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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
Are Consumers Ready for Demand Response? Here’s What SECC’s Research Says.
AI data centers have become a lightning rod for public inquiry and have inadvertently raised awareness of important energy topics […]
From Demand Response to Dispatchable Capacity: The Rise of Storage-Led Virtual Power Plants
To explore the evolution and expanding capabilities of virtual power plants (VPPs), Grid Forward invited experts from Virtual Peaker, Tesla, […]
Grid Resiliency Showdown: Front-of-Meter (FTM) vs. BTM Battery Storage
In Virginia—the data center capital of the world—local municipalities and cooperatives are turning toward battery power to weather the storm […]
6 Marketing Tactics to Boost Demand Flexibility Enrollment in LMI (Low-Income) Communities
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), as of February 2026, average electric prices have risen 9% year-over-year. Costs […]
Nothing to Laugh At: 5 Myths About Demand Flexibility Debunked
It’s April Fool’s Day, but make no mistake: demand flexibility initiatives are no laughing matter. Misinformation is on the rise, […]
What Dolly Parton Can Teach Us About Utility Customer Engagement
There is perhaps no one as immediately recognizable and unifying as Dolly Parton. Unsurprisingly, Parton can teach everyone—including the energy […]
Seeing the Unforeseen: How AI Load Growth is Breaking Traditional Utility Load Forecasting Models
For decades, utility load forecasting was a game of historical averages and seasonal predictability. You looked at the previous five […]
DER Event Load Forecasting For Electric Cooperatives
Over the last decade or so, load forecasting has helped drive sustainability efforts through historical data, weather patterns, and economic […]
BTM Battery ROI: Enhancing Grid Services By Betting On Community
Just north of Boston, MA, the Trimount Battery Project is making big waves. The project is set to add 700 […]