Content Archives - CPower Energy Clean Energy Powered by You Thu, 15 Jan 2026 18:41:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://cpowerenergy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-favicon-mark-32x32.png Content Archives - CPower Energy 32 32 CPower’s 2026 Energy Trends Forecast: Virtual Power Plants Go from Advantage to Imperative https://cpowerenergy.com/cpowers-2026-energy-trends-forecast-virtual-power-plants-go-from-advantage-to-imperative/ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 18:41:06 +0000 https://cpowerenergy.com/?p=8612 As the U.S. grid braces for another year of rapid load growth, the conversation around energy flexibility is shifting from possibility to necessity. Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) and demand response are assuming larger roles, not because they’re trendy, but because the grid can no longer function reliably without them. With energy costs climbing, VPPs are one of the few solutions that deliver immediate, measurable … Continue reading CPower’s 2026 Energy Trends Forecast: Virtual Power Plants Go from Advantage to Imperative

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]]> Aging Controls Block Demand Response Revenue https://cpowerenergy.com/aging-controls-block-demand-response-revenue/ Tue, 18 Nov 2025 14:56:21 +0000 https://cpowerenergy.com/?p=8526 We’re excited to have our technology partner Energy IQ contribute this guest column for The Current. As 2026 capital plans take shape, one issue keeps showing up in industrial and large commercial facilities: aging control infrastructure. This keeps companies from earning more demand response (DR) revenue because they cannot seize opportunities. For when capacity markets … Continue reading Aging Controls Block Demand Response Revenue

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]]> EPA’s Backup Generators Clarification Explained – And What it Means for the 50-Hour Rule for Demand Response https://cpowerenergy.com/epas-backup-generators-clarification-explained-and-what-it-means-for-the-50-hour-rule-for-demand-response/ Tue, 07 Oct 2025 15:14:02 +0000 https://cpowerenergy.com/?p=8287 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s recent interpretation on using emergency backup generators in demand response programs does not change the existing prohibition in United States wholesale markets, such as PJM. Emergency generators must still meet federal non-emergency standards to participate in demand response in wholesale energy markets, despite some misinformation that has circulated on the … Continue reading EPA’s Backup Generators Clarification Explained – And What it Means for the 50-Hour Rule for Demand Response

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]]> PJM’s Frequency Regulation Update: What Do the Changes Mean for Large Energy Users? https://cpowerenergy.com/pjms-frequency-regulation-updatewhat-do-the-changes-mean-for-large-energy-users/ Wed, 01 Oct 2025 12:00:22 +0000 https://cpowerenergy.com/?p=8282 Today, PJM, North America’s largest grid operator covering DC and 13 states across the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest, updated the design of Frequency Regulation. Frequency Regulation is part of PJM’s ancillary services to maintain a precise balance between electricity generation and consumption on the grid’s transmission system. ​ Specifically, PJM’s Frequency Regulation program is available 24/7/365, and … Continue reading PJM’s Frequency Regulation Update: What Do the Changes Mean for Large Energy Users?

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]]> Building Power Supply Isn’t the Only Way to Win the AI Race https://cpowerenergy.com/building-power-supply-isnt-the-only-way-to-win-the-ai-race/ Tue, 09 Sep 2025 15:05:18 +0000 https://cpowerenergy.com/?p=8198 The “AI Race” is seen as this decade’s Space Race: a signal of American leadership and competitiveness globally, and a key priority of the Trump administration. There are significant economic ramifications as well, with the U.S. AI market having the potential to measurably impact GDP beginning in 2027. However, the future of mega-energy-intensive industries like … Continue reading Building Power Supply Isn’t the Only Way to Win the AI Race

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]]> AI, Data Centers and the Grid’s “Holy Grail” – Here are 4 Takeaways on Demand Response from GridFuture https://cpowerenergy.com/ai-data-centers-and-the-grids-holy-grail-here-are-4-takeaways-on-demand-response-from-gridfuture/ Tue, 02 Sep 2025 18:57:27 +0000 https://cpowerenergy.com/?p=8165 While demand response has long played a vital role in energy management, its importance was on full display at CPower’s GridFuture 2025, hosted in Washington, DC, in early August, as stakeholders across the industry noted its importance in tackling unprecedented grid challenges. Paying customers to use less electricity when demand peaks or electricity prices are … Continue reading AI, Data Centers and the Grid’s “Holy Grail” – Here are 4 Takeaways on Demand Response from GridFuture

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]]> The Need for Virtual Power Plants Heats Up When the Weather Cools Down https://cpowerenergy.com/the-need-for-virtual-power-plants-heats-up-when-the-weather-cools-down/ Fri, 14 Mar 2025 15:50:40 +0000 https://cpowerenergy.com/?p=7999 *This article first appeared on Environment+Energy Leader on Feb. 25, 2025. Click here to view. As a blast of Arctic air swept through the U.S. on Jan. 22, PJM’s winter electricity demand reached an all-time high of 145,000 MW, breaking its 2015 record. The new record may not last 10 years though, as extreme cold … Continue reading The Need for Virtual Power Plants Heats Up When the Weather Cools Down

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]]> CPower Execs Predict 2025 Energy Trends https://cpowerenergy.com/cpower-execs-predict-2025-energy-trends/ Wed, 18 Dec 2024 18:53:06 +0000 https://cpowerenergy.com/?p=7904 The energy industry faces uncertainty as 2025 draws near but key trends and issues provide some predictability. For instance, as in 2024, demand for electricity will accelerate while generation capacity constricts. As a result, virtual power plants and other immediately available sources of clean, affordable and reliable energy will continue to expand as new generation … Continue reading CPower Execs Predict 2025 Energy Trends

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]]> Beyond Backup Power: How Energy Storage Optimizes the Grid and Reduces Energy Costs https://cpowerenergy.com/beyond-backup-power-how-energy-storage-optimizes-the-grid-and-reduces-energy-costs/ Mon, 09 Dec 2024 19:30:36 +0000 https://cpowerenergy.com/?p=7895 We’re excited to have our technology partner Lithion Battery contribute this guest column for The Current. Large energy users like commercial and industrial customers have long benefited from backup batteries that have kept their operations running when the grid goes down or electricity prices go up. Way up. However, C&I customers, governments, hospitals and other … Continue reading Beyond Backup Power: How Energy Storage Optimizes the Grid and Reduces Energy Costs

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]]> Arizona Public Service (APS) Customers Benefit from Helping the Grid https://cpowerenergy.com/arizona-public-service-aps-customers-benefit-from-helping-the-grid/ Fri, 18 Oct 2024 21:28:34 +0000 https://cpowerenergy.com/?p=7829 Commercial and industrial energy users in Arizona can earn revenue and reduce costs while helping the people in their communities keep cool amidst sweltering summers. The APS Peak Solutions program available through CPower rewards customers for conserving electricity when the power grid is stressed. Customers earned more than $870,000 during the 2023 program season. “This … Continue reading Arizona Public Service (APS) Customers Benefit from Helping the Grid

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