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53% More Firm Capacity: Closing the Gap in Demand Response’s Final Hour

53% More Firm Capacity: Closing the Gap in Demand Response’s Final Hour

For as long as utilities have used smart thermostats for demand flexibility programs like demand response, BYOD programs, or, more […]

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Stacia Secreriat
Digital Marketing Manager
Water Heaters Aren't Just a Demand Flexibility Resource, They're a Portfolio Multiplier

Water Heaters Aren’t Just a Demand Flexibility Resource, They’re a Portfolio Multiplier

Smart water heaters represent an underused opportunity for use in demand flexibility programs. Since water heater tanks store heat for […]

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Syd Bishop
Senior Content Specialist
Energy Arbitrage

Buy Low, Use High: Energy Arbitrage Explained

Energy arbitrage is the practice of storing or buying electricity when prices are low and using or selling it when […]

Amber Mullaney
Vice President of Marketing
9 Hidden Costs of Staying with Legacy Direct Load Control (DLC) Systems vs. a Grid-Edge DERMS

9 Hidden Costs of Staying with Legacy Direct Load Control (DLC) Systems vs. a Grid-Edge DERMS

With electric demand spiking, demand flexibility initiatives like demand response, virtual power plants, BYOD programs, or EV charging are critical […]

Virtual Peaker Team
Virtual Peaker Team
Distribution Constraint Management

Distribution Constraint Management Made Easy: What is Localized Dispatch?

Distribution constraint management is the practice of keeping feeders, transformers, and substations within their thermal and voltage limits by coordinating […]

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Syd Bishop
Senior Content Specialist
How Topline Demand Control Reliably Increases Firm Capacity

How Topline Demand Control Reliably Increases Firm Capacity

Topline Demand Control (TDC) increases firm capacity by steering a fleet of distributed energy resources (DERs) to follow a target […]

Virtual Peaker Team
Virtual Peaker Team
topline demand control

What is Topline Demand Control?

Imagine running a demand flexibility event and knowing with certainty that you’ll get exactly the result you want? Sounds impossible […]

Stacia Secreriat 3
Stacia Secreriat
Digital Marketing Manager
BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) 2026: Why OEM-Agnostic Demand Flexibility Programs Are Winning

BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) 2026: Why OEM-Agnostic Demand Flexibility Programs Are Winning

According to ICF, U.S. electric demand is projected to increase by 39% by 2035. Driven by AI data center developments, […]

Syd Bishop 1
Syd Bishop
Senior Content Specialist
Distributed Energy Resource

What is a Distributed Energy Resource (DER)?

Distributed energy resources (DERs) are small-scale, decentralized power and storage technologies like rooftop solar, batteries, and smart home devices like […]

Syd Bishop 1
Syd Bishop
Senior Content Specialist

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