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What Is Managed Charging?
…the grid becomes increasingly complicated. Getting More Users Involved in Managed Charging The increased volume of charging stations that promise to serve future commuters might not need much convincing to…
BlogWebinar Recap: The Intersection of Rate Design & Distributed Energy Resources
…when it comes to their energy needs, and sources. This can be seen very clearly in California with Community Choice Aggregation, where communities are buying their energy locally and at…
News & PRVirtual Peaker Integrates Eaton’s Cloud-Based Energy Management Circuit Breaker Platform
…EV charging. These breakers are powered by Brightlayer, Eaton’s digital foundation utilizing platform components including cloud connectivity, remote control, and monitoring. Through the integration of energy management circuit breakers with…
News & PRSeven Louisville-area companies that raised money in February
Louisville-based Virtual Peaker Inc. makes a web-based platform through which utility companies can control internet-enabled appliances, such as window air conditioners, heat pumps, and thermostats. Its clients are utility companies,…
BlogHow Are Thermostats Used For Demand Response?
A quick search for “demand response” as a news item tells you plenty about the decades-old load management strategy. The top results validate what many, especially utility program managers, have…
BlogResidential Demand Response Programs Need Better Device Control
Utility resident demand response (DR) programs have evolved in many ways over the years. Initially focused on direct load controllers (DLC) that provide on/off switches and one-way communication, fortunately, through…
BlogUsing Battery Storage in Your Demand Flexibility Initiatives
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) anticipates 62.8 GW of energy storage to come online in 2024, an increase of 55% from 2023. These investments are driven by increases in solar…
BlogDemand Response is For All Seasons
…In fact, July 22, 2024, was marked as the hottest day ever recorded in human history, further indicating that rising temperature extremes have only just begun. But rising temperatures is…
BlogHow Demand Flexibility Can Alleviate Grid Congestion
…another 56% in 2022. Further complicating this is the growing annual costs of climate change, which challenges energy security and efficiency. Grid Congestion & Regulatory Hurdles Clearly, immediate action is…
Blog3 Use Cases For Demand Response
…solve many issues including grid reliability, energy resource management, cost efficiency, and environmental impact. Challenge: Temperature Extremes Threaten Energy Security One of the biggest challenges threatening energy security today is…
BlogEarth Day Blog: Sustainability & Demand Flexibility Tips For Utilities
Next Monday is Earth Day 2024, a tradition that we honor annually as part of our sustainability efforts. In the U.S., clean energy goals are established on a state-by-state basis,…
BlogAdding New Device Types to Your Demand Flexibility Program(s)
…OEMs is rarely the same from device to device, irrespective of type. In many cases, utilities have leveraged OpenADR, a communications standard or protocol that defines a set of rules…