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Earlier this summer, Rocky Mountain Institute issued a report called Pathways For Innovation: The Role of Pilots and Demonstrations in Reinventing the Utility Business Model. The report outlines five macro themes that are emerging in demonstration projects around the country, as utilities adapt to growing DER penetrations. As a provider of distributed storage solutions to […]

Canadian electricity provider Alectra Utilities is living a distributed energy reality most U.S. utilities can only dream of.

For years, software has made businesses smarter and more productive. Today, software is making our homes smarter, too: Nearly ten percent of North American households are equipped with some type of “smart home” technology.

Australia’s power utilities and grid operators, under threat from the world’s fastest take-up of home solar panels, are rushing to come up with ways to stay relevant and protect long-term revenues.

Australia-based AGL has been an active investor in grid edge companies including Sunverge. The company uses Sunverge solar battery systems for the world’s biggest virtual power plant project.

When paired with the right algorithm, distributed storage can stabilize the grid. AGL and Sunverge detected 44% drop in the peak demand in Australia.

Grid benefits from distributed-scale energy storage systems are driving the development of software platforms that can serve as virtual power plants.

DERMS Platforms: New York utility Con Edison’s partners with Sunverge on its non-wires alternatives pilot.