Mosaic Power45 East All Saints St, Frederick, Maryland, United States

The Potential of Cloud Computing for Electric Grid Modernization

Mosaic Power recently published a post on the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) website giving a megaphone to the potential of intelligent “third generation demand response” through cloud computing.  For Mosaic and other demand management providers, this flexibility is now propelling the emergence of a third generation of advanced residential demand response programs, which could open the way to 24-7 dispatchability…It could eliminate the concept of discrete, limited-time demand response events, and open a portfolio of continuous energy management services, drawing on dispatchable resources with responsiveness and reliability comparable to — or even better than — conventional generation.

How & WHEN We Contribute to a Smarter Grid

Mosaic Power’s Water Heater Efficiency Network (WHEN) is a state-of-the-art system that optimizes the timing of energy usage among thousands of electric water heaters. The system synchronizes electricity demand by connected water heaters with the needs of the electric grid. By monitoring and managing this flow automatically, in real time, Mosaic Power and its participants are continuously building a cleaner, more reliable, and Smarter Power Grid, one water heater at a time.  And WHEN is especially beneficial to affordable housing, where maximizing the energy storage potential of thousands of water heaters can have a significant economic impact.  You know what’s really smart? All those single water heaters allow us the flexibility to offer multiple services to the grid, including frequency regulation and load shifting, while maintaining hot water for each tenant.

Mosaic Benefits

• Are you the owner or manager of a multi-family property? If so, we want to connect with you. Mosaic Power’s Water Heater Efficiency Network (WHEN) connects the electric water heaters in your properties through a secure cellular connection with our office in Frederick, Maryland.
• Mosaic offers a range of services to the grid management community—from managing demand by-the-minute to smooth frequency, to reducing demand by our network during peak hours. Our smart management of water heater demand during peak hours reduces the use of expensive peaking generators.
• WHEN water heaters unite, everyone benefits, including our environment. We are leading the way in connecting affordable housing to a smarter grid, and a smarter grid means cleaner air, renewable energy, and a brighter future for us all.