Resideo Grid Services Sets New Standard for Energy Management, Unveils Solutions for Smarter Electric Grid Resiliency

Resideo Grid Services, a leader in demand response aggregation and program management, achieved a milestone year, marked by three significant trends in energy load shifting. As strain on the electric grid increases, Resideo and its partners are adopting new strategies to manage energy with greater precision and efficiency, ensuring it can be moved when and where it's needed most.

These advancements are reflected in the following trends:

• More energy shifted. The team performed more events than the previous 12 years of operation combined, showcasing a substantial increase in volume managed with minimized impact on individual customers due to targeted, shorter events. In 2024, Resideo Grid Services facilitated 2,448 demand response events, providing an estimated capacity of 773 MW, comparable to the output of 2,680 miles of solar panels.

• Focused demand response events. Partnering with 65 utilities and virtual power plant (VPP) partners nationwide, Resideo leverages its network of over 685,000 distributed energy resources (DERs) to refine energy management strategies. 

“We’re continually working with utilities to shift how we manage events,” said Michael Siemann, PhD, Distinguished Engineer with Resideo Grid Services. “In 2024, 22% of our demand response events utilized less than half of their available devices, highlighting a focus on smaller, more targeted grid sections and more efficient grid management.”

• Evolving peak “season.” Last year, Resideo Grid Services helped manage 1,200 events outside the traditional summer peak season. As peak demand moves toward the winter months due to growth in the electrification of space heating, utilities and VPP operators are challenged to rethink how they manage resources and provide new tools that will help expand energy management solutions to support year-round grid reliability.

In anticipation of growing need, Resideo Grid Services is introducing the newest iteration of its Edge Distributed Energy Resource Management system (Edge-DERMS) platform. The platform supports utilities’ operations with features to manage portfolios of thermostats, batteries, water heaters, EVs and other loads, improving customer management, device connectivity and overall program execution as demand response grows more complex. It also includes enhanced versions of forecasting and load-shaping tools pioneered nearly a decade ago, along with real-time visual data for dynamic, responsive decision-making.  

“The Edge-DERMS platform offers utilities more control, flexibility and actionable data to make better and more confident decisions, ensuring their customers benefit from a more seamless and efficient energy service experience,” said Dave Oberholzer, General Manager of Resideo Grid Services. “We’re also continuously enhancing the platform with our utility clients to help them manage a changing grid.”

In addition, a new website, ResideoGridServices.com, offers industry partners and leaders easy access to Resideo’s energy updates, and utilities and aggregators can stay informed on energy news, find support and learn about current energy offerings and the Connected Savings program.

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