Uplight DERMS and Demand Management

Uplight is a clean energy technology company that sells to energy providers. Its press release is datelined Houston and Boulder and its site references Colorado, though headquarters are not stated. Its AI-powered platform combines customer engagement with load management in a Demand Stack of efficiency, rates and demand management.

Demand management covers demand response programmes, a DER management system, virtual power plants and batteries. Other modules include an energy efficiency and electrification marketplace, energy reports, customer portals and rates engagement. The company says it serves over 85 energy providers, including 8 of the 10 largest North American utilities, with 8.5 GW of flexible load under management.

• DERMS: DER management system for utility programmes.
• Demand response programmes: engagement and control of customer devices.
• Virtual power plants and batteries: dispatchable flexible capacity.
• Rates engagement: helps customers respond to time-varying rates.
• Energy efficiency marketplace: efficiency and electrification offers, energy reports and portals.
• Partner ecosystem: APIs and 75+ ecosystem partners.

Vietnamese power companies running pilots for residential air-conditioning demand response. Utilities adding customer portals and time-of-use engagement. Industrial park operators and aggregators exploring a DERMS layer for solar and storage.

Combines customer engagement and load control so one platform can run efficiency, rates and demand response programmes. Utilities can grow VPP and DERMS capacity on one system. The company targets 1 billion USD in customer savings and 20 GW of flexible capacity over five years. A partner ecosystem of more than 75 partners supports device integration.

Utilities are turning to customer-side flexibility to meet load growth and reliability goals without new plants. Vietnam's utilities and EVN subsidiaries face rising peak demand and are piloting time-of-use and demand-response ideas, so utility-grade DERMS and engagement stacks are a relevant reference.

Octopus Energy closed its investment in Uplight on 1 September 2026, with Nick Chaset as CEO alongside his role at Octopus Energy US; Schneider Electric remains an investor and Uplight stays independent. B Corporation logo on the site; Guidehouse 2025 and 2024 and Wood Mackenzie 2024 recognitions listed. Headquarters not stated; datelined Houston and Boulder.