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Governor Greg Abbott has directed the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) and the grid operator (ERCOT) to conduct a comprehensive verification and audit of all data centers advancing through interconnection process. The post Governor Abbott directs data center audit appeared first on GridBeyond .

Ofgem has approved BSC Modification P511, introducing revised eligibility criteria for consumer-led flexibility and generation assets participating in the wholesale electricity market through the Virtual Trading Party (VTP) arrangements established by P415. The post Ofgem approves P511 appeared first on GridBeyond .

Here we spoke to Shawn Duckett, GridBeyond’s head of demand response UK, about how businesses can take control of their energy strategy and why most sites are closer to qualifying than they think. The post How to tell if your site qualifies for demand response | Q&A appeared first on GridBeyond .

Quarterly Report filed 2026-08-07

Reliability Backstop Procurement The post PJM Board directs FERC filing on Reliability Backstop Procurement and Interim Resource Adequacy appeared first on GridBeyond .

Here we spoke to GridBeyond Head of Demand Response UK, Shawn Duckett about the structural reasons UK business energy costs swing the way they do, and what that volatility means in practice for budgeting, procurement, and operations. The post Why are energy costs so volatile? A guide for businesses appeared first on GridBeyond .

Material Event filed 2026-08-03

Our energy generation mix is changing and becoming increasingly dominated by renewable technologies. This is what the sector has spent a decade working towards. But the grid network wasn’t built for this much wind, this fast and when output surges the National Energy System Operator (NESO) is left with one option: switch the wind farms off, then pay gas plants, or imports, to make up the shortfall. This is known as curtailment, and it’s one of the biggest drivers of what it costs to balance Britain’s electricity system. The post Cutting curtailment: why flexibility and behind-the-meter storage matter appeared first on GridBeyond .

The Australian Energy Market Operator's (AEMO’s) latest Quarterly Energy Dynamics (QED) report shows record renewable energy output and growing battery participation helped lower wholesale electricity prices in the National Electricity Market (NEM) to their lowest June quarter average since 2020. The post Renewables and batteries continue to reshape the NEM appeared first on GridBeyond .

A Virtual Power Plant (VPP) is software that aggregates and dispatches distributed energy resources, such as batteries, flexible industrial load, and on-site generation, as a single, market-facing asset. A DERMS (Distributed Energy Resource Management System) is software that gives a grid operator visibility and control over those same resources at the network level, to manage constraints like voltage and thermal limits. Aggregation is the underlying function both rely on: pooling many small, individually sub-scale assets so they can meet the minimum size thresholds required to participate in energy markets. In essence, VPPs perform aggregation, DERMS platforms increasingly aggregate too, and some platforms, including GridBeyond’s, are built to do all three at once. This article sets out what each one does, where its boundaries lie, and why a growing number of platforms (including GridBeyond’s) are converging functionality into one system. The post Virtual Power Plant vs DERMS vs aggre

As Great Britain's electricity system leans more heavily on wind, solar and other weather-dependent generation, the National Energy System Operator (NESO) needs a reliable backstop to guarantee the lights stay on during periods of peak demand or low renewable output. That backstop is the Capacity Market (CM), and for energy-intensive businesses, it represents one of the most accessible flexibility revenue streams available. In this article we look at the programme, how it works and how businesses can participate. The post Getting Capacity Market-ready appeared first on GridBeyond .