A new Bloomberg analysis shows what many in our industry have felt for years: the grid is becoming the gating factor in economic growth, from AI infrastructure to manufacturing. By helping utilities deploy battery storage at customer sites where capacity is needed most, we’re

Every successful deployment teaches us how to build faster and with greater impact. Sparkfund has helped deploy over 300 MW of distributed energy resources —not just for one utility or state, but across 10 major programs, 3,200+ projects, and 43 states. That adds up to over $500

Across the country, electricity demand is rising, and the grid is feeling the pressure. We need solutions that move faster than traditional infrastructure. That’s where distributed energy storage comes in to add flexibility and unlock capacity. This approach blends planning with

A new FERC proceeding is putting distributed energy on the main stage as a real solution to grid strain. As Energy Changemakers points out, VPPs made of distributed batteries can be deployed in months (not years) and shave peak demand without the billions in new infrastructure.

Grateful for the partners, teammates, and champions who roll up their sleeves with us—your curiosity and grit turn ideas into real capacity on the grid. Together we’re building a more reliable, resilient energy future, one project at a time. Happy #Thanksgiving! 🧡

“Crucially — especially in this moment of load growth and rising electricity rates — DERs can be deployed in a matter of months, rather than the three to five years required to build a new gas plant. DCP, assuming regulators get onboard, could be a cheaper and faster way to get

️⚡️We’re hiring a Director of Strategic Project Engineering & Operations to lead battery storage deployment and help build a team to support expansion. 📍 Minneapolis–St. Paul (relocation available) 💻 Apply here: https://t.co/Ke4X5smNxZ #ProjectEngineering #EnergyJobs

To all veterans and military families: thank you. According to the DOE, the concentration of veterans is higher in energy than in the overall U.S. workforce. If you’re considering a next mission, the energy and construction trades, often through union apprenticeships, offer

“By storing energy when it’s cheap, delivering it when it’s needed most and placing assets where they maximize grid value, Xcel Energy is delivering reliable energy to customers today and building a grid that is ready for tomorrow,” Sparkfund CEO Pier LaFarge said. Read here:

No one wants to be in the dark. With smarter use of storage and demand flexibility, we tap more of today’s grid and keep communities online. That’s Distributed Capacity Procurement in action: plan where capacity’s needed, deploy with local hosts, dispatch like utility assets.

At the 2025 @IowaEE, Sparkfund CEO @plafarge will keynote with a candid look at how Iowa can meet surging load and keep bills in check by treating distributed capacity resources as core infrastructure. Walk away with a practical playbook for scaling DERs incrementally and

New pod drop! 🎧 Sparkfund CEO @plafarge joined Norton Rose Fulbright's Currents Podcast. Learn how DCP enables an “all-of-the-above” ecosystem, and scales capacity faster with procurement sized to real grid needs:

We’re back from #DERVOS2025 with one takeaway ringing in our ears: better use of the grid we already have is the fastest path forward. The U.S. grid is dramatically underused: 95% of the time, >20% of the power system is unused. Using what we’ve got (batteries, flexible load,

Next stop: Governors Island. ⛴️ Sparkfund is supporting #DERVOS2025, a day built for people who believe distributed energy is how we meet the next wave of demand. As a Microgrid Sponsor, we’re excited to connect with utilities, microgrid pros, and DER innovators, comparing notes

Data-center demand is arriving on a timeline that steel and concrete can’t match. From our vantage point, the unlock is orchestration. With the DCP model, utilities plan where capacity is needed, deploy assets with hosts, and dispatch them as dependable infrastructure.

⚡ Big news: Sparkfund is collaborating with @XcelEnergyMN to deliver Minnesota’s distributed grid! With Sparkfund’s support, Xcel Energy is working on the first-of-its-kind battery network: up to 200 MW of utility-integrated storage by 2028, sited at commercial, industrial, and

We’re at Fortnightly’s Top Innovators 2025 in DC, and on Oct 7 @ 11:30 AM, Sparkfund’s John Slocum will dig into practical ways utilities can boosting grid utilization with utility-led DERs. See you there!

#ClimateWeekNYC takeaway: capacity must show up faster, with less drama. While big wires get built, DCP unlocks headroom now at the feeder/building level: plan → deploy → dispatch like utility assets. Thanks for the great convos! ⚡️️

Climate Week brings many energy conversations focused on national and global action, but we also want to celebrate the state-level policy momentum making distributed capacity part of core grid planning, with more than 100 policy actions in 2024 alone. Regulators are opening the

At #ClimateWeekNYC? 🌎⚡️ We’ll be there meeting regulators, utilities, & developers on adding capacity faster with utility-led DERs. Plus, join our VP of Deployment https://t.co/HiUukol0GE “Catalysts for Change,” Slalom WTC tomorrow (9/23) at 8:30 AM.