In Brief
Sourceful Energy is building a decentralized infrastructure layer to solve one of the biggest energy challenges of our time: grid coordination. As solar and battery adoption grows globally, the energy grid becomes more decentralized and volatile. Fredrik Ahlgren, CEO and Co-founder of Sourceful, explains how their DePIN platform helps utilities and individuals work together in real-time to balance production and consumption unlocking savings, rewards, and grid stability.
Fredrik Ahlgren: Bringing Coordination to a Decentralized Energy Grid
Fredrik Ahlgren leads Sourceful Energy with a clear vision: enable seamless coordination between millions of decentralized solar and battery installations. Much like Helium replaced telco infrastructure with hotspots, Sourceful replaces centralized energy production with solar panels and home batteries, turning consumers into grid participants.
The Problem: Grid Systems Are Outdated and Overloaded
Electric grids were built for a one-way, centralized energy flow: from big power plants to passive consumers. But that world no longer exists.
Solar PV is now the world’s cheapest energy source, with thousands of new installations per day
Nearly half of solar generation is now decentralized, coming from rooftops — not massive farms
Solar is intermittent, creating demand for real-time balancing, especially at night or during peak production hours
However, the grid itself is not a storage system. Every second, production and consumption must be precisely balanced or we get blackouts.
The Coordination Problem
Traditional utilities are losing control of energy production. Micro-producers (individual homes) act independently. The result?
Negative energy prices during sunny hours in Europe.
Unused energy during peaks and high grid stress at night.
No incentive for households to coordinate usage.
Sourceful’s DePIN platform solves this by connecting devices (solar inverters, batteries, EV chargers) directly to the grid in real-time via a Layer 0 coordination protocol built on Solana.
How Sourceful Works
Plug-and-Play Hardware – A simple gateway device connects homes to the Sourceful network. It monitors real-time energy use and production.
App Integration – The Sourceful app, available on iOS and Android, allows users to join easily and monitor performance.
Real-Time Data Layer – Sourceful fetches per-second data from utility meters, solar systems, and batteries—already live in over 20 countries.
Reward System – Households save money and earn rewards for making their devices available for grid balancing.
Open Developer Platform – Manufacturers and integrators can connect to the network via SDKs.
A B2B-Driven DePIN with Consumer Onboarding
Sourceful’s core customers are utilities and grid operators, not end-users. But the participation of individuals is key:
Utilities gain scalable coordination without building their own solutions.
Consumers get ROI — in Sweden, a single Tesla Powerwall-sized battery could earn ~$4,000/year.
The approach is permissionless, scalable, and effective across borders.
Why DePIN is the Future of Energy
The decentralization of energy is happening, but it needs decentralized coordination. Utilities are fragmented and slow-moving, especially in regions like Europe with hundreds of local providers. Sourceful offers a global protocol that any utility can connect to.
This makes energy systems:
Smarter – via real-time data.
More distributed – via local producers.
More transparent – via blockchain accountability.
From Local Grids to Global Coordination
Sourceful is already working in 20+ countries and has partnered with manufacturers for device integrations. Their DePIN model shows that Web3 is not about building new infrastructure, it’s about making existing infrastructure smarter and more connected.
By providing real-time control and economic incentives to all participants in the grid, Sourceful is turning fragmented energy systems into a coordinated, decentralized network.
