Virtual Power Plant Solutions for Utilities

Turn commercial buildings into grid-interactive resources that deliver predictable demand-side capacity and enhance reliability. Our solution goes beyond seasonal event-based demand response — enabling daily load shifting and year-round flexibility.

In doing so, we help utilities manage flexible load at scale and drive lasting impact across the evolving energy landscape.

INTELLIGENT VPP MANAGEMENT

Edo’s AI-driven platform transforms commercial buildings into virtual power plants (VPPs). By aggregating these flexible, grid-interactive assets, utilities gain the real-time visibility and automated control needed to manage buildings and distributed energy resources (DERs) for daily demand flexibility and peak reduction. As load growth accelerates, scalable demand-side flexibility is becoming essential to maintaining a reliable grid.

Recruit Commercial Buildings for VPPs

Recruit and enroll commercial buildings into VPPs using utility data and our expertise.

Enable Automated Flexible Load Control

Automate load adjustments in response to grid signals, while maintaining customer comfort and control.

Add Capacity without New Generation

Reduce peak demand with flexible load instead of new infrastructure.

CORE CAPABILITIES

Edo’s platform is built on deep expertise in energy management, offering robust, scalable solutions.

01. Targeting Buildings 02. DER Data 03. Demand Flexibility 04. Coordinated Approach

01. Targeting Buildings

Edo’s Gateway (hardware) and Platform (software) interfaces with customers’ existing building management systems (BMS), eliminating the need for costly replacements. It connects with all behind-the-meter building assets including onsite DERs, and provides the customers and utilities with visibility into energy performance and grid-responsive capacity in real time.

02. DER Data

03. Demand Flexibility

Adapt building and DER loads dynamically to changing grid conditions, customer preferences, and program goals. Edo’s machine learning and optimization models continuously improve load forecasting and dispatch strategies, delivering location-specific visibility and predictability for enrolled flexibility assets.

04. Coordinated Approach

Edo combines energy efficiency and automated demand response in a singleseamless platform—without disrupting building occupants. The VPP integrates directly with utility ADMS or DERMS systems, optimizing asset dispatch based on forecasted availability and grid needs to maximize flexibility and reliability.

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Flexible Buildings.
Reliable Grid.

We connect commercial buildings and distributed energy resources — from HVAC and lighting systems to solar, batteries, and EV charging — to deliver flexibility and reliability to the grid.

Office Buildings

Reduce peak demand through HVAC optimization, smart controls, and integration with solar and storage assets.

Education

Capture flexibility by integrating HVAC, lighting, and energy management systems for coordinated savings.

Healthcare

Balance reliability and efficiency by leveraging backup generation, optimizing non-critical systems, and maintaining patient safety and comfort.

Municipalities

Partner with public facilities to deliver measurable grid relief, community resilience, and operational savings.

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FAQs

How do commercial buildings participate in a virtual power plant?

Commercial buildings participate in an Edo-enabled virtual power plant by enrolling flexible electrical loads—such as HVAC, lighting, EV charging, or other networked equipment—into Edo’s platform. Edo integrates with the building’s existing systems to monitor performance, identify flexibility opportunities, and automate load adjustments within parameters approved by the building.

These individual buildings are then aggregated across a portfolio to provide predictable, dispatchable capacity to utilities. Participation is designed to minimize disruption to building operations while allowing buildings to support grid reliability and earn utility incentives.

How does Edo’s VPP integrate with utility systems?

Edo’s virtual power plant integrates directly with utility systems, including Distributed Energy Resource Management Systems (DERMS) and Advanced Distribution Management Systems (ADMS). Edo can receive grid signals related to capacity needs, reliability events, or time-of-use pricing and translate those signals into coordinated load adjustments across participating buildings. The platform supports locationally aware aggregation, as well as performance reporting and measurement and verification (M&V), enabling utilities to plan and dispatch demand-side resources using existing operational workflows.

What types of grid services can Edo-enabled VPPs support?

Edo-enabled virtual power plants can support a range of grid services, including peak load reduction, demand response, demand flexibility, and capacity support during constrained grid conditions. By aggregating flexible commercial building load, Edo helps utilities balance supply and demand, improve reliability during extreme weather or peak events, and defer or reduce the need for traditional infrastructure investments. The specific services supported depend on how a utility designs its program and the needs of the local grid.

How is Edo’s virtual power plant different from traditional demand response programs?

Traditional demand response programs often rely on manual or disruptive load curtailments during emergency events. Edo’s virtual power plant combines energy efficiency, continuous optimization, and automated demand flexibility to shape load more dynamically and with less impact on building operations. Rather than relying on single, blunt curtailments, Edo uses real-time data and forecasting along with controls to deliver repeatable, measurable flexibility across many buildings, making commercial load a more reliable grid resource.

What types of buildings and loads are included in Edo-enabled VPPs?

Edo-enabled virtual power plants typically include commercial buildings such as offices, schools, retail facilities, healthcare, and other mid-size and portfolio-managed properties.

Common participating loads include HVAC systems, lighting, and other equipment connected through the building automation system, as well as distributed energy resources such as EV chargers, batteries, or on-site generation when available. Edo focuses on buildings that are too complex for single-device programs but well-suited for portfolio-scale optimization.

How does Edo ensure VPP reliability and performance across events?

Edo ensures virtual power plant reliability through real-time monitoring, forecasting, and automated controls across enrolled buildings. The platform evaluates performance at both the building and portfolio level, using established measurement and verification methods to assess load reductions during events and across seasons. By aggregating many buildings with diverse load profiles and applying locational awareness, Edo delivers more consistent performance than single-site or device-based approaches, helping utilities rely on demand-side capacity as a dependable grid resource.