Unpredictable demand peaks require targeted customer engagement and real-time demand management to avoid catastrophic failures.Increasing penetration of DERs and the intermittent supply and demand conditions they bring require real-time grid-edge intelligence to stabilize the grid.The capabilities Copper brings to our utility partners couldn’t be more timely as we all continue to experience the impacts of an evolving grid: And if you think 15-minute interval smart meter data is cool, wait until you see a real-time stream, with or without smart meters. Even utilities with fully deployed smart meters, and their customers, can typically only access 15-minute interval data from the previous day. Long Island offer available to customers that reside in Nassau/Suffolk counties and the Rockaway Peninsula where natural gas is available.

can only access meter data once every 30 days. Customer Eligibility - Rebate programs are available to existing National Grid gas heating customers and customers that convert from oil to gas heat.

While we’d been in touch for a while, I first met Dillon in person at the Blue Bear Capital CEO Summit at the Houston Space Center back in October 2019: His knowledge of this market, deep network of relevant partners and obvious passion for growing new businesses couldn’t have come at a better time as we scale the company. Having them on the team feels like a new superpower, and we couldn’t be more excited.īeyond the significant resources that NGP brings to the table, I’m also pumped to welcome Dillon McDonald to Copper’s board. The resources that the NGP team brings to companies like Copper is unmatched: from a dedicated business development team that helps us expand our growing utility deployments to an internal innovation team that can help us pilot the next generation of wireless real-time energy management products we’re working on now. Grid-edge intelligence has the potential to let consumers participate more proactively in the energy system - leveraging personalized insights and increased interactions with their utility providers to reduce costs and help meet carbon reduction targets.

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