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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
How to Meet Rising Peak Energy Through Demand Flexibility
According to the Short Term Energy Outlook report from the U.S Energy Information Administration research indicates that power consumption will […]
Why Grid Operators Are Skeptical of Distributed Energy Resources (& Why They Shouldn’t Be Now)
The U.S. power grid has proven particularly reliable over time, providing an average of 99.95% year-round reliability, with the total […]
Why Educating Utility Customers is Crucial to Demand Response
As anyone in the renewable energy space can attest, describing the nuances of distributed energy resources (DER) or load shifting […]
4 Tips for Finding the Right DERMS This Global Energy Independence Day
The history of fuel sources is as vast as it is fascinating. One of the earliest forms of energy generation […]
Topline Demand Control, Virtual Power Plants, & DERMS (Oh My!)
For roughly a century, the mechanics and language of the utility remained relatively—an important qualifier in this context—static, and for […]
Why Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) Are Finally Entering the Control Room
Over Memorial Day Weekend, Virtual Peaker’s hometown of Louisville, Kentucky experienced unusually volatile weather, with hurricane-force winds that resulted in […]
Are Consumers Engaging with Their Energy Usage Data?
Over the past decade, the number of smart meters in the United States has grown from less than 60 million […]
How Topline Demand Control Moves Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) into the Control Room
Distributed energy resources (DERs) are a powerful asset during the energy transition, albeit one that is historically intermittent either due […]
Team Q&A: Keith Flynn – Software Development Intern
Getting his start through Code Kentucky, our Software Development Intern Keith Flynn was ready for a challenge. From his sustainability […]