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What is Peak Shaving?
U.S. electricity demand is growing faster than it has in generations. The EIA forecasts electricity use will climb 1% in […]
Tip Sheet: Year Round Peak Readiness Checklist
A 5-minute diagnostic checklist for utility executives whose peak risk no longer clocks out after summer.
BESS & the Duck Curve: Leveraging DERs to Manage Peaks
The duck curve, the duck-shaped chart showing the difference between electric-demand and the amount of available photovoltaic solar available throughout […]
What Are Distributed Energy Resource Management Systems (DERMS)?
A distributed energy resource management system (DERMS) is the software layer that lets a utility see, group, and dispatch thousands […]
How to Future-Proof Your Virtual Power Plant (VPP)
An aggregation of distributed energy resources (DERs), virtual power plants (VPPs) have become a critical component of U.S. load flexibility. […]
What is Demand Response?
Demand response is a more than 40-year old demand flexibility strategy that involves shifting demand to off-peak periods of usage. […]
Smart Water Heaters & Demand Flexibility: What Utilities Should Know Before Launching a Program
Water heaters are quietly becoming one of the most valuable tools in a utility’s demand flexibility toolkit. Because they store […]
What is a Virtual Power Plant?
A virtual power plant (VPP) is a network of distributed energy resources (DERs) including rooftop solar, home batteries, electric vehicles, […]
What is Firm Load Shedding?
Firm load shedding is the deliberate, controlled disconnection of “firm” customer load, which is the electricity service utilities are contractually […]
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