Yield Energy, formerly Polaris Energy Services, has launched Yield Edge DERMS, its agriculture-first distributed energy resource management system.
With more than 200 MW of agricultural load under management, including over 100 MW enrolled in PG&E’s agriculture-specific Hourly Flex Pricing (HFP) pilot, Yield Energy is helping farm operations support the grid while generating new recurring revenue for growers.
Backed by nearly $3 million in funding from the California Energy Commission (CEC), Yield Energy has validated its platform through state-supported work, confirming that agricultural operations can deliver automated, reliable, utility-grade flexibility at scale. This validation enables utilities to confidently tap agricultural loads while ensuring growers benefit financially — without changing the way they farm.
Yield Edge DERMS orchestrates irrigation pumps and will soon have capability to access cold storage, EV and equipment chargers, solar arrays, batteries and on-site generation, transforming everyday farm assets into fast, clean and dispatchable virtual power plants that respond to grid needs in real time.
“Agriculture has always had the potential to be one of the grid’s most powerful partners — it just needed the right tools,” said Tyler Nuss, CEO of Yield Energy. “We’ve proven that on-farm operations can deliver reliable, grid-ready flexibility at scale. Yield Energy connects that flexibility to the operational demands of today’s grid, creating new revenue for growers while delivering capacity that’s faster, cleaner, and far more affordable than new infrastructure.”
Yield Energy integrates with a broad ecosystem of AgTech partners — including WiseConn, Farmblox, LUMO, Ranch Systems, Swan Systems, Netafim and Verdi — enabling pumps, sensors and automation hardware to participate automatically in demand response and other grid programs with fast response times and minimal disruption to farm operations.
“Partnering with Yield Energy is transforming what’s possible for our growers,” said a WiseConn spokesperson. “With a single integration, our irrigation technology can now unlock new revenue, tap into more utility programs, and deliver measurable value back to farms — all while strengthening the grid.”
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