How Inspire Clean Energy Scaled Without Scaling Its Back Office
Inspire was growing fast. Their internal forecasting and reporting infrastructure wasn't. Risk360 gave them enterprise-grade operations without the enterprise-sized team.
Who is Inspire Clean Energy?
Inspire Clean Energy delivers renewable electricity and clean natural gas to homes across the U.S. with a bold goal: make the grid 100% green. Founded in 2014 and operating in nine states plus D.C., Inspire has built a model that pairs planet-friendly power with a personalized customer experience — proving that clean energy and great service don't have to be mutually exclusive.
Clean-Powered
Renewable electricity and clean natural gas for homes across the U.S., with a mission to make the grid 100% green.
Mission-Driven
Nine states, one D.C. headquarters, and a model that proves clean energy can also mean a great customer experience.
Growth-Minded
Rapid expansion created complexity that their internal tools couldn't keep pace with — they needed a partner, not more headcount.
The Challenge
Growth Broke the Internal Model
Inspire's success was creating its own operational burden. Managing forecasting and position reporting internally had worked at smaller scale, but as the company expanded into new markets, the cracks widened fast:
- Internal teams overwhelmed by resource demands
- Increasingly complex data pipelines that consumed analyst time
- Manual financial reporting that couldn't keep up with decision cycles
- Scaling operations meant scaling headcount — an expensive proposition
Inspire needed to grow their operational capability without growing their operational team. That meant finding a partner who could own the complexity.
The Solution
Risk360 Absorbed the Complexity So Inspire Could Focus on Customers
Inspire chose Risk360 for its market expertise and the depth of the platform. What started as a forecasting engagement quickly expanded into a comprehensive operational partnership:
- Data-backed demand forecasting that eliminated guesswork
- Automated reporting and settlement workflows
- Climatologist-supported weather insights for precision planning
- A dramatically leaner internal team requirement
The Results
Leaner Operations, Sharper Strategy, Better Customer Outcomes
“Working with Risk360 has allowed us to focus more resources on delivering value to our customers rather than managing complex internal processes.”
— Ryan Brady, Director of Commercial Strategy, Inspire Clean Energy
The numbers tell the story: fewer manual processes, faster reporting cycles, and forecasting accuracy that the internal team couldn't match alone. But the real win was strategic. With Risk360 handling the operational heavy lifting, Inspire's internal team could shift their attention to what actually differentiates them — customer experience and market expansion.
The partnership gave Inspire stronger visibility into performance and risk, improved strategic planning capabilities, and eliminated the need to build out costly in-house data teams.
“Forecast confidence is critical. The reliability of Risk360's data, their team's industry knowledge, and their responsiveness are essential to our success.”
— Ryan Brady, Director of Commercial Strategy, Inspire Clean Energy