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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.

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Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) Aren't Going Anywhere

Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) Aren’t Going Anywhere

In his speech just yesterday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres referred to 2024 as “a masterclass in climate destruction.” That destruction […]

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Syd Bishop
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Virtual Power Plants: Single Solution Program Procurement vs. All-in-One Grid-Edge DERMS Solutions

Virtual Power Plants: Single Solution Program Procurement vs. All-in-One Grid-Edge DERMS Solutions

The concept of virtual power plants was coined in 1997 by Dr. Shimon Awerbuch, and was first introduced as a […]

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Syd Bishop
Senior Content Specialist
What Are Solar Inverters?

What Are Solar Inverters?

The U.S. electrical grid is a vast and sprawling collection of interconnections with over 500K miles of transmission lines. While […]

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Syd Bishop
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demand flexibility

How Demand Flexibility, Forecasting, & Energy Arbitrage Influence Utility Rate Design

Over the last decade, the impact of climate change has become viscerally apparent with increases in both the volatility of […]

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Syd Bishop
Senior Content Specialist
Grid-Edge DERMS

Cybersecurity & Grid-Edge DERMS

Last year, reports came out that cyberattacks on U.S. utility operators were on the rise, particularly driven by the threat […]

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Syd Bishop
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extreme weather & demand flexibility

How Demand Flexibility Initiatives Help During Extreme Weather Events

Last weekend, Hurricane Helene left a path of destruction from Florida up the east coast, leaving cities in Georgia and […]

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Syd Bishop
Senior Content Specialist
How Investments in AI & Energy Infrastructure Support Demand Flexibility

How Investments in AI & Energy Infrastructure Support Demand Flexibility

This week, BlackRock, Microsoft, and an assortment of major global economic powers announced a partnership developed to invest in energy […]

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Syd Bishop
Senior Content Specialist
Demand Flexibility All Source Procurement VS Individual Program Procurement

Demand Flexibility All Source Procurement VS Individual Program Procurement

While decarbonization and electrification efforts contribute to total demand, the increased occurrences of inclement weather and temperature extremes is driving […]

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Syd Bishop
Senior Content Specialist
demand flexibility

Justice40, Equity, & Demand Flexibility

It’s no secret that wealth inequality challenges the U.S. economy. According to the Economic Policy Institute, the top 1% of […]

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Syd Bishop
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