# OATI

> OATI builds and hosts software for utilities, grid operators and energy traders, connecting power scheduling and trading with distributed energy resources, microgrid controls and AI-assisted operational workflows. The privately owned Minnesota company reports more than 2,300 customers worldwide.

- **Founded:** 1995
- **Headquarters:** Bloomington, United States
- **Founders:** Sasan Mokhtari (Founder, President and CEO)
- **Products:** OATI DERMS / webSmartEnergy, GridMind, Energy trading and risk management, Transmission and reliability software, AI Genie
- **Notable:** Operating since 1995 under private ownership., Reports 2,300+ customers on its current About page., OATI dates its first DERMS deployment with Kansas Power & Light to 2009.

## Products & services

- **OATI DERMS / webSmartEnergy** — Hosted distributed energy resource management for customer enrollment, forecasting, demand response, dispatch, virtual power plants and market settlement. OATI dates its original DERMS deployment with Kansas Power & Light to 2009.
- **GridMind** — Microgrid and asset controls for resource optimization, islanding, reconnection, utility coordination and energy-market integration.
- **Energy trading and risk management** — Bidding, trade capture, portfolio risk, shadow settlement and reconciliation; includes webCTRM and webEIM.
- **Transmission and reliability software** — Scheduling, tagging, outage coordination, energy accounting and transmission rating workflows; products include webTrans, webSmartTag, webAccounting and webLineR.
- **AI Genie** — Energy-focused AI platform for workflow assistance, retrieval and operational insights. California ISO publicly described an advisory maintenance-request prototype.
- **Private hosting and operational support** — OATI-managed private data centers and 24/7 support for its energy software.

## Achievements

- Operating since 1995 under private ownership.
- Reports 2,300+ customers on its current About page.
- OATI dates its first DERMS deployment with Kansas Power & Light to 2009.
- Its Bloomington Microgrid Technology Center entered production in 2017.
- Included among the ten detailed offerings in the Verdantix 2025 DERMS buyer guide.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — OATI published a Paskenta microgrid construction update following National Geographic coverage; the system is being built, rather than presented here as commissioned.
- **2026-09** — OATI described the UMN Morris 1 MW / 6 MWh zinc storage project, expected to commission in 2027.
- **2026-05** — OATI participated in Landis+Gyr Exchange with a session connecting AMI 2.0 and DERMS.
- **2026-02** — NCEMC and OATI announced a next-generation real-time DERMS enhancement.

## Links

- Website: https://www.oati.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/oati
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/OATIinc
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB07J2xOo5E0oOYbWKKoknA
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oatiinc/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/OATI-Open-Access-Technology-International-841521915887619/

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Last updated: 2026-10-21