Featured news articlePace University and Voltus Partnership to Help Meet Campus Energy GoalsPace University and Voltus join forces to counteract rising electricity costs and decrease emissions.Read article
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, 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 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, 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 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.
Read moreJul 21, 2022Breaking Ground in DER Monetization & Male Mentorship | Dana Guernsey of VoltusIn this Green Light episode, Catherine is joined by the Chief Product Officer of Voltus, Dana Guernsey. Voltus became the first DER monetization platform to be interconnected to every wholesale market in North America, all while increasing their female staff from 20% to 40%.
Read moreJul 15, 2022Global heat waves are so bad that utilities are paying their customers to use less energyEnergy management service firm Voltus says miners can generate up to 10% of their annual revenue by providing shutdown services to the grid.