Seth Frader-Thompson

6 statements across 2 episodes · 3 bullish · 2 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Dec 2, 2024 by Seth Frader-Thompson · across every show →

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Dec 2, 2024 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Frader-Thompson: Virtual power plants will become continuous 24/7 operational grid resources
“And over time, that kind of creeps you toward what I think will be a 24, seven, three 65 kind of expectations of VPPs.”
Seth Frader-Thompson Dec 2, 2024 ▶ 9:35 Frontier Forum: Why utilities should go big on VPPs
Dec 2, 2024 negative
Opinion
Frader-Thompson: California energy regulators are lagging behind other states on VPPs
“The one thing is I would say if you're in California and you're a regulator, the rest of the country exists. And if you look at what's going on, there are lots of examples of how you could be doing this a lot better.”
Seth Frader-Thompson Dec 2, 2024 ▶ 26:37 Frontier Forum: Why utilities should go big on VPPs
Dec 2, 2024 neutral
Insight
Frader-Thompson: Energy efficiency success caused utility load growth planning to atrophy
“We've been so good at energy efficiency over the last two or three decades that a lot of planning teams have not been focused on planning for load growth, and so you're sort of, like, reestablishing a skill that was there And kind of was foundational for a hun…”
Seth Frader-Thompson Dec 2, 2024 ▶ 19:19 Frontier Forum: Why utilities should go big on VPPs
Dec 2, 2024 positive
Insight
Frader-Thompson: Load management buys utilities time to build physical grid infrastructure
“The more you can manage the load profile of this stuff for any number of reasons, the slower you can move in terms of building this stuff out. I think that's really important because sometimes you just literally can't move fast enough.”
Seth Frader-Thompson Dec 2, 2024 ▶ 20:33 Frontier Forum: Why utilities should go big on VPPs
Dec 2, 2024 positive
Assertion Supported
Frader-Thompson: Arizona Public Service VPP adoption triples the US national average
“APS is closing in on 10% of their customers participating in these VPP programs, which is like two to three X what we see sort of as a national average.”
Seth Frader-Thompson Dec 2, 2024 ▶ 9:44 Frontier Forum: Why utilities should go big on VPPs
Mar 10, 2026 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Frader-Thompson: Regulators rely on one-size-fits-all M&V for flexible resources
“What we don't have in the industry right now is sort of regulatory recognition of those different things. We tend to have kind of a one-size-fits-all M&V approach.”
Seth Frader-Thompson Mar 10, 2026 ▶ 23:30 Frontier Forum: How VPPs earn grid-scale trust [partner content]
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