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# Our Mission | AI-Powered Energy for Utilities
Ushering In a Sustainable Future with Distributed Energy Resources (DER) Technology
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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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2015 2018 2020 2022 2022 2022 2023 2024 2025
### 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.
### 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](https://virtual-peaker.com/news/virtual-peaker-platform-expands-beyond-derms/), 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](https://virtual-peaker.com/news/virtual-peaker-announces-16-6-million-series-a-funding-round/) in Virtual Peaker’s rapidly growing platform capabilities to support the vision for a more stable grid.
### Announced NISC Partnership
[Partnered with NISC](https://virtual-peaker.com/news/nisc-strengthens-derms-program-through-partnership-with-virtual-peaker/) 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](https://virtual-peaker.com/topline-demand-control/) that enabled real-time DER control, AI forecasting, and model-predictive control to get predictable, reliable output.
Apr 2015 Feb 2018 Mar 2020 Jan 2022 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 May 2023 May 2024 January 2025
Taking the Lead: Our Mission
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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
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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.
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Open-Minded
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We have strong
opinions held
loosely.
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Honest
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Honesty is paramount
in everything we do
and say.
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Inclusive
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We have an appreciation
and respect for diversity
of thought and culture.
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Friendly
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Not only are our people
friendly, but our technology
is user friendly.
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Decisive
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We have a bias towards
action. We move quickly
and deliberately.
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Planet First
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Climate change is
an existential threat and we
are here to do our part.
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