Featured articleMISO’s 2025 PRA: Why High Prices Are Likely Here to Stay & How You Can BenefitMISO’s 2025/2026 annual capacity auction cleared at 11x higher than last year, reflecting tighter accredited supply and rising peak demand. Read article
Read moreApr 9, 2020Week #6 – Working with multiple CSPs to maximize DR dollarsNearly 140 demand response programs exist across North America. Many of these programs are offered exclusively by Voltus while others aren’t offered by Voltus at all. What’s that now?
Read moreMar 25, 2020Week #5 – Uncovering the Gross UpThe gross-up is industry-speak for the transmission loss factor and operating reserve margin that is applied to electricity demand in wholesale power markets. These concepts impact the value of demand response resources in these same markets.
Read moreMar 24, 2020Voltus Announces New DR Opportunities in MassachusettsVoltus secures an agreement with Cape Light Compact to deliver demand response to commercial, institutional, and industrial customers in Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard.
Read moreMar 18, 2020Week #4 – Flushing out Phantom MegawattsDemand response is needed more than ever to deliver on-peak capacity, to help tamp down energy prices during grid constraints, and to help balance the grid 24/7/365 in real-time.
Read moreMar 10, 2020Week #3 – Incremental Auction Sell-Off (Don’t Get Caught Holding an Empty Bag of Cash)Using a bit of provocation, last month we declared that PJM Demand Response is Dead! The caveat here is that PJM Demand Response (as you’ve known it) is Dead, with changes to the Emergency Load Response Program (ELRP) that make it much more difficult for customers to perform and, ultimately, earn cash (e.g., a 30 minute response with 365/24/7 availability doesn’t work for most).
Read moreMar 8, 2020One Woman’s Journey to Bright, Gritty, and GoodVoltus's Director of Marketing Kelly Yazdani reflects on her professional journey and how she landed at Voltus.
Read moreMar 4, 2020Week #2 – Getting the Most Cheese from Demand Response: Unlocking the Value of In-Market and Out-of-Market DR ProgramsTake a dive into in-market vs. out-of-market demand response.
Read moreFeb 26, 2020Week #1 – Getting the Most Cheese from Demand Response: Eliminating Capacity ChargesWeek one of our multi-week Vlog series, dedicated to helping customers turn their operational flexibility into the most cash possible.
Read moreJan 8, 2019Jon Wellinghoff’s New Year’s Resolution – Double Your DR $sOur experts want to help you with a single new year’s resolution: double your dollars in demand response in 2019 with these five tips: