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Smart Thermostats & Demand Flexibility: What Utilities Should Know Before Launching a Program

Smart Thermostats & Demand Flexibility: What Utilities Should Know Before Launching a Program

Smart thermostats are one of the most accessible entry points into demand flexibility programs like demand response or virtual power […]

Virtual Peaker Team
Virtual Peaker Team

Team Q&A: Sierra Milosh – Client Success IT Implementation Lead

Connecting with the energy sector through the lens of renewable energy during college, Sierra Milosh went to work to make […]

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Bill Burke
Founder & CEO
Managing C&I Load Flexibility: How DERMS Extends Beyond Residential DERs

Managing C&I Load Flexibility: How DERMS Extends Beyond Residential DERs

Demand flexibility programs often start with the residential customer: distributed energy resources (DERs) like smart thermostats, water heaters, and rooftop […]

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Syd Bishop
Senior Content Specialist
6 Takeaways About Virtual Power Plants from Our Speed to Scale: Unlocking Firm Capacity with Rapid OEM Integrations Webinar

6 Takeaways About Virtual Power Plants from Our Speed to Scale: Unlocking Firm Capacity with Rapid OEM Integrations Webinar

On July 22, 2026, Virtual Peaker hosted a live discussion, “Speed to Scale: Unlocking Firm Capacity with Rapid OEM Integrations,” […]

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Virtual Peaker Team
What's the ROI of a Virtual Power Plant Program? A Utility's Guide to Calculating Savings

What’s the ROI of a Virtual Power Plant Program? A Utility’s Guide to Calculating Savings

To meet rapidly rising demand, utilities evaluating demand flexibility programs are increasingly asking a straightforward question: does a virtual power […]

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Syd Bishop
Senior Content Specialist
How Distributed Energy Resources Support Energy Affordability Efforts

How Distributed Energy Resources Support Energy Affordability Efforts

As energy usage spikes, leading to $9.2 billion in rate increase requests that have driven  higher customer bills, and operational […]

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Syd Bishop
Senior Content Specialist
The 40-Year-Old Grid: Modernizing Aging Assets With Grid-Edge DERMS Software

The 40-Year-Old Grid: Modernizing Aging Assets With Grid-Edge DERMS Software

With energy demand rapidly spiking, and costs for infrastructure rising, utilities are struggling to keep up. Fortunately, through the use […]

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Virtual Peaker Team
Addressing the Complexity Tax in Utility Distributed Energy Resource (DER) Portfolios

Addressing the Complexity Tax in Utility Distributed Energy Resource (DER) Portfolios

Utilities adding new device types, programs, or rate structures to its distributed energy resource (DER) portfolio pays a hidden price. […]

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Syd Bishop
Senior Content Specialist
How To Keep Virtual Power Plant Enrollment Momentum In 2026

How To Keep Virtual Power Plant Enrollment Momentum In 2026

Through demand flexibility initiatives like virtual power plants and demand response, utilities have proven that distributed energy resources (DERs) including […]

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Virtual Peaker Team
What is Data Center Load Shifting?

What is Data Center Load Shifting?

Data center load shifting is an effective demand flexibility strategy to minimize peak demand for data centers through aggregate conservation. […]

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Syd Bishop
Senior Content Specialist
Finding Virtual Capacity: How DERMS Resolves Grid Congestion Without New Infrastructure

Finding Virtual Capacity: How DERMS Resolves Grid Congestion Without New Infrastructure

Grid congestion is intensifying. As of late-June 2026, the interconnection queue holds 1.74 TW of waiting projects. Upgrading the entire […]

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Stacia Secreriat
Digital Marketing Manager
What To Look For in Energy Management & Utility Software

What To Look For in Energy Management & Utility Software

The U.S. energy sector is in the middle of a transformation that makes earlier grid modernization efforts look modest by […]

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Syd Bishop
Senior Content Specialist

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