Yield Energy, formerly known as Polaris Energy Services, has announced the launch of Yield Edge DERMS, positioning it as the first agriculture-first distributed energy resource management system designed to unlock grid-ready energy flexibility from farms. The launch coincides with the company’s rebrand to Yield Energy, signaling its transition into a hardware-agnostic energy platform built around a strong AgTech partner ecosystem and focused on delivering utility-grade grid services at scale.
The company currently manages more than 200 MW of agricultural load, including over 100 MW enrolled in Pacific Gas and Electric’s agriculture-specific Hourly Flex Pricing (HFP) pilot. Through this deployment, Yield Energy is demonstrating how on-farm operations can actively support grid reliability while generating recurring revenue for agricultural producers.
Backed by nearly $3 million in funding from the California Energy Commission (CEC), Yield Energy has validated its platform through state-supported programs. This work has confirmed that agricultural operations can provide automated, reliable, and scalable flexibility suitable for utility use, without requiring changes to existing farming practices. The validation gives utilities confidence to incorporate agricultural loads into grid planning while ensuring growers are compensated for their participation.
The Yield Edge DERMS currently orchestrates irrigation pumps and is expanding to include a broader range of on-farm distributed energy resources. These include cold storage facilities, electric vehicle and equipment chargers, solar installations, battery systems, and on-site generation. Together, these assets can be aggregated into fast-responding, 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 integrates with a wide range of AgTech partners, including WiseConn, Farmblox, LUMO, Ranch Systems, Swan Systems, Netafim, and Verdi. These integrations allow pumps, sensors, and automation hardware to participate automatically in demand response and other grid programs with minimal operational disruption.
The platform has already delivered strong results across California, including 100% average demand response performance, demonstrated peak-hour load-shifting capability of 67%, average annual grower revenue exceeding $20,000, and more than 10,000 on-farm devices enabled.
“Partnering with Yield Energy is transforming what’s possible for our growers,” said a WiseConn spokesperson.
By aligning agricultural operations with utility requirements, Yield Energy is creating a new category of clean, flexible capacity that supports localized grid reliability at significantly lower cost than new infrastructure, while strengthening the economic resilience of growers.
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