Only 20% of U.S. demand response potential is captured, even with 11M people enrolled. GridRails’ Michael Grasso explains what’s holding utilities back, edge data centers and why regulation may slow VPP adoption.

🎧 Episode 160: buzzsprout.com/1146566/episod…

#DERs #GridFlexibility

Paces is heading to the Data Center Frontier Trends Summit, Aug 6–8

Our AE David Lyons will be on the ground talking about the real constraint on the data center boom: getting power built.

Going too? Reach out and let's connect.

Paces is on the road this week 🛣️
Julia Reisenfeld @ the Midcontinent Clean Energy Conference (7/28–29)
James McWalter @ the Permitting Innovation Expo (7/30) — where we were selected to showcase
Going to either? Come find us. Let's talk about getting projects built faster.

We polled energy developers on how they're using AI today.
55% have started. Only 9% call themselves "AI-native."
What they're using it for might surprise you 👇
Full breakdown from our webinar: hubs.la/Q04pHkmS0

If you use Paces, you already trust it to find sites that match your criteria.

Now Paces Agent ranks them too, weighted to what matters for your build. A day of spreadsheet triage, done in minutes.

Watch it run and learn more here: hubs.la/Q04pHlxQ0

Federal environmental reviews average years, not months. CEQ's Permitting Innovators Expo is looking for tech that can close that gap. Paces is excited to have been selected to showcase. Read the announcment: hubs.la/Q04p69BP0

KKR just paid $4.2B for EDF Power Solutions' North American portfolio. EDF saw that shift early: they used Paces to screen 90+ development sites for co-location and turn them into a ranked pipeline in weeks. Here's how: hubs.la/Q04nVB2P0

We asked energy developers if they're using AI. 45% have started. 45% haven't. Only 9% call themselves AI native. The industry is split right down the middle. Watch the webinar on demand: hubs.la/Q04npjyt0

Today at 3 PM ET.
One wrong AI call in energy development can cost millions. So we're showing where AI speeds you up, where it doesn't, and how to tell the difference, live on a real project.
Register → hubs.la/Q04n3g4l0

One day left.
Tomorrow at 3 PM ET we hand over the playbook for using AI in energy development: where it belongs, where human judgment still wins, and how to validate an output before it moves a project.
Register → hubs.la/Q04mZGlT0

A developer using AI screens 1,000 sites in the time your team screens 10. Your competitors are already building that head start, and it compounds every week. Learn how to catch up on June 30 with our webinar. Register here: hubs.la/Q04mvqyS0

Energy & utilities have one of the lowest AI adoption rates of any major industry: 13.6%. Not because teams don't want AI, but because they don't know where to start. @kyle__cb wrote the AI guide for developers.

Link: utilitydive.com/spons/how-ai-f…

Data center developers are winning or losing on speed to interconnection. A site that looks grid-ready can have 3 years of queue in front of it. AI can surface those risks in hours instead of weeks. Join the webinar to learn how: hubs.la/Q04m9xpl0

The utility said 400 MW. A Paces Power Flow Study showed ~150 MW.
This developer walked away from the site and was relieved he did. A Power Flow Study is the cheapest diligence you can run before committing capital. Link to the full story: hubs.la/Q04lxq-w0

Only 32% of the renewable energy industry is satisfied with their progress on AI (BCG).

The top developers are already pulling ahead with AI workflows. We're hosting a webinar on the use cases that actually work in energy development. Register now: hubs.la/Q04lq09l0

A federal court just restored the 5% safe harbor for wind and solar, 27 days before the July 4 deadline. That, Blue Owl's ~$975M data center recap, Primergy's $760M Gemini refi, and what 4.2% inflation means for power. Stu breaks all of this down in the new Power Weekly.

AI can screen thousands of sites in minutes. That only helps if you can trust the results.
Join us for a free webinar June 30 on where AI belongs in development and how to validate its outputs: hubs.la/Q04kTxW30

20 canceled data center projects in Q1 2026. 71% of Americans oppose new construction. Renewables support split along party lines.

Developers who can't navigate local opposition aren't building.

That's why we built Engagement Strategy add-ons for our Local Stakeholder Mapping and Community Sentiment modules — a per-jurisdiction plan for who to approach, what to offer, and what to say. From intel to action.