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24 alternatives to I quit my job to help communities fund energy efficiency upgrades

The utility services company delivering distributed capacity procurement. Front-of-the-meter batteries and gensets, exactly where the grid needs it most.

Sparkfund is a utility services company that deploys front-of-the-meter batteries and generators at specific grid locations to add capacity where needed most. The company uses distributed capacity procurement to… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. I quit my job to help communities fund energy efficiency upgrades launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   SparkPlug▲76

   Sales gamification for people-powered places

   2022 · sparkplug.app · its alternatives →

2. 2
   LLM Spark▲365

   Dev platform for building production ready LLM apps

   2023 · yourgpt.ai · its alternatives →

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   Acre Designs▲336

   Simple, sexy Smarthomes that produce all their own power.

   2016 · movingpicturesfilmclub.com · its alternatives →

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   Spark 2.5▲340

   Love your email again

   2019 · sparkmailapp.com · its alternatives →

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   GitHub Spark AI▲193

   Create and manage full-stack micro-apps with AI prompts

   2024 · githubnext.com · its alternatives →

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   Spark▲364

   A smart, fast and free email client for iPhone

   2015 · sparkmailapp.com · its alternatives →

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   Spark 2.0▲211

   Revolutionary email for teams

   2018 · sparkmailapp.com · its alternatives →

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   HelioCloud▲105

   Predict and prevent failure in solar plants

   2022 · smarthelio.com · its alternatives →

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   Spark for Android▲293

   The much beloved email client now on Android

   2019 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Spark▲196

    Community for indie hackers to learn, network & grow

    2023 · discord.com · its alternatives →

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    Build Real-Time Data Pipelines with Spark Streamliner▲20

    2015 · blog.memsql.com · its alternatives →

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    Collective.Energy – Crowdsource climate solutions as a community▲167

    2019 · collective.energy · its alternatives →

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    Sparkly▲102

    Helps build social connections between coworkers on Slack.

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Starlight Partner Program▲134

    Run an EV charging network and generate passive income

    2025 · its alternatives →

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    Batteries Included▲97

    One click DevOps platform Kubernetes to Postgres RAG

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    Pulse – Develop the Future of Energy Services▲43

    2016 · pulse.energy · its alternatives →

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    Spark.NET▲91

    The .NET web framework for makers

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Collective.Energy▲83

    Crowdsource climate solutions as a community

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Sparktype – a CMS and SSG that runs entirely in the browser▲48

    Hi HN, After trying to teach a non-technical friend how to manage a Jekyll site I decided there must be a way to make building a site with a SSG easier. Options like Decap, Contentful etc. do make it a bit easier but still take lots of tech knowledge to set up. So I built Sparktype, a browser-based CMS that outputs statically-generated HTML and CSS. My goal is for it to be as easy to use as Substack or Medium, while providing all the benefits of a static site generator including openness, simplicity, speed, security and ownership. It handles most things that you'd need from a CMS, including…

    Nov 2025 · app.sparktype.org · its alternatives →

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    Powerfoyle▲75

    Transforming light into clean, endless energy for everyone.

    2019 · powerfoyle.com · its alternatives →

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    Spark - 37Signals Campfire client now available in Windows Store▲10

    2013 · codefather.io · its alternatives →

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    Storing Energy & Gaining Momentum on Kickstarter - AOTK128▲60

    Orison, a plug-and-play home energy storage device

    2016 · artofthekickstart.com · its alternatives →

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    Mosaic▲75

    Crowdfund solar energy projects, get a profit as an investor

    2014 · solarservicingllc.com · its alternatives →

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    IOMETE▲85

    The First Cloud-Prem Data Lakehouse

    2023 · iomete.com · its alternatives →

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