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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
Green Holiday Guide: Leveraging Distributed Energy Resources (DERs)
By and large, the majority of Americans favor renewable energy solutions and climate change mitigations. This sentiment is mirrored by […]
How Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) Make Everyday Black Friday
Black Friday has existed for nearly a century, a nod to post-Thanksgiving retail sales intended to drive consumerism as a […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]