Critical Loop tackles one of the energy transition's biggest constraints: grid capacity and slow interconnection. Its mobile microgrids and distribution control units accelerate electric grid connections, compressing timelines that typically span years down to mere weeks for housing, manufacturing, and other projects waiting on power. The system also provides resilient backup, automatically failing over to onsite generation when the grid goes down. By intelligently managing distributed energy resources, Critical Loop unlocks capacity that would otherwise stall development. Headquartered in Long Beach, California, and led by co-founder and CEO Bala Ramamurthy, the company raised a $26M Series A co-led by Conifer Infrastructure Partners and Hanover, with Better Ventures, Climate Capital, Cyrus Ventures, and Adapt Nation Capital participating.