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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
Things We Lost In The Fire: Demand Flexibility & Emergency Load Management
The Palisades fire blazing through Los Angeles, California this week is a grim reminder of the challenges posed by climate […]
How Behind-the-Meter (BTM) Battery Storage Enhances Grid Resiliency
Between increasing electricity needs and climate-related challenges, behind-the-meter (BTM) battery storage systems are more important than ever as an effective […]
Top 5 Blogs of 2024 Roundup: Load Forecasting, Energy Arbitrage, & Topline Demand Control
Any marketer worth their salt can tell you that failure is a valuable tool to learn how to better message. […]
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 […]