HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Enersponse, a leading provider of demand response and virtual power plant solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Joel Obillo as its new Chief Executive Officer.
Joel brings more than 15 years of demand response experience, with a proven track record of scaling commercial operations and driving strategic growth across complex energy markets. Joel previously served as head of demand response for Enel X, the world’s largest demand response provider, where he expanded the company’s resource base through targeted expansion in high-value markets and innovative product offerings.
“Joel’s deep expertise in driving strategic growth combined with Enersponse’s innovative, technology-forward approach to demand response position the company for rapid growth at a time when the power grid needs stabilizing solutions,” said James McPhail, Enersponse founder and former CEO, who will remain an active member of the leadership team as he transitions to a role on the Enersponse Board of Directors.
“I am honored by the opportunity to lead a team that’s redefining demand response through market-leading technology,” said Joel Obillo, “The power markets are facing an unprecedented combination of demand growth and shifting generation mix, and Enersponse has a unique solution to address demand flexibility that serves both our customers and the broader power grid.”
Joel’s appointment comes at a pivotal time for Enersponse as the company achieves its highest revenue year, further validating its differentiated demand response automation platform. Enersponse remains committed to creating a more stable and responsive electrical grid by unlocking demand-side capacity resources for utility and ISO portfolios and empowering customers to manage their energy needs.
About Enersponse
Enersponse is a distributed energy resource (DER) management provider and virtual power plant (VPP) operator that works with commercial & industrial companies, power and controls providers, utilities and regulators across the country to aggregate load for the benefit of market participation. Its advanced technology keeps track of what’s happening down to a micro-locational level—even for large enterprises with facilities distributed across multiple service areas. Enersponse creates a more sustainable and responsive electrical grid by empowering customers to manage their demand and envisions a future with full participation of C&I distributed energy resources in the grid of the future: Flexible, reliable and resilient to support the clean energy transition.
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