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How one Midwest State Aims to Create More Value from Distributed Energy

by Joanne Zulinski

If states are to fully unlock the value of distributed energy resources (DERs), utilities will have to pay customers for all the grid services they can provide with their DERs. [...]

Everything You Need to Know About New York’s New DER & Aggregation Participation Model

The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO)’s new DER & Aggregation Participation Model reflects how far distributed energy resources (DERs) have come as well as the potential they can unlock as the Empire State drives toward its Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) initiative for creating a more diversified grid by better integrating customers. Not only […]

Earn Revenue with CPower and APS: When the Mercury Rises Across Arizona

Arizona had the hottest summer on record in 2023, with Phoenix recording 55 days above 110°F — and this summer is expected to be no different. When the mercury rises, Arizona Public Service (APS) maintains a reliable, affordable and clean supply of energy thanks in part to its demand response program, Peak Solutions. This program […]

CPower’s Team is Committed to Clean Energy Future

At CPower, we take pride in our vision of shaping the Customer-Powered Grid®, fostering a flexible, clean, and reliable energy future. Whether by collaborating with our clients to reduce carbon footprints by 375,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions in a single year or promoting grid sustainability through existing resources, we are proud to know that […]

Solar Eclipse Gives VPPs Chance to Shine

Credit: NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio A total solar eclipse will move across North America at more than 1,500 miles per hour on April 8. The moon will totally block the sun along the path in red. Commercial and industrial energy users can look at the bright side of the upcoming total solar eclipse. They may […]

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How one Midwest State Aims to Create More Value from Distributed Energy

If states are to fully unlock the value of distributed energy resources (DERs), utilities will have to pay customers for all the grid services they can provide with their DERs....

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Everything You Need to Know About New York’s New DER & Aggregation Participation Model

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CPower’s Team is Committed to Clean Energy Future

CPower volunteers picked up trash in Patterson Park in Baltimore as part of the company’s 2024 Spring Day of Caring. At CPower, we take pride in our vision of shaping...

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Solar Eclipse Gives VPPs Chance to Shine

Credit: NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio A total solar eclipse will move across North America at more than 1,500 miles per hour on April 8. The moon will totally block the...

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Demand Growth Offers Opportunities for Data Centers

Artificial intelligence is accelerating data center growth and energy needs—and facilities can reduce costs and earn revenue by managing their electricity wisely. Grid planners have nearly doubled their 5-year load...

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Now is the Time to Embrace ‘Virtual Power Plants’: Here’s Why

The energy transition is one of the most complex undertakings in human history, but one thing is clear — the grid of the future will be cleaner, more decentralized and...

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Super Bowl Offers Lesson on Grid Flexibility

The Super Bowl has been described in many ways, primarily according to one’s opinion of the National Football League’s annual championship game. Grand. Spectacular. Hyped. Excessive. And, just when you...

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VPPs: GridFuture Turns Knowledge into Action

Energy industry stakeholders recently convened at CPower’s GridFuture conference to pave the way for a better tomorrow for generations to come. Path-blazing customers and partners, government officials and executives from...

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CPower Writes ‘Big Checks’ to Education Customers in Texas

Two large Texas energy users recently shared how much revenue they have earned for improving grid reliability. In separate public events, CPower recently presented San Jacinto College and the Houston...

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ChatGPT on Optimizing DERs: What It Got Right and What We Would Add

Contrary to what it may seem, artificial intelligence has not taken over the world, or at least not yet. But you can be excused for believing that AI is in...