Voltus just exceeded 1.21 gigawatts of demand response under management. What can 1.21 gigawatts do for us? Read about the impact here.

See how DR stacks up against solar in the Hawkeye state.

VoltusFest Pittsburgh – a perfect backdrop for our team to learn, grow, and Voltan-teer. We challenged ourselves to not only to make our conference as green as possible, but also to do some service and leave the city cleaner than how we found it.

As if reminding us of our favorite quote from George Orwell’s Animal Farm, PJM and its Market Monitor argue that seasonal demand response (DR) and renewable resources would suppress capacity prices because they would only have to deliver for part of the year. Yet PJM bills its peak demand charge (which can amount to as much as 30% of an electricity bill) on the highest five hours of demand during the year!

“Can you give me an example of when you’ve ‘spoken truth to power’ either in your professional or personal life and what that experience was like?” That’s the final question Matt and I ask any candidate wanting to be part of the Voltus team.

A little over a year ago, I posted about how cleantech has a pipeline problem with recruiting female candidates – a problem that perpetuates itself because the status quo continues to be a male-dominated industry. At Voltus, we are committed to making targeted efforts to attract women to the industry.

Let’s get to work on our New Year’s resolution: helping you double your dollars in demand response in 2018.

FERC passed a ruling on December 1 allowing Energy Efficiency Resources (EERs – think LED upgrades) to get wholesale capacity market credit without encumbrance from a RERRA. What does this mean?

Why signing the “Add Back Attestation” in Pennsylvania is not in the best economic interest of customers.

At Voltus, we know we need to proactively recruit female candidates. We’ve done a decent job of improving the number of female candidates we attract, but we need to do much, much better. Please share your stories, feedback, and advice with us, send this around to your female friends and colleagues, and come talk to us!