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Earn Revenue with CPower and APS: When the Mercury Rises Across Arizona
CPower’s Team is Committed to Clean Energy Future
Solar Eclipse Gives VPPs Chance to Shine
Demand Growth Offers Opportunities for Data Centers
Now is the Time to Embrace 'Virtual Power Plants': Here's Why
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CPower’s Team is Committed to Clean Energy Future
CPower volunteers picked up trash in Patterson Park in Baltimore as part of the company’s 2024 Spring Day of Caring. At CPower, we take pride in our vision of shaping...
Read moreSolar Eclipse Gives VPPs Chance to Shine
Credit: NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio A total solar eclipse will move across North America at more than 1,500 miles per hour on April 8. The moon will totally block the...
Read moreDemand Growth Offers Opportunities for Data Centers
Artificial intelligence is accelerating data center growth and energy needs—and facilities can reduce costs and earn revenue by managing their electricity wisely. Grid planners have nearly doubled their 5-year load...
Read moreNow is the Time to Embrace ‘Virtual Power Plants’: Here’s Why
The energy transition is one of the most complex undertakings in human history, but one thing is clear — the grid of the future will be cleaner, more decentralized and...
Read moreSuper Bowl Offers Lesson on Grid Flexibility
The Super Bowl has been described in many ways, primarily according to one’s opinion of the National Football League’s annual championship game. Grand. Spectacular. Hyped. Excessive. And, just when you...
Read moreVPPs: GridFuture Turns Knowledge into Action
Energy industry stakeholders recently convened at CPower’s GridFuture conference to pave the way for a better tomorrow for generations to come. Path-blazing customers and partners, government officials and executives from...
Read moreCPower Writes ‘Big Checks’ to Education Customers in Texas
Two large Texas energy users recently shared how much revenue they have earned for improving grid reliability. In separate public events, CPower recently presented San Jacinto College and the Houston...
Read moreChatGPT on Optimizing DERs: What It Got Right and What We Would Add
Contrary to what it may seem, artificial intelligence has not taken over the world, or at least not yet. But you can be excused for believing that AI is in...
Read moreRising Capacity Prices Boosting Demand Response Earnings in New York
Surging capacity prices present swelling opportunities for commercial, industrial and institutional energy consumers willing to shed load in New York. With prices up 300% since 2019, participants in the New...
Read moreNew Report Validates DERs and VPPs are Key to Smooth Energy Transition
The steadily declining costs of solar, wind, batteries, EVs and other key technologies—borne by market forces and big policy initiatives like the Inflation Reduction Act—seem all but certain to transform...
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Earn Revenue with CPower and APS: When the Mercury Rises Across Arizona
Arizona had the hottest summer on record in 2023, with Phoenix recording 55 days above 110°F --- and this summer is expected to be no different. When the mercury rises,...
Read moreHow to Make Projects Pencil and Increase Returns with DER Optimization
Securing funding and host site/off-taker contracting often are the most challenging parts of developing new distributed energy resource (DER) projects, but DER optimization solutions can make it easier. Learn how...
Read moreA Powerful Opportunity: Capacity Concerns Make Grid Services Valuable for Businesses in MISO
Possible shortfalls in regional electricity capacity could disrupt business operations in the Midwest if the grid does not maintain balance as it shifts to clean energy. Fossil-fueled generators are retiring...
Read moreSucceeding in Demand Response in 2023 – New Year Brings New Opportunities for PJM Businesses
Join experts from CPower as we give insight into how your site can maximize energy revenue and on bill savings while receiving advance notification of potential grid emergencies and assisting...
Read moreThe Increased Need for Flexibility in PJM
There has never been a better time for commercial & industrial businesses with flexible capacity to provide relief to the grid in PJM. Learn how businesses are being rewarded for...
Read moreMISO Demand Response Programs in Ameren’s Illinois Service Area
Explore the future of energy reliability in Illinois with CPower’s experts. You will learn about Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) energy capacity trends and how you can reduce your operating...
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