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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
BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) 2026: Why OEM-Agnostic Demand Flexibility Programs Are Winning
According to ICF, U.S. electric demand is projected to increase by 39% by 2035. Driven by AI data center developments, […]
What is a Distributed Energy Resource (DER)?
Distributed energy resources (DERs) are small-scale, decentralized power and storage technologies like rooftop solar, batteries, and smart home devices like […]
What is EV Telematics?
Globally, electric vehicles account for around 25% of all new car sales; those very same electric vehicles provide challenges and […]
BESS & the Duck Curve: Leveraging DERs to Manage Peaks
The duck curve, the duck-shaped chart showing the difference between electric-demand and the amount of available photovoltaic solar available throughout […]
What Are Distributed Energy Resource Management Systems (DERMS)?
A distributed energy resource management system (DERMS) is the software layer that lets a utility see, group, and dispatch thousands […]
What is Firm Load Shedding?
Firm load shedding is the deliberate, controlled disconnection of “firm” customer load, which is the electricity service utilities are contractually […]
How Much Can Demand Response Programs Save Utilities in Avoided Peak Costs?
Peak demand has always been expensive, and progressively more so every year. As electrification, increasingly common extreme and volatile weather, […]
Managing C&I Load Flexibility: How DERMS Extends Beyond Residential DERs
Demand flexibility programs often start with the residential customer: distributed energy resources (DERs) like smart thermostats, water heaters, and rooftop […]
What’s the ROI of a Virtual Power Plant Program? A Utility’s Guide to Calculating Savings
To meet rapidly rising demand, utilities evaluating demand flexibility programs are increasingly asking a straightforward question: does a virtual power […]