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 growth forecasts on the back of surging data-center demand. In fact, data centers may account for as much as one-third of the anticipated increase in … Continue reading Demand Growth Offers Opportunities for Data Centers

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 more flexible. This vision has been coming into focus for several years now, as price declines and unprecedented public and private investment in solar, storage, … Continue reading Now is the Time to Embrace ‘Virtual Power Plants’: Here’s Why

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 think you have heard them all, we humbly add another description. At CPower, we see the Super Bowl as: “A lesson in the electric grid’s … Continue reading Super Bowl Offers Lesson on Grid Flexibility

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 companies accelerating the trajectory of the energy transition explored ways to create a clean, flexible and dependable energy future with distributed energy resources and virtual … Continue reading VPPs: GridFuture Turns Knowledge into Action

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 Independent School District (HISD) with more than $160,000 in demand response revenue. “HISD and San Jacinto College exemplify how schools and educational institutions of all … Continue reading CPower Writes ‘Big Checks’ to Education Customers in Texas

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 control given the buzz surrounding the technology’s rapidly expanding reach into everything, everywhere – and the world of energy is no exception. Curious as to … Continue reading ChatGPT on Optimizing DERs: What It Got Right and What We Would Add