# Blue Pillar

> Blue Pillar built an equipment-agnostic industrial IoT platform that connected generators, meters, pumps, tanks and other distributed assets, then converted their signals into monitoring, alerts, control and application-ready data. Founded in Indianapolis in 2006, the company served critical facilities and energy-service partners before Generac acquired it in October 2022 and folded its connectivity expertise into a broader commercial and industrial energy portfolio.

- **Founded:** 2006
- **Headquarters:** Indianapolis, United States
- **Founders:** Brad Witter (Founder and CEO at acquisition), Walter (Larry) Orwin (Founder)
- **Team size:** 7 employees in supplied 2026 estimate; LinkedIn historically listed 11-50 employees before integration into Generac.
- **Products:** Aurora Energy Network of Things, Blue Pillar IIoT Platform, OnsitePower, Deployment and managed services, Generac Link Manager
- **Notable:** Worked in more than 1,000 critical facilities and connected over 100,000 multi-vendor distributed assets, according to the company., Reported 650% sales growth from 2011 through 2015 and more than 5,000 DER assets connected by 2017., Connected nearly 200 MW of distributed generation for NRG, according to a 2017 company presentation.

## Products & services

- **Aurora Energy Network of Things** — A vendor- and protocol-agnostic platform for connecting, monitoring and controlling distributed mechanical and electrical assets.
- **Blue Pillar IIoT Platform** — A no-code connectivity layer with edge gateways, device templates, alarms, trends, remote management, APIs and third-party cloud integration.
- **OnsitePower** — A packaged remote generator monitoring solution released with distribution partners for owners and operators of mixed generator fleets.
- **Deployment and managed services** — Design, retrofit, commissioning, network management and ongoing support for industrial IoT installations.
- **Generac Link Manager** — Generac's current business-connectivity platform that carries forward equipment-agnostic fleet monitoring, control and security capabilities after the acquisition.

## Achievements

- Worked in more than 1,000 critical facilities and connected over 100,000 multi-vendor distributed assets, according to the company.
- Reported 650% sales growth from 2011 through 2015 and more than 5,000 DER assets connected by 2017.
- Connected nearly 200 MW of distributed generation for NRG, according to a 2017 company presentation.
- Delivered a West Dundee wastewater-monitoring project with a reported payback of less than six months.
- Acquired by Generac Power Systems on October 3, 2022.
- Built connectivity experience across healthcare, higher education, emergency power, water and wastewater, energy services and commercial facilities.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Bluepillar.com redirects to Generac's Generac Link Manager page, showing the brand's connectivity capability operating inside Generac's industrial portfolio.
- **2022-10** — Generac completed its acquisition of Blue Pillar on October 3; financial terms were not disclosed.
- **2022-05** — Blue Pillar announced a partnership with Cleanwatts for connected energy optimization and decarbonization.
- **2022-03** — The company added automated data collection and reporting for Low Carbon Fuel Standard and other ESG workflows.
- **2022-02** — Outlier Energy selected the platform for two CHP-based distributed-energy sites after a previous custom-software supplier failed to deliver over two years.

## Links

- Website: https://bluepillar.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/blue-pillar/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/bluepillarinc
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ-hBLdD2Gs
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bluepillarinc

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Last updated: 2026-08-19