EnergyHub Edge DERMS

EnergyHub provides the Edge DERMS platform that helps utilities scale virtual power plants to manage load growth and renewables. Its press releases are datelined Austin, Texas and Brooklyn, New York, though headquarters are not stated. The company says it has delivered load control programmes since 2009.

Edge DERMS supports thermostat, battery, electric vehicle, commercial and industrial and background aggregation programmes, with VPP strategies such as demand response, dynamic load shaping, wholesale price optimisation and distribution load management. Program design, marketing and partner management services are offered. Press material cites more than 160 utilities and 2.5 million DERs under management.

• Edge DERMS: core platform for orchestrating distributed energy resources.
• Multi-DER programmes: thermostat, battery, EV, commercial and industrial and background aggregation.
• VPP strategies: demand response, dynamic load shaping, wholesale price optimisation and rate optimisation.
• Distribution load management: locational flexibility for network needs.
• Programme services: design, management, marketing and partner management.
• Device partner ecosystem: integrations with DER providers and OEMs.

Utility pilots in Vietnam that enrol air conditioners, EV chargers and home batteries in peak-reduction programmes. Distribution companies testing locational flexibility on constrained feeders. Developers of C&I solar and storage seeking a utility-grade orchestration layer.

Lets utilities run multi-DER VPP programmes on one platform covering thermostats, batteries, EVs and commercial loads. In a 2026 Austin Energy programme, customers can receive 500 USD upfront and 75 USD per kW delivered. Press material reports more than 3.4 GW of dispatchable flexible capacity. Integrated programme design and marketing services reduce utility workload.

Utilities in the United States are scaling VPPs to cope with EV and data-centre load. In Vietnam, rising air-conditioning demand and rooftop solar make multi-DER orchestration relevant for utilities, but programmes remain at pilot stage.

Press releases are datelined Austin, TX and Brooklyn, NY; headquarters not stated. 2026 news: Austin Energy Power Partner Battery (2026-03-24), Rivian partnership, Brattle study, Massachusetts V2G test and a third-party battery owner pathway. Named customers include National Grid, Ontario IESO, APS, Salt River Project and Eversource.