October 24
SECC, PLMA Partner to Put Customers at Center of DER Strategies
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While programming from the Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative (SECC) as well as the Peak Load Management Alliance (PLMA) is not new to DTECH, what is new for 2026 is how the two organizations are newly collaborating to offer a combined one-day event focused on the critical intersection of customer engagement and distributed energy resources (DERs).
Writing and researching the energy sector reveals one particularly frustrating truth: it’s almost impossible to find comprehensive data about the industry in one place. And while we may not be able to find every single statistic that you need to inform your demand flexibility initiatives, we can collect as many resources as possible and share them in one handy, living blog that will be updated as more data becomes available.
As the power sector navigates the energy transition – already a complex and challenging endeavor – the rapid rise of artificial intelligence data centers is now adding nearly unprecedented load growth into the mix. According to a recent analysis by ICF, “U.S. electricity demand could grow 25 percent from 2023 to 2030 and 78 percent by 2050.” That’s significantly higher than the firm’s September 2024 projection.
Arizona Public Service (APS) is in the process of granting an additional $3 million of shareholder funds to nonprofits that offer utility bill assistance, air conditioner repair and replacement, and housing support to Arizonans in need. Summer of 2025 ended as the fourth-hottest summer on record in the Phoenix area, and some customers continue to face economic hardships that make it a challenge to pay their bills or make repairs to heating and cooling equipment.
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Boston is racing to decarbonize its public housing by 2030. The latest tool it’s deploying to reach that goal? Window-straddling heat pumps. Last week, the Boston Housing Authority announced that it’s piloting the electric technology at Hassan Apartments, a 50-year-old public housing community with 100 units for older people and adults with disabilities.
BloombergNEF expects more than 92 GW/247 GWh of energy storage additions worldwide in 2025, up 22.7 percent from 2024. Its latest projection is down only slightly from previous forecasts in spite of global trade uncertainty and policy headwinds in the United States and China. Excluding pumped hydropower, BNEF expects global energy storage deployment to reach 123 GW/360 GWh in 2026, or 33 percent higher than 2025.
Michigan’s renewable energy and distributed energy programs continue to grow, according to a new report from the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC). Regulated electric utilities in the state had more than 7,500 MW of renewable capacity at the end of 2024 and more than 8,300 MW expected by the end of 2025, MPSC’s Status of Renewable Energy, Distributed Generation, and Legacy Net Metering in Michigan report found.
Electric vehicle sales just hit an all-time high in the U.S. – but don’t expect the boom to last long. For every 10 cars that automakers sold from July through September, one was an EV, according to fresh data from Cox Automotive. In other words, nearly 440,000 new battery-powered vehicles hit the nation’s roads during the third quarter of 2025.
