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Demand Response in Winter? Here’s What Americans Think.

…they were enrolled in a program, and respondents overwhelmingly preferred energy providers as the sources compared with thermostat manufacturers or other third-party companies. Sixty-one percent of consumers want to receive…

Q&A w/Former Colorado PUC Chair Jeff Ackermann Part 3: The Collaboration Model for Distributed Energy Resources

Virtual Peaker recently spoke with Jeff Ackermann, the former chair of the Colorado Public Utilities Commission and current senior policy advisor at The Center for the New Energy Economy, about…

Top 5 Blogs of 2023 Roundup – Demand Flexibility, Predictability, & APIs!

…the paradigm shift from utilities as the sole power provider with a line on secure and reliable energy, to modern stewards of the grid challenged to decarbonize while meeting community…

The Costs of Outsourcing Your Demand Response Program Management

…of 984.13 GWh in total electricity conserved. These figures indicates not only customer interest in enrollment but a commitment that led to significant energy conservation savings. Combined with the increased…

Why Your EV & Distributed Energy Resource Management System Strategy Should Be All-In-One

…now than ever, and more to come. As an aggregation tool, distributed energy resource management systems (DERMS) are a necessary component of the demand flexibility programs that are already occurring…

Team Q&A: Amber Mullaney – Vice President of Marketing

…the Forbes Communications Council, which has enabled me to build relationships with marketing and communications leaders from around the country across all sorts of industries. I’m excited to bring those…

Sustainability in the New Year: Virtual Peaker in 2021 & Beyond

…an electrified future, including committing to the infrastructure needed to realize these investments. In part, these initiatives are driven by global sustainability and decarbonization efforts, which have further incentivized lawmakers…

Demand Flexibility & The High Cost of Upgrading the Grid

…lack of coordination among authorities contribute to delays, reducing motivation for renewable investments. Despite commendable efforts by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to streamline processes, persistent bottlenecks impede the…

Direct Comparison Guide: Launching a VPP versus Building a New Power Plant

This guide compares new power plant construction and virtual power plant costs and maintenance to help your utility operation find the best decision. Direct Comparison Guide: Launching a VPP versus…

Demand Response Program Landing Page Best Practices

These best practices will help you design an effective landing page to enroll customers in your demand response programs, leading to increased program enrollment. Demand Response Program Landing Page Best…

Renewable, Reliable, and Scalable—How To Write a Great IRP

…Union of Concerned Scientists provides a half-dozen examples of why state regulators rejected IRPs. In general, the “fails” turned into wins—for companies and consumers—when utilities focused “less on building generation…

TEAM Q&A: Susan Reale –  Sales Director

…a client director for the world’s leading information technology research and advisory company. Before that, I managed client relationships with state and local governments at Thomson Reuters in Louisville for