High power prices in the Midcontinent region could last years and could go higher, driven by natural gas prices and soaring capacity costs, according to panelists on a webinar hosted Monday by Voltus, a demand response company.

Ep. 77 - Dana Guernsey, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer - Voltus

MCPS is expanding a partnership with electric school bus provider Highland Electric Fleets to offer the vehicles as a DER when not in use. DER software provider Voltus will be providing the necessary tech for the 326 buses.

Distributed energy resource (DER) platform Voltus and Highland Electric Fleets have partnered to deliver grid reliability services to the PJM, US, market using electric school buses and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology.

Saying it again, for the people in the back: EVs make the grid STRONGER! Read more about the Voltus & Highland partnership.

Voltus's CPO, Dana Guernsey discuss how platforms like Voltus are filling the gap between portfolios of buildings and electricity markets.

Smart 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?

“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.

Voltus's CEO, Gregg Dixon breaks down on businesses in ERCOT are avoiding demand peak charges and saving 20% to 30% on their electricity bills.

Allison 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.