Heron Power: Building a Software-Defined Grid Infrastructure for America

Andreessen Horowitz announces Series B investment in Heron Power, founded by Drew Baglino (ex-Tesla), which uses solid-state transformer technology and power electronics to modernize the aging U.S. electrical grid. The company addresses critical bottlenecks in grid infrastructure by enabling software-driven coordination of distributed energy resources, reducing transformer manufacturing backlogs, and improving grid reliability and affordability.