Buyer’s Guide: Microgrid Management Solutions (MGMS) (2025)

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Corporate Energy Transition Solutions
Isobel McPartlin
Isobel McPartlin
Ryan Skinner
Ryan Skinner
22 Sep, 2025

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Executive Summary

Microgrid management solutions (MGMS) are gaining in strategic importance as firms target greater energy resilience, cost efficiency and sustainability. While the market is still maturing, the diversity of offerings – from standalone software platforms to integrated systems – can make vendor selection complex. This guide profiles 19 providers and offers detailed analysis of nine key vendors, to help buyers navigate the landscape. Energy and utility professionals can use this report to align their microgrid strategies with the most suitable MGMS solution, ensuring their investments support long-term operational goals.
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The Verdantix Buyer’s Guide to microgrid management solutions (MGMS)
Defining MGMS
MGMS are still emerging, but rising in strategic importance
Buyers turn to MGMS for resilience, optimization and decarbonization
Buyers should select MGMS based on operating profile and in-house capabilities
MGMS vendors differ widely in integration, service and delivery models
MGMS vendors are evolving, with AI, data integration and grid innovations
Inclusion criteria for the 2025 MGMS Buyer’s Guide
The AspenTech Microgrid Management System combines utility-grade technology with AI capabilities
Generac delivers real-time optimization for resilient, multi-resource sites
GE Vernova provides zone-by-zone control for multi-zone industrial microgrids
Honeywell’s AI-enhanced microgrid platform integrates DERs for resilient, cross-sector performance
OATI delivers multi-timescale control and interoperability for microgrid operations
Scale Microgrids offers turnkey microgrid solutions with flexible financing
Schneider Electric unifies edge control and cloud optimization for scalable microgrid performance
Siemens leverages customizable, multi-protocol microgrid control with integrated hardware and software
Univers’s AI-powered platform enables scalable, market-integrated microgrid control and optimization
Figure 1. Key components of a microgrid
Figure 2. Situating MGMS in the broader energy management landscape  
Figure 3. Distinguishing between DERMS and MGMS capabilities
Figure 4. The ability to island from the grid is a ‘very important’ investment priority for about 1 in 5 enterprises
Figure 5. Examples of different buyer types and use cases for MGMS
Figure 6. Microgrid buyer decision pathways mapped by project stage and internal capacity
Figure 7. List of MGMS providers
Figure 8. AspenTech MGMS solution overview  
Figure 9. Generac MGMS solution overview  
Figure 10. GE Vernova MGMS solution overview  
Figure 11. Honeywell MGMS solution overview  
Figure 12. OATI MGMS solution overview  
Figure 13. Scale Microgrids MGMS solution overview  
Figure 14. Schneider Electric MGMS solution overview  
Figure 15. Siemens MGMS solution overview  
Figure 16. Univers MGMS solution overview  

About the Authors

Isobel McPartlin

Isobel McPartlin

Industry Analyst

Isobel is an Industry Analyst at Verdantix, specializing in corporate energy strategy and energy transition technologies. Her research helps firms develop their energy strateg...

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Ryan Skinner

Ryan Skinner

VP Research

Ryan is a VP Research at Verdantix, where he leads a team of analysts delivering research, data and advisory services that help clients navigate the fast-evolving landscape of...

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