About Us - Virtual Peaker

Ushering In a Sustainable Future with Distributed Energy Resources (DER) Technology

Climate change is a real threat to our planet and we need to mobilize people across the globe to catalyze change. At Virtual Peaker we’re focused on transforming and optimizing the electric grid and believe distributed resources are the answer. We’re doing our best to save the planet. Literally.

How We Got Here

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Virtual Peaker Founded

Born of the idea that demand could be as controllable as a gas turbine, Dr. William Burke established Virtual Peaker to help utilities decarbonize and manage DERs.

Initial Seed Funding

Virtual Peaker successfully received its first $1.2M round of seed funding to help utilities manage demand and imagine a more sustainable energy future.

Moved into Current Headquarters on E Market St. in Louisville, KY

Expanding the team and growing rapidly, Virtual Peaker’s headquarters moved into its current location, facing the courtyard inside the historic NuLu Marketplace building.

Launched Fully-Integrated Platform with AI Forecasting, Operations and Customer Messaging

Recognizing utilities’ diverse needs, the platform integrated multiple suites, enabling customized and scalable SaaS solutions to maximize the value of distributed energy resources.

Series A Funding

Moore Strategic Ventures and Emerson Ventures invested $16.6M in Virtual Peaker’s rapidly growing platform capabilities to support the vision for a more stable grid.

Launched Gravity Connect™ API

This free, open-source spec for OEM developers accelerated the deployment of DERs and enabled two-way integrations that provide all of the telemetry and control needed for utility program participation.

Announced NISC Partnership

Partnered with NISC to provide enhanced DER management options to integrate with NISC’s Marketing solution, Multi-Channel Messenger, Meter Data Management, and SmartHub.

Launched Topline Demand Control

Announced the first-of-its-kind, next-generation VPP solution that enabled real-time DER control, AI forecasting, and model-predictive control to get predictable, reliable output.

Just ahead of the company’s 10th anniversary, Virtual Peaker completes an additional round of financing, led by Greensoil Proptech Ventures.

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Taking the Lead: Our Mission

Our mission is simple: to help utilities decentralize, digitize, and decarbonize using loT and smart home tech so that together we can help save the planet.

Our Core Values

From the beginning, we’ve tried to make decisions our stakeholders would be proud of. Our core values are at the center of every one of those decisions, and our growth is rooted in these values. Really, it’s that simple.

Open-Minded

We have strong
opinions held
loosely.

Honest

Honesty is paramount
in everything we do
and say.

Inclusive

We have an appreciation
and respect for diversity
of thought and culture.

Friendly

Not only are our people
friendly, but our technology
is user friendly.

Decisive

We have a bias towards
action. We move quickly
and deliberately.

Planet First

Climate change is
an existential threat and we
are here to do our part.