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What Does EV Telematics Mean for EV Load Management?

…range of EV data, augmenting load research with a granular look at behaviors. Ultimately, this new approach will help utilities design better programs, enhance customer service and engagement, and open

Using Battery Storage in Your Demand Flexibility Initiatives

…a reliable outcome. Energy Arbitrage As noted above, energy arbitrage is the most common use for battery storage in U.S. load management strategies. Energy arbitrage is the practice of storing…

A New Must-Have Customer Segmentation Strategy for Utility Program Managers

…remains that most utility customers do not care about their energy usage and that customers are mostly indifferent to new program rollouts. But there is new research that not only…

How Demand Flexibility, Forecasting, & Energy Arbitrage Influence Utility Rate Design

…exorbitant premium. Compensation – customers providing power back to the grid should be compensated fairly. Baseline costs – Customers should pay only for grid services and supply costs reflective of…

Zero Emissions Day: EV Charging & Beyond

…it is paved with innovation, determination, and a collective commitment to change. By advocating for clean energy solutions, supporting sustainable practices, and driving policy changes, we can drive the momentum…

Winter Demand Response, Virtual Power Plants, & Grid-Edge DERMS

…on command. Topline Demand Control optimizes DERs resulting in a reliable outcome based on customer requests: if a grid operator requests X during a grid event, Topline Demand Control will…

What Are Solar Inverters?

…request. For example, if a program manager asks for x kWh worth of electricity, Topline Demand Control works to produce that outcome every time. Forecasting Because solar inverters provide real-time…

How To Manage Generation & Transmission Demand Flexibility Programs Under a Single Umbrella

…the road than ever. With the IRA and comparable bills bringing EV infrastructure beyond rural areas, managing EV charging is an inevitable existential reality. Still, EV managed charging is an…

The Changing Rural Landscape: Cooperatives, EVs, & Managed Charging

Rural electric co-ops are embracing the growing electric vehicle (EV) market trends and increased infrastructural support, driven equally by prosumer interest and legislation. For example, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)…

Things We Lost In The Fire: Demand Flexibility & Emergency Load Management

…most expensive in U.S. history, a price tag that will only grow the longer the fire spreads. Last year was not only the hottest year in recorded history, after nearly…

Ani Backa Talks DERs with Virtual Peaker (Part 2 of 3)

…energy resources (DERs). Ani acknowledged that COVID-19 has fundamentally altered the landscape and that her responses are driven by two pandemic-related themes: uncertainty, and no end date. Virtual Peaker’s discussion…

The West Is on Fire: We Need To Adopt More Demand Flexibility Strategies

…remain in your favor, Topline Demand Control can produce reliable outcomes from the DER assets already in communities. In fact, Wood Mackenzie reports that DER adoptions could double by 2027,…