Customer Flexibility Becomes a Grid Planning Tool

Customer Flexibility Becomes a Grid Planning Tool

Author: Environment+Energy Leader June 3, 2026 Duration: 3:16
Utilities are rethinking customer programs as grid tools. Coordinated flexibility can cut peaks, support reliability and ease pressure on new capacity. https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/stories/customer-flexibility-becomes-a-grid-planning-tool,128125 Support the show Support for Sustainability Soundbites is provided by Amazon. Explore Amazon’s Spotlight on Water and learn more about the company’s work focused on water stewardship, replenishment, and resilient communities: Protecting Wat...

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