Featured news articleCan virtual power plants relieve PJM’s price problem?PJM Interconnection’s most recent capacity auction moved money like a Princess Diana bear at the height of the Beanie Baby craze. Read article
Read moreSep 21, 2022The Nexus Podcast: Dana Guernsey on building a grid-interaction platformVoltus's CPO, Dana Guernsey discuss how platforms like Voltus are filling the gap between portfolios of buildings and electricity markets.
Read moreSep 15, 2022Californians saved the grid again. They should be paid more for itSmart thermostats, solar-charged batteries, EVs and other household devices can shore up the stressed grid. Why isn’t the state going all in on incentives?
Read moreAug 18, 2022Crypto Miners Are Being Paid to Take Pressure Off the Texas Electric Grid“Say lightning strikes and a big power plant goes down. In an emergency, ERCOT calls on the reserves on the sidelines controlled by miners. The miners shut down and free up the megawatts that compensate for the power that went offline." - Voltus CEO, Gregg Dixon.
Read moreAug 16, 2022Texas Businesses Have an Incentive to Save Power—and Aid the State’s Electricity GridVoltus's CEO, Gregg Dixon breaks down on businesses in ERCOT are avoiding demand peak charges and saving 20% to 30% on their electricity bills.
Read moreAug 15, 2022Demand and Response: Here's the latest on DER aggregation and FERC aggravationVoltus's CEO, Gregg Dixon comments on MISO's proposed FERC Order 2222 implementation.
Read moreAug 15, 2022How Power Grids Work for Bitcoin Miners in TexasGregg Dixon, co-founder, and CEO of energy software platform Voltus discusses the state of crypto mining and how it is impacting power grids in Texas, breaking down the data on the energy consumption of a bitcoin miner.
Read moreAug 15, 2022MISO can improve reliability before building transmissionAllison Bates Wannop, senior director for legal and regulatory affairs at Voltus, and Rao Konidena, an independent consultant at Rakon Energy, discuss how MISO could avoid blackouts by building out its operating reserves via DERs.
Read moreAug 14, 2022How Texas Bitcoin miners kept raking in profits during crypto’s crash: The grid is paying them to shut downVoltus's CEO, Gregg Dixon breaks down demand response mechanisms in ERCOT-managed Texas, along with how "Bitcoin miners optimize their own energy economics and contribute to the health of the grid."
Read moreAug 10, 2022Chesapeake to use Voltus Software to Cut Electricity ConsumptionChesapeake will offer flexible load to grid operator, bolstering grid reliability, and increasing the safety of its surrounding community.
Read moreAug 7, 2022The Green Energy Transition and DERs with Gregg DixonInsider’s Guide to Energy Podcast: Host Chris Sass and Voltus's CEO, Gregg Dixon discuss distributed energy resource (DER) essentials - what they are, benefits & challenges, how DER companies operate, and the future of DERs.