This Year’s Expanded Leadership, Strategic Partnerships and Innovative Technology Propel DERMs and VPP Innovator’s Sustainable and Responsive Grid Impact
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Enersponse, a distributed energy resource management provider and Virtual Power Plant (VPP) operator, concludes a year marked by significant achievements to support its vision for a more flexible, reliable and resilient electrical grid. The company’s success in 2024 was fueled by an expanded executive leadership team, new strategic partnerships, and a rapidly growing client portfolio. Known for its expertise in aggregating distributed energy resources, and implementing intelligent automation, Enersponse enables businesses across diverse industries to earn revenue through demand response and Price ResponseTM, to support the clean energy transition.
Industry Recognition for Energy Innovation
Enersponse’s leadership in energy management and sustainability earned multiple awards this year:
- Sustainability Leadership Award from the Business Intelligence Group for driving environmental innovation.
- Best Automated Energy Management Company by Acquisition International, recognizing its impactful demand response solutions.
- Stevie Award for Sustainability Product of the Year for helping commercial and industrial (C&I) businesses optimize energy use, cut costs, and reduce their carbon footprints.
Strategic Partnerships Expand Demand Response Access
This year, Enersponse built on key partnerships to bring demand response opportunities to underserved sectors:
- Danfoss – Collaborating to enhance energy flexibility in HVAC and refrigeration systems for the food retail industry.
- Hiveon – Entering the cryptocurrency mining sector to optimize energy usage and efficiency.
- Divcon Mission Critical – Partnering to improve grid reliability and address growing energy demand in data centers.
These collaborations empower more companies to unlock new revenue streams using tailored solutions for industry-specific needs.
Advancing Energy Management Through Innovation
Enersponse also made significant advancements to its Distributed Energy Resource Management (DERMs) platform, enhancing its capabilities and user experience to better serve its growing customer base. A key highlight in 2024 was the enhancement of its Price Response offering for companies exposed to wholesale market fluctuations - both energy retailers and C&I customers - to reduce load when prices are high. In addition to dispatching events day-ahead or real-time, Enersponse provides customers with detailed Price Response statements, quantifying measurable energy cost savings.
Seasoned Industry Professionals Strengthen Executive Team
Continued growth and expansion has also been supported by the addition of three new senior executives to its powerhouse team:
- Grace Park-Bradbury, Chief Operating Officer | With a track record of driving scalable growth and operational transformation, Grace delivers expertise in strategic operations to Enersponse. Previously holding executive and senior-level roles with climatetech companies such as BlocPower, Sunrun, Oracle Utilities and EnerNOC, she is known for her people and results-oriented approach to leadership. At Enersponse, Grace is building stronger capabilities across the organization and aligning teams and insights for ever more flawless execution to deliver step-change company growth.
- Steve Gerard, Vice President of Operations | A seasoned operations executive with a focus on quality, efficiency and growth, Steve guides Enersponse’s operations, customer success, and analytics teams to deliver exceptional service and value for customers. With senior management and director experience at NRG Energy, Palm Energy LLC and Stem, Inc., Steve brings deep expertise in complex energy markets and delivers a track record of scaling high-volume operations. His leadership and knowledge strengthens Enersponse’s ability to navigate and capitalize on ever-evolving energy markets.
- Jim Connolly, Vice President of Sales | Combining energy industry-experience and a customer-first approach, Jim joined Enersponse to lead sales teams and strategy with an emphasis on in-market and industry-specific expertise. Leveraging executive-level roles at NRG Energy, Direct Energy and Hess Corp, Jim drives insight and relationship-driven sales initiatives, underscored by a deep understanding of customer needs. He is dedicated to expanding Enersponse’s reach to a broader range of customers who can benefit from the financial rewards and grid stewardship of demand response.
Looking Ahead to 2025
With a strengthened market position and a proven track record in innovation, Enersponse is poised for strong continued growth in 2025. The company remains committed to helping businesses earn financial incentives to help offset increasing energy costs, drive grid reliability, and achieve sustainability objectives, paving the way for a cleaner and more affordable energy future.
"I couldn’t be prouder of what our talented team has accomplished this year," said James McPhail, CEO of Enersponse. "As we move into 2025, we remain committed to delivering meaningful energy solutions that encourage and enable businesses to strengthen their bottom line while being good citizens of their local grid."
To learn more, visit: enersponse.com.
About Enersponse: Enersponse is a distributed energy resource (DER) management provider and Virtual Power Plant (VPP) operator that works with C&I companies, power and controls providers, utilities and regulators across the country to aggregate load for demand response. Enersponse’s advanced technology keeps track of what’s happening down to a micro-locational level—even for large enterprises with facilities distributed across multiple power grid providers. Enersponse creates a more sustainable and responsive electrical grid by empowering customers to manage their demand, and envisions a future with full participation of C&I distributed energy resources in the grid of the future: flexible, reliable and resilient to support the clean energy transition.
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