{"id":13586,"date":"2025-10-16T18:28:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T18:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/daylight-raises-75m-to-put-crypto-at-the-center-of-home-energy\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T18:28:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T18:28:09","slug":"daylight-raises-75m-to-put-crypto-at-the-center-of-home-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/daylight-raises-75m-to-put-crypto-at-the-center-of-home-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"Daylight raises $75m to put crypto at the center of home energy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">Daylight\u2019s bet is that the grid\u2019s upgrade path runs through financial innovation, not just hardware. Its $75 million war chest funds the code to align homeowner incentives with grid stability using crypto economics.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_4dbf5496c80d828ec0bb7edb9754add8\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Daylight Energy raised $75 million, including $15 million in equity led by Framework Ventures and a $60 million project financing facility.<\/li>\n<li>The startup uses crypto incentives to connect home solar and battery systems into a decentralized power network.<\/li>\n<li>Its DeFi model rewards homeowners for stabilizing the grid and lowers costs by turning residential power storage into a collective virtual plant.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>According to a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20251016460925\/en\/Daylight-Raises-%2475M-Led-by-Framework-Ventures-to-Scale-its-Decentralized-Energy-Network\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">press release<\/a> dated Oct. 15, Daylight Energy has raised $75 million to expand its decentralized energy network that turns homes into distributed power plants.<\/p>\n<p>Daylight said the round included $15 million in equity led by Framework Ventures, joined by a16z crypto, Coinbase Ventures, and others, alongside a $60 million project financing facility managed by Turtle Hill Capital.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, the funds will support Daylight\u2019s effort to weave DeFi incentives into solar adoption, rewarding homeowners who install battery and solar systems while connecting their stored power to grid markets.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A decentralized fix for an outdated energy economy<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Daylight aims to tackle two parallel failures: a broken solar sales model and a desperate need for grid capacity. The company noted that 60% of residential solar costs are consumed by marketing and customer acquisition, a massive inefficiency that stifles adoption and delays homeowner savings for years.<\/p>\n<p>Simultaneously, centralized utilities are struggling to meet rising electricity demand with traditional, slow-to-build power plants. Daylight\u2019s network attacks both issues by creating a unified financial and operational system and generating revenue through a dual-stream model.<\/p>\n<p>First, subscribers pay a predictable monthly fee for their energy, typically lower than their local utility rate. Second, and more critically, the network aggregates the power stored in thousands of home batteries, creating a virtual power plant. This collective resource can be dispatched to the grid during moments of peak demand, when energy prices spike, creating a premium revenue stream that flows back to the network, Daylight said.<\/p>\n<p>This financial loop is what enables the crypto-powered incentive layer. Homeowners are not just saving on their bills; they are actively rewarded for participating in the network\u2019s growth and stability.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cCrypto is uniquely good at doing those two things, and creates opportunities to align incentives, drive down costs, and rebuild this industry on a foundation of transparency, ownership, and shared economic upside,\u201d Daylight Energy CEO Jason Badeaux said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The company said it\u2019s already testing the model in Illinois and Massachusetts, where it funds installations through a mix of direct origination and partnerships with local solar providers. With the new capital, Daylight plans to introduce DeFi-based financing in the coming quarter, a step that could connect household energy systems with global capital markets in real time.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daylight\u2019s bet is that the grid\u2019s upgrade path runs through financial innovation, not just hardware. 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