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How To Endure The Next Hurricane Season With Distributed Energy Resources (DERs)

…costs. These challenges are compounded by grid congestion, energy insecurity, and the electrification efforts adding encumbrance to an aged infrastructure. Fortunately, distributed energy resources (DERs) offer an opportunity for utilities…

How Utility Customer Engagement Helps

…willing to change their behaviors, so the real changes must happen in the cloud and behind the scenes. Fixed schedules just don’t work—delivering energy (and more importantly, reasonably priced comfort)…

Team Q&A: Austin Bradford – Sales Executive

…are just a few examples. We also try to support companies that promote sustainability in their products. I recently learned that one of the biggest wastes of energy in your…

How Are Thermostats Used For Demand Response?

…known for years, that as a time-tested solution, demand response repeatedly produces results to reduce peak load reduction. Demand response has proven useful as a tool to curtail usage during…

Watch These Residential Demand Response Trends

…though not critical in order to run demand response programs. For example: Installing AMI is not only expensive but is also insufficient to meet the demands of more sophisticated residential…

Now Hiring: Workers Needed to Power A Distributed Energy Resource Future

…Cherry Creek School District in Centennial Colorado, is an example of a local community that teaches and certifies aspiring mechanics the ins and outs of electric vehicles at their new…

The Inflation Reduction Act, Distributed Energy Resources, & Rural Coops

…climate targets, the passage of the IRA has accelerated the investment in clean energy in rural regions. With new carbon-free projects coming online, distributed energy resources (DERs) will be at…

The Ghost of Utility Infrastructure Past

…with more generators, compressors, pipes, wires, poles, transformers… the list goes on. But these changes to utility infrastructure are costly, as electric companies assume both high economic risk to fund…

How Green Technologies Can Aid Decarbonization Efforts

…contributors come from industry, agriculture, and commercial and residential use. Again, the burning of fossil fuels is the biggest contributor to higher carbon emissions. Fortunately, several emerging technologies can mitigate…

How To Scale Your Demand Response Program

…when they can compare their results with those of their neighbors, everyone benefits as a community working together to create a more sustainable planet. Peer pressure works! Message centers help…

Recap: The Virtual Peaker Empower Innovation Forum 2022

…and the idle talk we had with our customers, device partners, and industry colleagues. Let’s take a look at some of the highlights. Virtual Power Plants Are Coming If you…

Virtual Power Plants: Creating a New Culture of Energy Services

…Perhaps the most significant challenge to realizing these investments is neither technical nor financial, but cultural. For example, strategic investments in virtual power plant capacity in communities bearing the brunt…