Report

Demand-Side Readiness Report: Post Summer 2026 Season

Every summer strains the grid and puts demand-side flexibility to the test. This summer was no exception where Uplight-managed resources delivered 15,629 MWh of flexible capacity across 1,807 events in 35 utility programs.

Utilities now rely on flexibility to deliver reliable, affordable load flexibility at scale. Our latest Demand-Side Readiness Report shares what we learned.

Read the report to see:
  • How load flexibility delivered in the hottest summer yet
  • The role of each DER in a multi-asset virtual power plant and how to build your program
  • Early results from opt-out, built-in flexibility programs that make customer participation the default, not the exception