Download Free (.pdf)A Breakdown of the Updated 2025 Demand Side Grid Support Guidelines
California’s Demand-Side Grid Support (DSGS) program guidelines were updated on April 11th, 2025.
Getting Optimal Value from Energy Storage with ConnectedSolutions in Massachusetts and Rhode Island
We’re excited to highlight ConnectedSolutions, a demand response program in Massachusetts and Rhode Island that offers commercial and industrial (C&I) customers lucrative incentives for reducing peak demand in the summer.
ConnectedSolutions & Clean Peak Standard: Driving Value for Energy Storage in the Northeast
Energy Toolbase is expanding its ability to model and deploy grid services in the Northeast!
The Evolution and Impact of Demand Response Programs
Demand Response (DR) programs have significantly advanced over the past few decades and are key players in energy management and grid stability. In this blog, we take a deep dive into the history of DR programs, exploring everything from technological advancements and regulatory changes to the prospects of these programs. Early Beginnings: 1970s to 1990s […]
Modeling Grid Services – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
This blog summarizes answers to some of the most frequently asked questions the Energy Toolbase team receives about modeling Grid Services. These cover a range of topics related to demand response programs and how Energy Toolbase is evolving to meet user needs. Let’s dive into the details. Will more demand response programs become available in […]
Energy Toolbase Enables Users to Co-optimize Grid Services and Utility Bill Savings
We are excited to announce a groundbreaking update to Energy Toolbase’s ETB Developer product: the co-optimization of grid services and utility bill savings. This enhancement allows solar and energy storage projects to capitalize on diverse value streams, not only improving overall project economics but also rendering these estimates more reliable.
Empowering Grid Services in ETB Developer: Model Demand Side Grid Support (DSGS)
We now offer a Demand Side Grid Support (DSGS) incentive option in ETB Developer. ETB Developer users can now effortlessly model Incentive Option 3 of the DSGS program and begin tapping into this additional revenue stream.
Demand Response in California with Energy Toolbase
Demand response is a value stream targeted by energy storage systems and involves shifting or reducing power during peak periods when the grid is significantly strained. De mand response works to balance the grid and manage the supply and demand of electricity, helping to avoid power outages caused by overconsumption …
An Explanation of Demand Response and Demand Response Programs
What is Demand Response? Demand response is a common term that renewable developers, and those in the renewable energy space, hear more frequently.
Energy Toolbase, Ventura Energy, and Leap Deploy a Portfolio of Grid-Interactive Storage Projects to Support the California Grid
Energy Toolbase, Ventura, and Leap Energy will deploy a five-site portfolio of standalone energy storage projects, deployed at critical water facilities, will participate in the wholesale energy markets and provide critical support to California’s grid through a program facilitated byLeap, a leading provider of energy market access for distributed energy resources.
Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC) Approves Emergency Demand Response Program, Offering Lucrative Incentives for Energy Storage Systems
The Hawaii PUC recently approved an Emergency Demand Response Program (EDPR) to swiftly incentivize
energy storage projects to help replace a 180-megawatt (MW) coal plant in Oahu being retired in September 2022. The Aloha state’s EDPR and Scheduled Dispatch Program Rider (SDP) is taking a
proactive approach to help Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO) alleviate reduced resources ahead of a coal plant closure that currently provides about 15% of the demand on the island.