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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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Virtual Power Plants & the Power of Communities
In 2023, the Department of Energy (DOE) reported that 80-160 GW of virtual power plant capacity is necessary by 2030 […]
Betting On Customers Will Pay Off For Demand Flexibility
The 20th-century formula for a reliable and functional grid depended upon the stability and predictability derived from designing generation and […]
Winter Demand Response, Virtual Power Plants, & Grid-Edge DERMS
The distributed energy resource (DER) market is expected to double by 2027. Between the dual challenges of global decarbonization and […]