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Syd Bishop
Senior Content Specialist
About Syd
Syd is a senior content specialist and all-around word nerd for Virtual Peaker. Syd believes in the inevitability of renewable energies and in implementing a diverse energy portfolio and is excited to use his skills to help spread that message far and wide. In his scant free time, Syd is a father of two, husband of an awesome wife, a musician, and a lover of comic books, and all things sci-fi.
Syd beyond Virtual Peaker
What Are Agrovoltaics?
What Are Non-Wires Alternatives?
Utility Program Marketing 101: The Challenges of Climate Change Misinformation
Carbon Neutrality, Net Zero Emissions, & Energy Decarbonization
How Demand Flexibility Can Alleviate Grid Congestion
Utility Program Marketing 101: The Challenges of Climate Change Misinformation
The History of Demand-Side Management
Demand Response Program Management: Outsourcing vs. in-house
Written By Syd
What is Gas Demand Response?
In June, New England experienced a heatwave that threatened the region’s grid stability. To meet demand, grid operators aggregated rooftop […]
Using Virtual Power Plants To Meet Demand During Heat Waves
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports that the recent heat waves plaguing the northern hemisphere this summer have caused a […]
Demand Flexibility & Energy Independence
In 2007, the Bush administration enacted the Energy Independence and Security Act to help increase the production of renewable energy […]
Video Games, Data Centers, & Demand Flexibility
There are approximately 3.32 billion active video game players worldwide, which amounts to around $5 billion per year in energy […]
Demand Response in Winter? Here’s What Americans Think.
Faced with growing challenges in managing peak demand during cold weather months due to extreme weather events, home and transportation […]
Why Electric Vehicles & EV Charging Still Matter
The electric vehicle (EV) market has already shown promise in 2025, with an 11% increase in sales in the first […]
How BTM Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) Defrays New Construction Costs
U.S. electric utilities are facing an unprecedented rise in electric demand, driven in part by supply chain issues, the increased […]
The Emerging Network Model for Co-Op Utilities
Grid Forward invited the CEOs at Holy Cross Energy and United Power onto our podcast to talk about the current […]
How Demand Flexibility Programs Meet Rising Demand (In Spite of the Supply Chain)
The U.S. energy sector faces unprecedented challenges in meeting rising demand driven by increased and energy-hungry AI and data center […]