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World Meteorological Day: An Interview with our Senior Meteorologist

We sat down with our Senior Meteorologist, John Milton, to talk about the weather. But really, it was fascinating! Read more about World Meteorological Day 2023 and the contributions meteorology has made, and continues to make, to society.

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Virtual Power Plants vs. Distributed Energy Resource Aggregation

Virtual Power Plants (VPP) and Distributed Energy Resource Aggregation (DERA) are related but have some big differences. Learn about it all in this blog post.

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Federal Tax Incentives for Energy Storage Systems: IRA Spotlight

The summer season is officially behind us, and it was yet another record-breaking year for heat waves across the globe, putting unprecedented strain on electrical grids and increasing pressure on modern economies that rely on reliable electricity. But, we see signs of hope on the horizon with the expansion of federal tax incentives for energy storage systems and other renewable energy technology.

SDTC

Peak Power Receives $5M From SDTC to Deploy DERA Platform in North America

Peak Power announced that Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) has awarded the company $5 million CAD for the expansion of its Distributed Energy Resource Aggregation (DERA) platform across North America.

What is Peak Shaving? What C&I Energy Consumers Need to Know

What is Peak Shaving? What C&I Energy Consumers Need to Know

At Peak Power, we’re focused on solutions that provide both economic and environmental benefits.  Implementing Peak Shaving strategies can be one of the best ways to start your journey towards reductions of Scope 2 emissions and energy costs.

Better DEI Strategy

How We’re Building a Better DEI Strategy

We sat down with Leigh Billinghurst, our Senior Director of People and Culture to talk about some of the specific actions we’ve taken in our company to action our DEI Strategy, including the recognition of Juneteenth in the US and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada.

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The Cleanie Awards® Announces 2022 Winners

The #1 Clean Energy Awards Platform Doubled Submissions and Awarded Winners Across 15 Categories
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How will AI shape the future of clean energy?

I posed the question to experts at the foremost utility trade conference — DistribuTECH.
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Tech Update: Testing psychedelics for anxiety; OpenText acquires rival; and Canadian firms land megadeals

Despite the wider slowdown in tech sector funding, some Canadian ventures are bucking the trend. Toronto-based Peak Power, which creates software for optimizing energy use, has inked a deal
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Peak Power secures US$200 million financing with MEI to accelerate energy storage deployments.

Peak Power, an Ontario-based C&I-focused energy storage and software firm, has secured a US$200 million financing agreement with Madison Energy Investments (MEI).
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Rise of Energy Storage Could Transform Ontario Grid

Ontario is staring down an electricity supply crunch and amid a rush to secure more power, it is plunging into the world of energy storage—a collection of technologies that
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Ontario plunging into energy storage as electricity supply crunch looms

Ontario is staring down an electricity supply crunch and amid a rush to secure more power, it is plunging into the world of energy storage — a relatively unknown

World Meteorological Day: An Interview with our Senior Meteorologist

Each year on March 23rd, World Meteorological Day takes place to commemorate the Convention establishing the World Meteorological Organization, which happened in 1950. World Meteorological Day recognizes the contribution of meteorology and hydrology to the safety and development of society.   This year’s theme, The Future of Weather, Climate,…

Virtual Power Plants vs. Distributed Energy Resource Aggregation

The clean energy transition is well underway, and one thing that’s become certain as we inch toward a net zero future is that economies will inevitably become increasingly electrified. This post covers Distributed Energy Resource Aggregation (DERA), decentralized electricity resources interconnected with the grid; and Virtual Power Plants (VPP),…

Federal Tax Incentives for Energy Storage Systems: IRA Spotlight

The summer season is officially behind us. It was yet another record-breaking year for heat waves across the globe, putting unprecedented strain on electrical grids and increasing pressure on modern economies that rely on a stable supply of electricity. But, we see signs of hope on the horizon with…

Peak Power Receives $5M From SDTC to Deploy DERA Platform in North America

Today, Peak Power, a Canadian clean tech company developing energy optimization software to decarbonize the commercial and industrial building sectors, announced that Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) has awarded the company $5 million CAD for the expansion of its Distributed Energy Resource Aggregation (DERA) platform across North America. SDTC…

What is Peak Shaving? What C&I Energy Consumers Need to Know

At Peak Power, we’re focused on solutions that provide both economic and environmental benefits.  Implementing Peak Shaving strategies can be one of the best ways to start your journey toward reductions of Scope 2 emissions and energy costs. Prefer to listen to a podcast? Listen Here to the Tangent…

How We’re Building a Better DEI Strategy

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) are core to Peak Power. And building a better DEI strategy is done through action. We sat down with Leigh Billinghurst, our Senior Director of People and Culture to talk about some of the specific actions we’ve taken in our company to action our…
World Meteorological Day John M Peak Power

World Meteorological Day: An Interview with our Senior Meteorologist

We sat down with our Senior Meteorologist, John Milton, to talk about the weather. But really, it was fascinating! Read more about World Meteorological Day 2023 and the contributions meteorology has made, and continues to make, to society.

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Virtual Power Plants vs. Distributed Energy Resource Aggregation

Virtual Power Plants (VPP) and Distributed Energy Resource Aggregation (DERA) are related but have some big differences. Learn about it all in this blog post.

Renewable Energy - Climate Change

Federal Tax Incentives for Energy Storage Systems: IRA Spotlight

The summer season is officially behind us, and it was yet another record-breaking year for heat waves across the globe, putting unprecedented strain on electrical grids and increasing pressure on modern economies that rely on reliable electricity. But, we see signs of hope on the horizon with the expansion of federal tax incentives for energy storage systems and other renewable energy technology.

SDTC

Peak Power Receives $5M From SDTC to Deploy DERA Platform in North America

Peak Power announced that Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) has awarded the company $5 million CAD for the expansion of its Distributed Energy Resource Aggregation (DERA) platform across North America.

What is Peak Shaving? What C&I Energy Consumers Need to Know

What is Peak Shaving? What C&I Energy Consumers Need to Know

At Peak Power, we’re focused on solutions that provide both economic and environmental benefits.  Implementing Peak Shaving strategies can be one of the best ways to start your journey towards reductions of Scope 2 emissions and energy costs.

Better DEI Strategy

How We’re Building a Better DEI Strategy

We sat down with Leigh Billinghurst, our Senior Director of People and Culture to talk about some of the specific actions we’ve taken in our company to action our DEI Strategy, including the recognition of Juneteenth in the US and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada.

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How To Find Investors In A Remote World

These days, connecting with potential investors no longer relies solely on in-person meetings. Between social media platforms, video conferencing tools and virtual events, it only takes one online interaction
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Pillars of the Green Transition

“In this report, leaders from North America, Europe and Singapore discuss how they are spearheading the green transition through technology, innovation and the will to be a part of
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How advances in ESS software create new revenue opportunities for solar + storage

The current generation of energy storage software is far more capable of gathering and analyzing data from more disparate sources, at speeds that have been reduced from hours per
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Opinion: Canada needs to turn its cleantech innovation into action

Our Earth has been around for 4.6 billion years. Humans have been here for only a scant fraction of that time. And yet in the past 250 years we’ve
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Here are some of the ways the fight against climate change could make our daily lives better

It needn’t be all about sacrifice: cleantech entrepreneurs are building a future that’s more sustainable, more convenient and maybe even more lucrative for the average person.

How One Canadian Climate Tech Company Is Making Power Plants Obsolete

Peak Power was founded by self-described energy nerds in 2015 and is the only company operating battery storage, grid interactive buildings, and bi-directional electric vehicles with a single platform

World Meteorological Day: An Interview with our Senior Meteorologist

Each year on March 23rd, World Meteorological Day takes place to commemorate the Convention establishing the World Meteorological Organization, which happened in 1950. World Meteorological Day recognizes the contribution of meteorology and hydrology to the safety and development of society.   This year’s theme, The Future of Weather, Climate,…

Virtual Power Plants vs. Distributed Energy Resource Aggregation

The clean energy transition is well underway, and one thing that’s become certain as we inch toward a net zero future is that economies will inevitably become increasingly electrified. This post covers Distributed Energy Resource Aggregation (DERA), decentralized electricity resources interconnected with the grid; and Virtual Power Plants (VPP),…

Federal Tax Incentives for Energy Storage Systems: IRA Spotlight

The summer season is officially behind us. It was yet another record-breaking year for heat waves across the globe, putting unprecedented strain on electrical grids and increasing pressure on modern economies that rely on a stable supply of electricity. But, we see signs of hope on the horizon with…

Peak Power Receives $5M From SDTC to Deploy DERA Platform in North America

Today, Peak Power, a Canadian clean tech company developing energy optimization software to decarbonize the commercial and industrial building sectors, announced that Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) has awarded the company $5 million CAD for the expansion of its Distributed Energy Resource Aggregation (DERA) platform across North America. SDTC…

What is Peak Shaving? What C&I Energy Consumers Need to Know

At Peak Power, we’re focused on solutions that provide both economic and environmental benefits.  Implementing Peak Shaving strategies can be one of the best ways to start your journey toward reductions of Scope 2 emissions and energy costs. Prefer to listen to a podcast? Listen Here to the Tangent…

How We’re Building a Better DEI Strategy

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) are core to Peak Power. And building a better DEI strategy is done through action. We sat down with Leigh Billinghurst, our Senior Director of People and Culture to talk about some of the specific actions we’ve taken in our company to action our…
World Meteorological Day John M Peak Power

World Meteorological Day: An Interview with our Senior Meteorologist

We sat down with our Senior Meteorologist, John Milton, to talk about the weather. But really, it was fascinating! Read more about World Meteorological Day 2023 and the contributions meteorology has made, and continues to make, to society.

Peak Power Blog Image

Virtual Power Plants vs. Distributed Energy Resource Aggregation

Virtual Power Plants (VPP) and Distributed Energy Resource Aggregation (DERA) are related but have some big differences. Learn about it all in this blog post.

Renewable Energy - Climate Change

Federal Tax Incentives for Energy Storage Systems: IRA Spotlight

The summer season is officially behind us, and it was yet another record-breaking year for heat waves across the globe, putting unprecedented strain on electrical grids and increasing pressure on modern economies that rely on reliable electricity. But, we see signs of hope on the horizon with the expansion of federal tax incentives for energy storage systems and other renewable energy technology.

SDTC

Peak Power Receives $5M From SDTC to Deploy DERA Platform in North America

Peak Power announced that Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) has awarded the company $5 million CAD for the expansion of its Distributed Energy Resource Aggregation (DERA) platform across North America.

What is Peak Shaving? What C&I Energy Consumers Need to Know

What is Peak Shaving? What C&I Energy Consumers Need to Know

At Peak Power, we’re focused on solutions that provide both economic and environmental benefits.  Implementing Peak Shaving strategies can be one of the best ways to start your journey towards reductions of Scope 2 emissions and energy costs.

Better DEI Strategy

How We’re Building a Better DEI Strategy

We sat down with Leigh Billinghurst, our Senior Director of People and Culture to talk about some of the specific actions we’ve taken in our company to action our DEI Strategy, including the recognition of Juneteenth in the US and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada.

World Meteorological Day: An Interview with our Senior Meteorologist

Each year on March 23rd, World Meteorological Day takes place to commemorate the Convention establishing the World Meteorological Organization, which happened in 1950. World Meteorological Day recognizes the contribution of meteorology and hydrology to the safety and development of society.   This year’s theme, The Future of Weather, Climate,…

Virtual Power Plants vs. Distributed Energy Resource Aggregation

The clean energy transition is well underway, and one thing that’s become certain as we inch toward a net zero future is that economies will inevitably become increasingly electrified. This post covers Distributed Energy Resource Aggregation (DERA), decentralized electricity resources interconnected with the grid; and Virtual Power Plants (VPP),…

Federal Tax Incentives for Energy Storage Systems: IRA Spotlight

The summer season is officially behind us. It was yet another record-breaking year for heat waves across the globe, putting unprecedented strain on electrical grids and increasing pressure on modern economies that rely on a stable supply of electricity. But, we see signs of hope on the horizon with…

Peak Power Receives $5M From SDTC to Deploy DERA Platform in North America

Today, Peak Power, a Canadian clean tech company developing energy optimization software to decarbonize the commercial and industrial building sectors, announced that Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) has awarded the company $5 million CAD for the expansion of its Distributed Energy Resource Aggregation (DERA) platform across North America. SDTC…

What is Peak Shaving? What C&I Energy Consumers Need to Know

At Peak Power, we’re focused on solutions that provide both economic and environmental benefits.  Implementing Peak Shaving strategies can be one of the best ways to start your journey toward reductions of Scope 2 emissions and energy costs. Prefer to listen to a podcast? Listen Here to the Tangent…

How We’re Building a Better DEI Strategy

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) are core to Peak Power. And building a better DEI strategy is done through action. We sat down with Leigh Billinghurst, our Senior Director of People and Culture to talk about some of the specific actions we’ve taken in our company to action our…
World Meteorological Day John M Peak Power

World Meteorological Day: An Interview with our Senior Meteorologist

We sat down with our Senior Meteorologist, John Milton, to talk about the weather. But really, it was fascinating! Read more about World Meteorological Day 2023 and the contributions meteorology has made, and continues to make, to society.

Peak Power Blog Image

Virtual Power Plants vs. Distributed Energy Resource Aggregation

Virtual Power Plants (VPP) and Distributed Energy Resource Aggregation (DERA) are related but have some big differences. Learn about it all in this blog post.

Renewable Energy - Climate Change

Federal Tax Incentives for Energy Storage Systems: IRA Spotlight

The summer season is officially behind us, and it was yet another record-breaking year for heat waves across the globe, putting unprecedented strain on electrical grids and increasing pressure on modern economies that rely on reliable electricity. But, we see signs of hope on the horizon with the expansion of federal tax incentives for energy storage systems and other renewable energy technology.

SDTC

Peak Power Receives $5M From SDTC to Deploy DERA Platform in North America

Peak Power announced that Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) has awarded the company $5 million CAD for the expansion of its Distributed Energy Resource Aggregation (DERA) platform across North America.

What is Peak Shaving? What C&I Energy Consumers Need to Know

What is Peak Shaving? What C&I Energy Consumers Need to Know

At Peak Power, we’re focused on solutions that provide both economic and environmental benefits.  Implementing Peak Shaving strategies can be one of the best ways to start your journey towards reductions of Scope 2 emissions and energy costs.

Better DEI Strategy

How We’re Building a Better DEI Strategy

We sat down with Leigh Billinghurst, our Senior Director of People and Culture to talk about some of the specific actions we’ve taken in our company to action our DEI Strategy, including the recognition of Juneteenth in the US and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada.

World Meteorological Day John M Peak Power

World Meteorological Day: An Interview with our Senior Meteorologist

We sat down with our Senior Meteorologist, John Milton, to talk about the weather. But really, it was fascinating! Read more about World Meteorological Day 2023 and the contributions meteorology has made, and continues to make, to society.

Peak Power Blog Image

Virtual Power Plants vs. Distributed Energy Resource Aggregation

Virtual Power Plants (VPP) and Distributed Energy Resource Aggregation (DERA) are related but have some big differences. Learn about it all in this blog post.

Renewable Energy - Climate Change

Federal Tax Incentives for Energy Storage Systems: IRA Spotlight

The summer season is officially behind us, and it was yet another record-breaking year for heat waves across the globe, putting unprecedented strain on electrical grids and increasing pressure on modern economies that rely on reliable electricity. But, we see signs of hope on the horizon with the expansion of federal tax incentives for energy storage systems and other renewable energy technology.

SDTC

Peak Power Receives $5M From SDTC to Deploy DERA Platform in North America

Peak Power announced that Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) has awarded the company $5 million CAD for the expansion of its Distributed Energy Resource Aggregation (DERA) platform across North America.

What is Peak Shaving? What C&I Energy Consumers Need to Know

What is Peak Shaving? What C&I Energy Consumers Need to Know

At Peak Power, we’re focused on solutions that provide both economic and environmental benefits.  Implementing Peak Shaving strategies can be one of the best ways to start your journey towards reductions of Scope 2 emissions and energy costs.

Better DEI Strategy

How We’re Building a Better DEI Strategy

We sat down with Leigh Billinghurst, our Senior Director of People and Culture to talk about some of the specific actions we’ve taken in our company to action our DEI Strategy, including the recognition of Juneteenth in the US and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada.

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