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U.S. Virtual Power Plant Regulations: Every Major State Policy Explained
Virtual Power Plants & Grid Policy Virtual power plants have moved from pilot programs to statewide regulatory mandates. Here is […]
Feeder-Level Dispatch & Grid-Edge DERMS: Get Relief Where Your Grid Needs It Most
To meet rising demand and effect feeder-level dispatch, Grid-Edge distributed energy resource management systems (DERMS) provide ops teams the localized […]
Non-Wires Alternatives: The Cheapest Megawatt Is the One You Never Have to Build
How forward-thinking utilities are deferring billions in infrastructure costs — without sacrificing reliability. With material costs up and supply chain […]
Grid DERMS vs. Grid-Edge DERMS: A Complete Utility Guide
Distributed Energy Resources As distributed energy resources (DERs) proliferate, utilities need purpose-built management systems to harness them. But not all […]
How to Switch DERMS Vendors: What Utilities Need to Know
As U.S. electricity demand accelerates and grid pressure intensifies, utilities can’t afford to operate a DERMS that isn’t delivering — […]
What the 2025 Virtual Power Plant (VPP) Market Report Tells Us About the Storage-Led Shift — A Conversation with Ohm Analytics
The 2025 Ohm Analytics VPP Market Report landed in January with a number that’s hard to ignore: residential battery virtual […]
5 Ways Grid-Edge DERMS Technology is Revolutionizing Traditional Demand-Side Management
What Is Grid-Edge DERMS and How Does It Modernize Demand-Side Management? Grid-Edge distributed energy resource management systems (DERMS) are software […]
Are Consumers Ready for Demand Response? Here’s What SECC’s Research Says.
AI data centers have become a lightning rod for public inquiry and have inadvertently raised awareness of important energy topics […]
5 Key Takeaways from the PLMA Spring Conference 2026: The Power of Demand Flexibility in Navigating the New Era of Load Management
The Spring 2026 PLMA (Peak Load Management Alliance) Conference in Indianapolis has come to a close, leaving the industry with […]
From Demand Response to Dispatchable Capacity: The Rise of Storage-Led Virtual Power Plants
To explore the evolution and expanding capabilities of virtual power plants (VPPs), Grid Forward invited experts from Virtual Peaker, Tesla, […]
Grid Resiliency Showdown: Front-of-Meter (FTM) vs. BTM Battery Storage
In Virginia—the data center capital of the world—local municipalities and cooperatives are turning toward battery power to weather the storm […]
6 Marketing Tactics to Boost Demand Flexibility Enrollment in LMI (Low-Income) Communities
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), as of February 2026, average electric prices have risen 9% year-over-year. Costs […]
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