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BS&A and the Town Hall That Stopped Passing Paper
A Michigan software company found a durable business in the least glamorous corner of government: helping the people who collect taxes, pay staff and issue permits work from the same set of facts.
ENSEK followed the missing money. British Gas followed ENSEK.
The Nottingham software company built its business around the unglamorous problem of making energy bills add up. Then British Gas’s parent paid £91 million to own it.
Ampion, PBC
Ampion, PBC is a Boston-based public benefit corporation and software platform for community solar and distributed generation. Its enterprise technology handles subscriber acquisition, billing, revenue management, customer care, and sustainability reporting for solar asset owners, connecting households and businesses to local solar farms so they can lower electricity bills without rooftop installations or upfront costs. Ampion manages hundreds of megawatts across multiple U.S. states and has saved subscribers more than $42 million in electricity costs.
Promise
Promise is an Oakland-based govtech company that modernizes how government agencies and utilities collect payments and distribute benefits. Founded in 2017 by Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins and Diana Frappier, it offers flexible, interest-free repayment plans, AI-powered fraud detection, automated benefits distribution, and income verification - all designed to make public systems work better for both agencies and the residents they serve.