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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 […]
How Much Can Demand Response Programs Save Utilities in Avoided Peak Costs?
Peak demand has always been expensive, and progressively more so every year. As electrification, increasingly common extreme and volatile weather, […]
4 Things You Know About Critical Peaks (And 1 You Probably Don’t)
Every hot summer day or cold winter morning, utilities watch the same number climb: system demand. Most of that demand […]
The Quiet Grid Crisis: Why Your Neighbors’ Smart Thermostats Aren’t Doing Enough
In 2025, electricity demand in the lower 48 states broke its all-time peak record twice in consecutive days, reaching over 759,000 […]
Team Q&A: Juliann Major – Client Success Manager
For our new Client Success Manager, sustainability efforts take a community to realize. That’s everything from taking responsibility for your […]
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