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Non-Wires Alternatives: The Cheapest Megawatt Is the One You Never Have to Build
How forward-thinking utilities are deferring billions in infrastructure costs — without sacrificing reliability. With material costs up and supply chain […]
Grid DERMS vs. Grid-Edge DERMS: A Complete Utility Guide
Distributed Energy Resources As distributed energy resources (DERs) proliferate, utilities need purpose-built management systems to harness them. But not all […]
How to Switch DERMS Vendors: What Utilities Need to Know
As U.S. electricity demand accelerates and grid pressure intensifies, utilities can’t afford to operate a DERMS that isn’t delivering — […]
What the 2025 Virtual Power Plant (VPP) Market Report Tells Us About the Storage-Led Shift — A Conversation with Ohm Analytics
The 2025 Ohm Analytics VPP Market Report landed in January with a number that’s hard to ignore: residential battery virtual […]
5 Ways Grid-Edge DERMS Technology is Revolutionizing Traditional Demand-Side Management
What Is Grid-Edge DERMS and How Does It Modernize Demand-Side Management? Grid-Edge distributed energy resource management systems (DERMS) are software […]
Are Consumers Ready for Demand Response? Here’s What SECC’s Research Says.
AI data centers have become a lightning rod for public inquiry and have inadvertently raised awareness of important energy topics […]
5 Key Takeaways from the PLMA Spring Conference 2026: The Power of Demand Flexibility in Navigating the New Era of Load Management
The Spring 2026 PLMA (Peak Load Management Alliance) Conference in Indianapolis has come to a close, leaving the industry with […]
From Demand Response to Dispatchable Capacity: The Rise of Storage-Led Virtual Power Plants
To explore the evolution and expanding capabilities of virtual power plants (VPPs), Grid Forward invited experts from Virtual Peaker, Tesla, […]
Grid Resiliency Showdown: Front-of-Meter (FTM) vs. BTM Battery Storage
In Virginia—the data center capital of the world—local municipalities and cooperatives are turning toward battery power to weather the storm […]
6 Marketing Tactics to Boost Demand Flexibility Enrollment in LMI (Low-Income) Communities
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), as of February 2026, average electric prices have risen 9% year-over-year. Costs […]
Our Power, Our Planet: 3 Ways Virtual Power Plants Support Sustainability Efforts for Earth Day 2026
The theme for Earth Day this year is “Our Power, Our Planet.” This year emphasizes that environmental progress is driven […]
From Mandates to Megawatts: How New Legislation is Unlocking the Virtual Power Plant Market
Providing reliable, continuous service is the core mission statement of any electric utility. This reality is increasingly challenged due to […]
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