Our Story

The Potential of Us

We chose the name Voltus because it represents the “potential of us” (volt = electrical potential, Volt + Us, the potential of us) to better manage energy through simple, no-cost, no-risk energy management products that align collective interests.

How We Help

More cash, less hassle.

Traditionally, grid operators and utilities balance supply and demand using only the supply side of the market equation.

Power plants were turned on or ramped up to meet rising demand but demand wasn’t included as an option to balance the grid. Now, demand can curtail power or turn on local resources (e.g., battery storage, an emergency generator) to meet grid needs in concert with power plants.

With technology, market evolution, and attractive commercial offerings for customers, demand response has become an increasingly important tool for grid operators and utilities to balance the grid.

Double demand response dollars with Voltus.

Demand response can deliver substantial electricity bill savings and cash earnings that drive energy costs down. The financial result ranges from 5% to 30% of the annual electricity bill, all depending on your operational flexibility and the programs available in regions where you have facilities.

Many of our most sophisticated customers take advantage of “stackable” demand response programs, an example of which is illustrated here where the facility is taking advantage of six distinct value streams (savings and earnings) from their operational flexibility.

Who We Help

Helping you cash-in on operational flexibility.

We help industrial, commercial, and institutional customers cash-in on operational flexibility. We help utilities and grid operators make the most of that flexibility.

Industrial, Commercial, Institutional

Voltus has helped more than 30 different industries take full advantage of demand response.

Grid Operator & Utilities

Grid operators and utilities have to run reliable, cost-effective wholesale markets. Let us help you unlock all C&I DR by being in the market and by providing our technology to deliver all, or part, of the promise held by demand response.

• Cooperative Utility
• Federal Utility
• Grid Operator
• Investor Owned Utility
• Municipal Utility
• Retail Supplier

Why Voltus

Our customers work with us for one reason.

We deliver more cash to their bottom line than they ever thought possible from demand response.

Everything we do at Voltus is in service of Less Energy, More Cash! So, how do we do it?

World-Class Energy Expertise

Our team has brought more than 10,000 MWs of demand response to market, more than any other team in the world.

In fact, our team was instrumental in developing most of the demand response markets and utility programs that exist today, from PJM’s Synchronized Reserve market to MISO’s Load Modifying Resource market to the AESO Load Shed Services for Imports. And we’re experts at identifying the behind-the-meter operational flexibility across more than 30 industries to maximize demand response savings and earnings

Simple to Get Going

When was the last time one of your suppliers paid you to use their product?

In fact, the more you use of ours, the more you make! We’ve turned the complexity of energy markets and demand response into a simple, single-page agreement that you don’t need to be an attorney to understand. We integrate our technology into your facilities at no expense to you and we eliminate any risk to our customers of participating in complex energy markets or utility programs.

Technology to Make Life Easier

Our customers have businesses to run and teams to lead. Demand response is never their only focus.

They want a modern technology platform that simplifies every aspect of the complexities of demand response to make their lives easier: automating identification of program opportunities, a communication platform that always talks in cash, truly real-time energy data to maximize performance during an event and settlement upon completion, historic event performance and program payments that ensure transparency and accuracy, and a reporting engine that makes it easy to demonstrate results. These are just some of the benefits of our technology platform.

Our Culture

Voltus is growing quickly and the fuel for this rocket is talent.

As cliche as it sounds, our team is what matters most. If we hire the right people, who are aligned with our mission, our job as leaders becomes pretty easy: we define clear roles and clear goals and the team delivers value to customers that they come to expect from Voltus. Lather, rinse, repeat.

We ask these key questions when hiring world-class teammates:

1. Are you bright, gritty, and good? Can you prove it?
2. Does our mission resonate with you? Why?
3. Are you passionate about the role you want to play and being the best you can be in that role?

What does it mean to be “Bright, Gritty, and Good?”

It’s easy to find one, hard to find two, and exceptional when a person has all three.

Bright

You’re uncommonly intelligent and committed to applying that gift every day – without application, you’re just IQ! You see opportunity in making the world a better place while recognizing that you need to take risks to usher in new and better ways of doing things. You recognize that being nimble in a world that is changing at an accelerating pace is a requirement of success and staying nimble means staying on top of the latest innovations and ways of thinking!

Gritty

You recognize that working hard is a proven way to get ahead in life. You couple an incredible work ethic to your big brain every day, seeking the “10,000 hour” advantage through passion and perseverance for a job well done. You hold yourself to high standards because it feels good to achieve uncommon goals. You’re dissatisfied with the status quo and you have the grit and determination to see things done better for the sake of better. You recognize that “what got you here, doesn’t keep you here,” never resting on past success as a guarantee of future results. You know that the secret to “better” lies in the coaching you seek, and that you give, every day from and to others around you.

Good

You’re authentic, honest, and have a positive outlook on life. You’re open minded, inclusive, and value diverse thinking in pursuit of the best ideas. You have purpose in life. You enjoy spending time with passionate people. You recognize that being a good human being means that you have to confront the uncomfortable . . . you’re not afraid to speak out and speak up. Most importantly, you’re loving and compassionate . . . yes, loving and compassionate. Do you know any other company that is brave enough to seek out those who lead their lives with love and compassion in their heart?