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Distributed energy resources (DERs) may be a competitive concern for traditional electric generators, but for independent system operators, DERs offer both benefits and challenges. Here’s what POWER ...

Akshai Baskaran is VP and GM, Energy Management, for Gravity, a San Francisco, California-based company that helps ...

Exelon Corporation EXC announced that its Commonwealth Edison Company (“ComEd”) unit has interconnected more than 1 gigawatt (GW) of distributed energy resources (DER) capacity to the ComEd grid. This ...

As the U.S. bulk power system continues to focus on distributed energy resources (DERs) for more of our overall electricity needs, the ability of the grid operators, power marketers, and reliability ...

Hurricane Ian was a bad one. If you didn’t quite realize it, just ask the residents of Sanibel Island. The power was out for weeks, both major grocery stores were decimated and hundreds of homes were ...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Leap, the leading platform for launching and scaling virtual power plants (VPPs), has announced its entry into PJM Interconnection LLC (PJM), the largest wholesale ...

SHELTON, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Budderfly, the preferred sustainability partner for commercial businesses, today announced that it has acquired a grid-edge distributed energy resource management ...

These days, it seems homeowners can choose a smart version of just about any household device. Using a computer or smartphone, consumers can control and adjust home lighting, thermostats, ...