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With investment from Octopus Energy and Schneider Electric, Uplight welcomes CEO nick chaset. Read Nick’s Q&A to learn how his California energy policy background shaped his view of customer engagement as a grid asset, and his five-year goals to save $1 billion and more than double flexible capacity to 20 GW: https://lnkd.in/esVePN9V

Is your utility VPP ready? Load growth is arriving faster than new generation can be built, and many utilities are deploying VPPs to close the gap with existing customer resources. But each utility is at a different stage in the process. Answer a few questions and get personalized results that show where your VPP strategy stands today, with recommendations ranging from getting started to scaling. Take the Quiz: https://lnkd.in/eHP--b6J

We are excited to be a sponsor of Grid Forward 2026, happening September 29 to 30 in Utah! Catch Uplight's Adam Farabaugh on Tuesday, September 29 at 2:30 pm, where he'll lead a small-group huddle discussion on scaling innovation cost-effectively. For those planning to go to Snowbird, we'd love to connect! See the full agenda: https://lnkd.in/eaP5MDyw

Load growth is outpacing traditional grid infrastructure timelines, and demand flexibility is often still evaluated as a program rather than a resource. In an article published in the September edition of Smart Electric Power Alliance's magazine, Public Utilities Fortnightly, Adam Farabaugh, Director of Market Development at Uplight, breaks down what it takes to plan demand flexibility with the same rigor as conventional infrastructure: time, location, dependable performance, and cost comparison. Read the full piece: https://lnkd.in/ejYy9gVm

We're a proud sponsor of this year's E Source Forum happening September 29 to October 1 in Denver, Colorado! ⚡ Discover what it takes to turn ambitious load flexibility goals into real-world results at the session "Great expectations: Utility-vendor success stories in load flexibility and DERs" on September 30 at 2:15 pm. Hear from Uplight's Brett Feldman and Alabama Power Company on how Predictive Capacity Dispatch is transforming thermostat DR into a firm, predictable capacity resource. See the full agenda: https://lnkd.in/ee3N6TeR

Fast Company named Uplight a Best Workplace for Innovators in 2026, recognizing our culture of employee-driven innovation. From flexible work policies to mentorship programs and Employee Resource Groups, we invest in our people the same way we invest in clean energy technology. Read more about what's behind the recognition and how it connects to our work in the industry: https://lnkd.in/e_gz-zAE

Missed our webinar on how California CCAs are unlocking DER potential with VPPs? No problem. Access the webinar recording to hear directly from Sonoma Clean Power and San José Clean Energy about how they have designed VPPs across a variety of demand response assets and customer classes, including their outcomes and lessons learned:  https://lnkd.in/e6xKMDjf

On September 1, we announced the close of our investment from Octopus Energy and Schneider Electric. We’re excited to enter our next phase of growth as we accelerate the work around the Demand Stack®, targeting $1 billion in customer savings and 20 GW of flexible grid capacity over the next five years. Check out the recent coverage: 🗞️ North American Clean Energy: https://lnkd.in/eQqwXTDY 🗞️ Energy Digital: https://lnkd.in/ev4tr45e We're excited for what's ahead as we continue to power energy reliability, affordability, and decarbonization. For more coverage on this and other Uplight news, visit https://lnkd.in/eHPas_zW.

Residential VPPs are scaling in New Jersey. PSEG's GridSmart Battery Program with Uplight gives customers a $5,000 incentive toward a qualifying home battery, plus up to $25,000 in interest-free on-bill repayment. Enrolled batteries can be called on during scheduled events to ease peak demand, and the pilot will inform the state's statewide VPP framework. Learn more from Latitude Media: https://lnkd.in/eJ_5R8mS

Uplight hosted Lt. Governor Dianne Primavera at Uplight HQ for a firsthand look at how customer-side flexibility becomes reliable grid capacity. As load growth becomes real, the cheapest, fastest capacity isn't a new power plant — it's the flexibility already sitting in homes and businesses. Smart thermostats, home batteries, EV chargers, and commercial loads, orchestrated into virtual power plants that shave peaks, strengthen reliability, and put money back in customers' pockets. And we're just getting started, with our most recent investment from Octopus Energy, Uplight is entering its next phase of growth with a goal of $1 billion in customer savings and 20 GW of flexible capacity over the next five years — turning customer-side resources into reliable, utility-scale capacity. Thank you, Lt. Governor Primavera, for spending the morning with us — and for your leadership on energy affordability and reliability in Colorado and beyond. Proud to be based in Boulder! Thanks to Hannah Bascom, nick chaset, Dave Sheehan, Liz Lindow, Laura Fletcher, Katie Thompson, Jill Johnson, Lindsey Keefe Meehan, and Natasha Crowe, PMP for showing her around.