Voltus, Inc., the leading distributed energy resource (DER) software technology platform, announces its partnership with energy technology solutions provider WattTime. With access to WattTime’s cutting-edge technology, Voltus can now offer customers visibility into the avoided emissions impact of their DER program participation. Access to emissions data will identify new ways for customers to leverage load curtailment and ideally, automated load shifting, to directly impact environmental challenges and maximize emissions reductions.
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“Curtailing load in support of grid reliability often results in meaningful levels of avoided emissions by decreasing energy demand during peak hours, when the grid can be powered by dirtier resources,” explains Gavin McCormick, Co-founder and Executive Director at WattTime. “We’re excited to partner with Voltus and evaluate how their customers’ curtailment strategies can be further optimized to deliver the most impactful emissions reductions.”
Gregg Dixon, Voltus’s CEO and Co-Founder explained, “Our mission at Voltus is to be the technology platform that fulfills the promise of the energy transition. Quantifying our customers’ emissions impact and empowering them to utilize their load flexibility to contribute to a cleaner grid is a crucial piece of this. WattTime’s data shows, for example, that one of our large New York real estate customers has avoided 136 metric tons of carbon dioxide by participating in DER programs with Voltus. This is equivalent to 150,000 pounds of coal burned. We are eager to leverage WattTime’s data across our entire portfolio in order to maximize the emissions reduction benefits of our customers’ DERs.”
Voltus, Inc. (“Voltus”) is the leading platform connecting distributed energy resources to electricity markets, delivering less expensive, more reliable, and more sustainable electricity. Our commercial and industrial customers and grid services partners generate cash by allowing Voltus to maximize the value of their flexible load, distributed generation, energy storage, energy efficiency, and electric vehicle resources in these markets.