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Virtual Peaker provides demand flexibility software that enables utilities to control customer devices and manage grid load using distributed energy resources.
Virtual Peaker is an energy software company founded in 2016 that provides a demand flexibility and distributed energy resource management platform for electric utilities. The software enables utilities to enroll customer devices including smart thermostats, water heaters, EV chargers, and battery storage systems in demand response programs, then orchestrate those devices to reduce peak demand, integrate renewable energy, and manage grid constraints. Virtual Peaker's platform supports direct load control programs where utilities can adjust device settings during grid events as well as price-responsive programs where customers shift usage based on time-of-use pricing. The company serves over 50 utility customers across North America and manages millions of enrolled customer devices. Virtual Peaker raised $38M and was later acquired by Itron, a leading utility technology company, to strengthen Itron's distributed energy resource management capabilities. The platform addresses the critical challenge utilities face in managing increasingly complex grids as solar, EVs, and batteries proliferate among customer populations.
Cambridge MA energy equipment spin-off from GE (NYSE: GEV) at $34.9B revenue 2024; 7,000+ gas turbines and 55,000 wind turbines generating 25-30% of global electricity competing with Siemens Energy and Vestas for energy transition equipment.
GE Vernova is a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based global energy equipment and services company — publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: GEV) — that emerged as an independent entity in April 2024 following its spin-off from General Electric, employing approximately 75,000 people across 100 countries and focused on accelerating the energy transition through three core business segments: Power (gas turbines, nuclear, and steam solutions), Wind (onshore and offshore wind turbines), and Electrification (grid solutions, power conversion, and electrification software). Generating $34.9 billion in revenue in 2024 with strong growth across all segments, GE Vernova operates more than 7,000 gas turbines and 55,000 wind turbines globally — equipment that generates approximately 25-30% of the world's electricity.
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