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Jun 23, 2023

Demand Response Program Landing Page Best Practices

These best practices will help you design an effective landing page to enroll customers in your demand response programs, leading to increased program enrollment.

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Jun 15, 2023

Thermostat Demand Response Programs: 5 Proven Tips for DER Program Engagement

Use this guide to help boost enrollment and engagement in your thermostat demand response programs.

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Jun 9, 2023

Your Guide to Demand Response Incentives

Use this guide to help design a DR incentive program that is effective, efficient, and meets the needs of both the utility and its customers.

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May 12, 2023

8 Tips for Developing a Battery Pilot

Here are 8 tips to guide your battery pilot program design process and ensure you create an adaptable, future-proofed program.

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May 1, 2023

Playbook: Virtual Power Plants

The technology behind Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) is not new to utilities. However, they’re maturing to an inflection point where technology, regulations, and market conditions will drive rapid growth over the next five to 10 years. Learn more in this playbook.

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Mar 7, 2023

4 Things to Consider When Launching a Demand Response Program

To meet rising energy demand, utilities have turned to tried and true strategies like demand response to conserve energy when customers need it the most, lowering energy costs and enhancing grid resiliency.

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Mar 5, 2023

Marketing Channels and When to Use Them for Your Demand Response Program Recruitment

Building a rapport with your customers is integral in developing your demand response strategies. So how do you find the right audience at the right time to educate them on the possibilities of demand response?

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Mar 1, 2023

5 Things to Think About Before Launching a Demand Response Program

Launching energy reduction strategies like demand response programs can present challenges. Check out this tip sheet created just for utility program managers.

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Feb 28, 2023

Replay: Best Practices for Demand Response Program Management

Watch this webinar replay and hear experts from SMUD and Virtual Peaker as they explore best practices for demand response program management, enabling behind-the-meter technologies, and creating the grid of the future.

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Oct 13, 2022

Case Study: Texas Coop Leverages Enhanced Thermostats Controls to Capture Savings Amid Extreme Grid Pressures

Learn how Farmers Electric is leveraging Google Nest thermostats’ enhanced control capabilities inside Shift to increase savings and maintain customer comfort amid growing grid pressures in Texas.

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Oct 6, 2022

Report: Redefining Demand Response for Winter Peaks

In early 2022, Snohomish County Public Utility District (SnoPUD) concluded the first full winter of its demand response and time-dynamic rates pilot, called FlexEnergy. It serves as a case study on the challenges of implementing winter-peaking programs and offers encouraging lessons for other utilities.

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Aug 15, 2022

Brochure: Meet Envision, Forecasting Suite

Virtual Peaker’s load forecasting suite, Envision, uses machine learning approaches to inform smart purchasing decisions. Increase your resiliency and flexibility while significantly reducing costs.