Unlocking Turnkey Distributed Storage Grid Services (DSGS) with Texture

As California faces increasing challenges due to climate-driven heatwaves, wildfires, and other disruptions, the state’s electrical grid is under more strain than ever before. In response, the California Energy Commission (CEC) has launched the Demand Side Grid Support (DSGS) program, part of its Strategic Reliability Reserve. DSGS provides critical incentives to electric customers who reduce energy consumption or provide backup generation to support grid stability.

With Texture, companies can seamlessly enroll their customers in the DSGS rebate program through our turnkey solution, making participation effortless and compliance automatic.

#What is the Demand Side Grid Support (DSGS) Program?

The DSGS program is designed to alleviate tight energy supplies by incentivizing customers to reduce load and provide backup power during critical events, particularly from May to October. This program is vital for preventing rotating power outages during California’s hottest months, when energy demand peaks due to air conditioning, extreme heat, and other stressors on the grid.

Eligible participants in the DSGS program receive financial incentives for supporting the grid through load reduction and backup generation during periods of grid stress. With three incentive structures to choose from, customers and DSGS providers can select the option that best fits their operational capabilities.

#How Texture’s Turnkey Solution Simplifies DSGS Participation

Texture’s turnkey DSGS solution offers a hands-free, end-to-end approach to enrolling customers and managing all aspects of the DSGS rebate program. Here’s how our platform makes it easy for companies to participate:

Customer Enrollment Made Simple: Texture’s platform automates customer enrollment, capturing all necessary data along with their authorization to connect to and control their device for the program. With digital signature collection and automated eligibility verification, companies can enroll customers with minimal effort — just send out a link to the form and Texture handles the rest.
Automated Market Access with Market Partners: Our seamless integration with trusted market access partners ensures automated access to California’s energy markets for demand response participation. Once customers are enrolled, Texture automatically handles dispatch events, telemetry capture, and performance validation. This means full program compliance with minimal manual input.
Telemetry and Demand Response Automation: Texture manages the capture of 15-minute battery telemetry data, ensuring ongoing program compliance. During demand response events, enrolled batteries are automatically dispatched to export stored energy back to the grid, helping utilities mitigate grid stress. Texture also ensures compliance with event signals, making demand response fully automated for customers.
Program Payouts Without the Hassle: Managing program payouts can be complex. Texture’s platform automates disbursements based on energy exported to the grid, accounting for battery capacity and performance. Companies can opt to have funds wired directly to participants or manage the disbursement themselves.

#Why Choose Texture for DSGS?

Texture removes data and process silos with software solutions tailored for the energy industry. The Industry Cloud for Distributed Energy, Texture offers a fully automated, hands-off solution for DSGS providers. We manage everything from customer enrollment to demand response dispatch, ensuring compliance with the CEC’s DSGS program requirements while freeing up your team to focus on other priorities.

With Texture’s turnkey approach, you can ensure that your customers are seamlessly enrolled, dispatched, and rewarded for their role in supporting California’s electrical grid. As grid reliability becomes more critical in the face of climate change, DSGS programs will play a pivotal role — and Texture’s platform makes it easier than ever to participate.

#Let’s Get Started

Texture’s turnkey DSGS solution streamlines every step, helping you optimize grid interactions and scale efficiently. Explore how Texture can transform your energy strategy — contact our team today to get started with a demo.