician. Ashley likes to be active in her community – serving on local boards (Arlington Free Clinic, Girls on the Run – DC), teaching yoga, coaching youth sports, and volunteering as a sustainable business plan reading judge and mentor. She holds a BS in Commerce with a concentration in Finance and Management from the University of Virginia McIntire School and an MBA from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business.
Ashley Leonard’s LinkedIn profile
Title Chief Commercial Officer
Josh Keeling
Josh Keeling is the Chief Commercial Officer at UtilityAPI.
Before joining UtilityAPI, he held leadership roles at Generac, Cadmus, and Portland General Electric, where he developed extensive expertise in market strategy, product management, analytics, resource planning, distributed controls, and economic analysis.
Josh serves as Chair of the Green Button Alliance and is a voting member of the LF Energy Standards and Specifications Board. His groundbreaking work in dynamic rates and flexibility has earned multiple recognitions from the Peak Load Management Alliance.
A lifelong learner, he holds a Ph.D. A.B.D./M.S. in Systems Science and a B.S. in Economics from Portland State University. Weekends find him wrangling his three kids, tinkering with his e-bike, and riding the emotional highs and lows of being a devoted Trail Blazers fan.
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