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Amber Mullaney

Vice President of Marketing

About Amber

With almost two decades of leadership, growth marketing, and communication experience, Amber Mullaney drives the strategy behind Virtual Peaker's marketing initiatives. A proud Texan native, she graduated from the University of Houston with a degree in Public Relations and Interpersonal Communication. She is passionate and experienced in managing brands, product lines, marketing programs, and driving cross-functional teams.

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Our Power, Our Planet: 3 Ways Virtual Power Plants Support Sustainability Efforts for Earth Day 2026

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 […]

Amber Mullaney
Vice President of Marketing
The Psychology of the Prosumer: Why People Share Their Energy with the Grid

The Psychology of the Prosumer: Why People Share Their Energy with the Grid

With electric demand spiking, driving up costs and uncertainty in grid reliability, the relationship between the electric utility and the […]

Amber Mullaney
Vice President of Marketing
DistribuTech 2026 Recap: 5 Urgent Priorities Shaping the Future of Utilities

DTECH 2026 Recap: 5 Urgent Priorities Shaping the Future of Utilities

Last week, the Virtual Peaker team traveled to San Diego for DTECH 2026. We were there to help connect utilities […]

Amber Mullaney
Vice President of Marketing
The Lights-On Crisis: Why Your Traditional Load Management Will Fail in 2026—And How VPPs Provide the Firm Capacity You Need

The Lights-On Crisis: Why Your Traditional Load Management Will Fail in 2026—And How VPPs Provide the Firm Capacity You Need

To our colleagues at Investor-Owned Utilities (IOUs): Let’s be frank. Your current, century-old approach to balancing supply and demand is […]

Amber Mullaney
Vice President of Marketing
Utility Operations Teams: It's Time to Get Pumped About Distributed Energy Resources (DERs)

Utility Operations Teams: It’s Time to Get Pumped About Distributed Energy Resources (DERs)!

For years, the energy landscape has been dominated by big, centralized generation—predictable, controllable, and neatly organized. But there’s a new […]

Amber Mullaney
Vice President of Marketing
Utility Customer Engagement Has Never Been More Important

Utility Customer Engagement Has Never Been More Important

According to Deloitte, peak demand is expected to increase by around 26% by 2035, with data center demand alone accounting […]

Amber Mullaney
Vice President of Marketing
Transparency is Key: Utility Customers Want to Know

Transparency is Key: Utility Customers Want To Know

In January, EY released its Outlook 2025: Four Themes Empowering Utilities report. As the name implies, the report looks at […]

Amber Mullaney
Vice President of Marketing
Demand Flexibility & Customer Engagement: How to Streamline Your Back-of-Office Functionality

Demand Flexibility & Customer Engagement: How to Streamline Your Back-of-Office Functionality

If you’re reading this, you likely understand that the electric utility industry is at an inflection point brought on by […]

Amber Mullaney
Vice President of Marketing
Don’t Get Caught Off Guard: Why Rising Power Purchase Agreement Prices Mean Utilities Need a Virtual Power Plant Strategy

Don’t Get Caught Off Guard: Why Rising Power Purchase Agreement Prices Mean Utilities Need a Virtual Power Plant Strategy

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, after more than a decade of relatively flat demand, electricity consumption is not […]

Amber Mullaney
Vice President of Marketing
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