Energy dominance / Powder Watts FlexiWatt
Up to 72 hours of grid support. Lower energy bills. Better building protection. FlexiWatt turns overlooked rooftop snowmelt loads into a resource for America’s next era of growth.
Why this matters now
Every advance in computing ultimately depends on electricity that can be delivered reliably, affordably, and when it is needed.
In September 2026, the U.S. Energy Information Administration forecast record electricity generation in both 2026 and 2027, with growth driven by data centers and manufacturing. DOE likewise identifies rising demand as a pressing reason to expand and improve the grid.
Powder Watts is already helping large-load customers pursue grid access through capacity-enablement agreements. By removing unnecessary demand where it occurs, we create room for productive electricity use on infrastructure that already exists.
The intelligence.
The computing engine.
The capacity to deliver.
Early insight. Greater relevance.
Our early work on intelligent snowmelt control established the foundation for a larger grid opportunity.
Published coverage described Powder Watts combining rooftop images, machine vision, weather data, automated switching, and circuit-level energy measurement. Customers were reporting heat-cable energy savings of up to 92%.
Read the 2023 coverage ↗Today, FlexiWatt combines that building intelligence with long-duration load control, paid utility participation, and commercial capacity-enablement relationships. We are creating firm demand-side capacity for defined service windows—turning electricity that would otherwise be wasted into room for new demand.
Explore the utility platform ↗Ahead of the curve in 2023. Built for the capacity challenge utilities face today.
The technology behind the resource
With vision, we know.
Computer vision provides visibility into snow and ice conditions at monitored locations.
Weather information and operating logic guide when heat cables run.
Circuit-level metering records consumption and helps identify abnormal operation.
Connected controls allow participating loads to be managed together for utility programs.
A VPP customers have a reason to love
Building protection is part of the value customers receive from Powder Watts.
Rooftop visibility and circuit monitoring help identify failed operation, tripped breakers, and conditions that need attention. Intelligent snowmelt control adds a layer of oversight to equipment that protects the property.
Participation leaves room temperatures and thermostat settings alone. Customers can save thousands of dollars in heat-cable energy costs while gaining better visibility into their building’s protection system.
Savings depend on the existing system, runtime, weather, and electricity rates. Building protection requirements govern dispatch.
Two complementary sources of value
Avoiding unnecessary operation reduces seasonal consumption. Coordinating eligible loads reduces demand during a constrained period.
Energy efficiency / normalized illustration
At the reported best-case savings level, 100 units of heat-cable electricity become 8 units consumed.
Duration / same sustained 1 MW response
At equal sustained power, a qualifying 72-hour response delivers 18 times the event energy of a four-hour response.
18× the event energy at the same sustained MW.
The duration and deployment advantage
FlexiWatt combines long-duration demand reduction with a retrofit deployment model.
Eligible demand reductions can support evening, overnight, and low-solar periods. Their availability follows controllable load and building conditions, rather than sunlight.
Up to 72 hours of qualifying support extends far beyond a four-hour battery discharge. FlexiWatt reduces consumption throughout the window without drawing down a stored-energy inventory.
Retrofit equipment already on the building and already connected to the grid. That removes major construction and hardware steps associated with adding battery storage.
Installation needs no new transmission line. Targeted reductions can relieve demand on the feeders and substations serving participating buildings.
The duration comparison uses a four-hour battery benchmark, not every storage technology. Batteries can recharge and provide services beyond load reduction. Deployment schedules and grid value depend on site readiness, location, utility approval, and program requirements.
Built for exceptional economics per MWh
The economic advantage starts with equipment the customer already owns.
Controls unlock the resource. Energy savings and eligible utility incentives help fund deployment and shorten customer payback. Long response windows increase the grid-service MWh available from each qualified MW.
Why duration matters to cost
Illustrative cost per event MWh, holding total event cost and sustained MW constant.
Year-round utility value
Contracted service windows and measured response turn controllable loads into dependable planning resources.
Reduce eligible demand during a building’s or utility’s highest-load periods.
Coordinate reductions with system peak windows to support capacity and demand-cost objectives.
Deliver and meter qualified reductions during dispatched events, including extended windows.
Remove unnecessary rooftop snowmelt consumption during warm-weather months and summer peaks.
The overlooked summer opportunity
On a large property, checking every panel and circuit takes staff time. Equipment left energized can keep consuming electricity long after winter ends. Automated control replaces that recurring manual task.
Persistent summer savings and incremental event response are measured separately. A circuit already off creates no additional event reduction; utility baselines and capacity rules determine what can be credited.
FlexiWatt™ / intelligent demand flexibility
DOE’s flexibility framework describes four functions: Shape, Shift, Shed, and Shimmy.
Improve the overall pattern of electricity demand.
Move eligible operation to a more useful time.
Reduce demand during defined service windows.
Rapid modulation for shorter-timescale grid balancing.
Powder Watts’ published utility offering documents Shape, Shift, and Shed. Shimmy is included to explain DOE’s framework; frequency-response capability is not asserted here. FlexiWatt is Powder Watts’ brand; DOE framework alignment does not imply government endorsement.
An opportunity built on existing infrastructure
PROPERTY OWNERS
Save energy, automate routine control, and gain visibility into roof and circuit conditions. Customers receive practical value every season, with no thermostat adjustments.
UTILITIES & GRID PROGRAMS
Convert avoidable consumption into a measured resource for contracted service windows. Capacity is qualified for its location, duration, availability, and performance.
LARGE LOADS & DEPLOYMENT PARTNERS
Capacity-enablement relationships already connect Powder Watts’ demand reductions to large-load grid-access objectives. Each deployment can create useful headroom where the utility needs it.
The next chapter of energy dominance
Up to 72 hours of eligible grid support—all while cutting wasted energy and strengthening building protection. That is the Powder Watts advantage.
History and customer value. Powder Watts’ October 9, 2023 TownLift article documents AI controls, reported savings up to 92%, and monitoring alerts. See also the technology page. Reported customer results are not a universal guarantee.
Current capability and market opportunity. Up to 72 hours, commercial grid-access activity, and paid utility participation reflect Powder Watts’ October 2026 company information. Multi-GW describes the addressable North American load, not enrolled or accredited capacity. Firm service requires defined availability, contracts, measurement, and utility qualification.
Why now. EIA, September 9, 2026, forecasts record generation in 2026 and 2027. The DOE National Transmission Needs Study addresses the grid implications of load growth.
DOE framework. Consumer Resource Flexibility, November 2023, describes Shape, Shift, Shed, and Shimmy. The published Powder Watts utility offering identifies its supported functions. FlexiWatt is Powder Watts’ brand; reference to DOE’s framework does not imply endorsement.
Graphs. Savings normalize consumption to 100 units and illustrate a reported upper-end result. Duration uses a constant 1 MW: 4, 24, and 72 MWh over 4, 24, and 72 hours. The cost/MWh index is 100, 16.7, and 5.6 at equal total event cost. These are labeled illustrations, not measured fleet time series or market-wide cost rankings.
Comparisons and summer availability. Battery duration is a specified four-hour comparison; actual storage technologies and project economics vary. Summer shutoff applies only to unnecessary, eligible loads. Avoided seasonal energy and incremental dispatched response are accounted for separately. Updated October 21, 2026.
