Voltus prepares portfolio in anticipation of
a projected 5,000 MW shortfall in MISO, while calling on state
regulators and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to
lift demand response bans
Voltus, Inc. (“Voltus”), the leading DER software platform,
announces today that its nearly 500 MW MISO portfolio is prepared
to help meet anticipated supply shortages this summer. MISO’s
2022/2023 Capacity Auction last month revealed critical gaps in
accredited capacity due to the increase in intermittent generation
and the ongoing retirement of thermal generation across the region.
As a result, customers in seven MISO zones spanning eleven US
states have an increased risk of controlled outages to maintain
system reliability this summer.
"Voltus entered the MISO market in 2016 with the foresight that
demand-side resources would be a necessary backstop as our
electricity grid transitioned from traditional fossil fuel
generation to intermittent renewable sources of energy,” explains
Matthew Plante, President. “The recent auction results reveal that
we’re at a critical juncture where DERs must be leveraged to fill
this gap and ensure the reliability and affordability of our
electricity grid and the safety of our communities moving forward.
Voltus’s portfolio of DERs is ready now to provide critical
electricity grid relief.”
Plante explains that Voltus could be doing even more to help the
electricity grid this summer. “We have been beating this drum for
years: the reliability and affordability of the electric grid and
the well-being of our communities are being jeopardized by
state-level Public Utility Commissions’ (PUC) bans on demand side
resources from participating in these markets. Nine out of the
eleven MISO states that have banned aggregators from delivering all
available demand response - Kentucky, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan,
Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin -
fall within the seven MISO zones most at risk for blackouts and
brownouts.” Plante emphasizes, “Voltus could add an additional
1,000 MWs to its existing MISO portfolio this summer through
existing customer relationships across these states if these bans
are lifted. We are working at all levels to press for the removal
of these bans, thus reducing the likelihood of blackouts that harm
the economy, the environment, and lead to the loss of lives.”
Voltus has been at the forefront of advocating for regulatory
changes at the federal level, urging FERC to pass a Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR), which would disabuse state level bans
entirely. Other groups, including the Industrial Energy Consumers
of America (IECA), are also speaking out. Paul Cicio, IECA
President, in Monday’s press release stated, “It is of immediate
importance that FERC issue the NOPR that would reverse the state
demand response Opt Out to avoid high electricity costs and serious
reliability problems as early as this summer. This action will
reduce inflation, electricity costs, and improve reliability.”
Voltus encourages customers across MISO to prepare for this
summer’s potential shortfalls by enrolling in DER programs
immediately. Participating in these programs not only provides an
early warning of pending brownouts and blackouts, but also creates
an additional revenue stream for these businesses. To get started,
email info@voltus.co or register for Voltus’s May 18, 2022 webinar
by clicking here to learn more.
About Voltus
Voltus is the leading software technology platform connecting
distributed energy resources to electricity markets, delivering
less expensive, more reliable, and more sustainable electricity.
Our commercial and industrial customers and DER partners generate
cash by allowing Voltus to maximize the value of their flexible
load, distributed generation, energy storage, energy efficiency,
and electric vehicle resources in these markets. To learn more,
visit www.voltus.co.
On November 30, 2021, Broadscale Acquisition Corp.
("Broadscale") (Nasdaq: SCLE) entered into a definitive agreement
for a business combination with Voltus. The combined company is
expected to be listed on the Nasdaq upon completion of the
transaction. The transaction is expected to occur in the second
quarter of 2022 and is subject to approval by Broadscale's
stockholders, the registration statement being declared effective
by the SEC, and other customary closing conditions.
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results to differ materially from current expectations which
include, but are not limited to: 1) the occurrence of any event,
change or other circumstance that could give rise to the
termination of the definitive merger agreement with respect to the
business combination; 2) the outcome of any legal proceedings that
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or others following the announcement of the business combination
and any definitive agreements with respect thereto; 3) the
inability to complete the business combination due to the failure
to obtain approval of the stockholders of Broadscale or Voltus, or
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the risk that the business combination may not be completed in a
timely manner or at all, which may adversely affect the price of
Broadscale’s securities; 13) the risk that the transaction may not
be completed by Broadscale’s business combination deadline and the
potential failure to obtain an extension of the business
combination deadline if sought by Broadscale; 14) the impact of the
novel coronavirus disease pandemic, including any mutations or
variants thereof, and its effect on business and financial
conditions; 15) inability to complete the PIPE investment in
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“Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in
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