** Shares of energy storage network provider Stem Inc
STEM.N rise 11.4% to $4.40 in premarket trading
** Posts 63% rise in Q1 revenue - Refinitiv data
** Says Q1 revenue rise was largely due to higher hardware
revenue & revenue contribution from its solar asset performance
management business
** Reaffirming 2023 guidance based on "strong Q1 performance
and sustained positive outlook" - CEO John Carrington
** Continues to expect that STEM will achieve positive
adjusted EBITDA in the second half of 2023 - CEO John Carrington
** Up to last close, stock had fallen 55.8% so far this year
(Reporting by Ashwini Raj in Bengaluru)
((Ashwini.Raj@thomsonreuters.com))