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Virtual Peaker Partners with Google’s Nest Renew to Support a Clean Energy Future

…a remote-first company based in Louisville, Kentucky. For more information, visit www.virtual-peaker.com/ and follow the company on LinkedIn and Twitter (@VirtualPeaker).   MEDIA CONTACTS Virtual Peaker: Mark Ray | mark@markrayassociates.com

Q&A w/Former Colorado PUC Chair Jeff Ackermann Part 1: The Regulatory Path to More Distributed Energy Resources

…capital investment approvals (of which I was a part as a commissioner) are coming home to roost in the form of steady and significant rate increases. What Are the Common…

Watch These Residential Demand Response Trends

…business model. If not, high capital costs and failed targets will result in organizational waste with minimal benefit to the utility or the ratepayer. These programs are realized through the…

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 Utility Cooperatives Can Prepare For An Uncertain Future

…but in maintaining a reliable grid. With a progressively complex array of devices challenging load shapes and climate change-driven temperature extremes, grid reliability is no small task. Luckily, these two…

10 Reasons to Love Clean Energy: A Valentine’s Day Ode to Sustainability

…in a cleaner tomorrow? In a world where environmental concerns are at the forefront, showing love for sustainable practices is a meaningful gesture. So, let’s dive into the heart of…

What’s Happening to the Electric Grid in Middle America?

…grid is an enormous challenge right now! For example, Harrison REMC, a cooperative utility company in Indiana, shared this doomsday post on Facebook on June 13. While scary and frustrating,…

What is a Distributed Energy Resource (DER)?

…are technologies that comprise and compliment the personal energy ecosystem. Examples of DER technologies include battery storage, wind generating units, electric vehicle (EV) charging, rooftop photovoltaic solar, and smart home…

Using Demand Flexibility to Manage Data Centers & AI

…clean, dry environments to thrive. Cloud computing, streaming services, and research projects require a substantial amount of computing power to function, primarily as part of the coolant system to moderate…

What is Load Forecasting?

…in the future. An example of time series analysis is a SARMA model that captures the Seasonal, AutoRegressive, and Moving Average components of a time series. Machine learning models for

What Happens If You Ignore EV Charging Needs?

…expanding national grid infrastructure, a solution complicated by years-long backlogs of necessary grid upgrades. Fortunately, EV charging and other demand flexibility initiatives offer a non-wires alternative fix to meeting customer…

Lowering Barriers For Virtual Power Plant Programs

…devices, but require the requisite broadband functionality to reach them. Likewise, these devices often come with a comparatively high price tag as compared to their primitive antecedents. For example, while…