The key difference between Giga Power Systems and traditional demand response aggregators is that we track your economics in real time and make dispatch decisions based on what's actually happening at your site. Here's how it works.

Once your site is enrolled, Giga continuously monitors three critical data streams: 

• Live energy pricing across day-ahead markets, real-time LMP, and ancillary service markets
• Operational metrics like current load, uptime percentage, site efficiency, and hardware performance
• Market signals from grid operators like Southwest Power Pool (SPP) demand response events, reserve capacity calls, and price forecasts

We install telemetry hardware at your site that integrates with your SCADA systems and validates metering data, providing you with a live feed that updates every five minutes. That real-time visibility enables Giga to optimize hour by hour, rather than forcing you to rely on outdated  averages for curtailment decisions. 

Instead of locking you into a fixed schedule, Giga Power Systems submits dynamic offers to market auctions on an hourly basis. The platform evaluates every hour independently and makes a dispatch decision based on current conditions.

Here's what that looks like in practice. At 2 PM, LMP spikes to $500 per MWh due to high regional demand and limited generation. Your break-even price is sitting at $0.05 per kWh. With this context, Giga Power Systems recognizes that your site could be earning more from selling that energy back to the grid during that scarcity event  than you're earning from mining, so it dispatches your site for curtailment, and you earn demand response revenue instead of burning through cash.

By 8 PM, LMP has dropped to $30 per MWh, well below your breakeven threshold. Hash price hasn't changed, so Giga Power Systems keeps your site online because mining is profitable again.

Then, at 10 PM, an ancillary services opportunity opens up. The grid operator needs spinning reserve capacity, and the premium is high. At this point, Giga offers your load into that market, and you earn additional revenue without fully curtailing. You're still partially operational, but you're capturing upside from a market most aggregators don't even participate in.

You can see this math visualized in your Giga Power Systems dashboard. Every hour is color-coded: green means you're profitable staying online, red means curtailment makes economic sense, yellow means you're near the threshold, and Giga is evaluating ancillary market opportunities. With this at-a-glance dashboard, you can avoid guesswork and manual updates and focus on  operating your site while Giga handles the heavy demand response lifting for you.  

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This hour-by-hour, granular approach is why Giga Power Systems operators can maximize their revenue and earn $60,000 to $80,000 more per MW-yr. 

The Giga advantage: Built by operators, for operators

The difference between Giga Power Systems and generic demand response is that Giga Power Systems was built by operators, for operators. We understand the ins and outs of flexible load operations and all the shortcomings that come with it when it comes to traditional demand response. 

Let's walk through a real-world scenario: a 50 MW bitcoin mining operation deciding between a traditional demand response provider and Giga Power Systems. 

With a traditional aggregator, this operation might see the following approach and results:

• Enrollment: Single demand response program with fixed dispatch schedule
• Curtailment frequency: 20 events per year based on forecasted peak pricing
• Average annual payout: $35,000 per MW, totaling $1.75 million for the full site

Here's what the same 50 MW site can earn with Giga Power Systems’ approach: 

• Enrollment: Demand response, day-ahead energy markets, and ancillary services 
• Curtailment frequency: ~45 events per year, dynamically optimized based on real-time pricing and breakeven thresholds (we can customize constraints and site parameters to stay inside your site’s curtailment threshold)
• Average annual payout: $68,000 per MW, totaling $3.4 million for the full site

That's a net difference of $1.65 million in additional annual revenue just by optimizing the existing load with a platform that understands the unique economics of flexible load operations.  

If you're planning new site development or need to upgrade existing infrastructure, a multi-year contract with Giga Power Systems can offer another advantage in the form of additional savings on Giga-manufactured equipment. 

These savings apply to electrical transformers, switchboards, and cooling infrastructure. For operators building out new capacity or replacing aging equipment, those CAPEX savings add up fast. 

It also simplifies procurement. Instead of coordinating among an equipment supplier, a general contractor, and a separate demand response aggregator, you have one partner handling hardware and market participation. That means faster timelines, better integration between your electrical infrastructure and telemetry systems, and a lower total cost of ownership over the asset's life.

Getting started with Giga Power Systems

We have made enrolling in Giga Power Systems as simple as possible to make it quick and easy for operators to get optimized and earning sooner rather than later. First, you need to evaluate if you’re eligible to participate. 

Giga Power Systems works for most flexible load operations, but there are a few baseline requirements. 

• Minimum site size: 5 MW of controllable load (we can make exceptions for clustered sites or aggregated portfolios)
• Market coverage: SPP is live now, with ERCOT coming later in 2026
• Compatible load types: Bitcoin mining demand response and AI compute 
• Technical requirements: SCADA or control system integration capability to receive and respond to dispatch signals

If your site meets those criteria, you're ready to start capturing revenue you're currently leaving on the table. You can get started following these four steps. 

• Step 1: Site assessment and economic modeling. We evaluate your load profile, operational constraints, and revenue targets, then use this data to develop a custom optimization plan.
• Step 2: Telemetry hardware installation and commissioning. Our team installs metering and control equipment and integrates with your SCADA systems.
• Step 3: Market registration. We handle registration with Southwest Power Pool, submit qualification paperwork, and coordinate testing requirements with the grid operator.
• Step 4: Go-live and begin optimization. Once commissioned, Giga takes over market participation on behalf of your site. 

Once you're live, Giga handles the heavy lifting related to demand response. We submit market offers, coordinate dispatch schedules, monitor telemetry, and manage settlement processing. You handle normal site operations and respond to dispatch signals when we identify a profitable curtailment opportunity.

We also conduct quarterly business reviews to analyze performance, compare actual earnings against forecasts, and recommend optimization adjustments based on how your site's economics have evolved. Every Giga Power Systems customer also gets a dedicated account manager and access to our 24/7 monitoring operations center, because we’ve designed Giga Power Systems as a partnership designed to help you maximize your earning potential over the long term.

Optimize your breakeven with Giga Power Systems

Traditional demand response treats all loads the same. Giga Power Systems understands that approach does not work for flexible load economics.

Your site has a unique breakeven threshold that shifts every hour based on hash price, compute value, and real-time energy costs. Giga Power Systems factors those variables into every dispatch decision, helping you truly optimize your site-level economics. This key difference is what spells the difference between earning $60,000 to $80,000 per MW per year and settling for $30,000 to $40,000 with legacy aggregators.

We built Giga Power Systems because we needed it ourselves. Every optimization strategy in the platform has been refined through real market participation, and we're still using it to run our own operations today. We're not generic aggregators trying to retrofit an industrial demand response product for your business. We're operators who've lived the same challenges you're facing right now.

If you're ready to stop leaving money on the table, let's talk. Book a demo with our team, and we'll model your site's specific economics to show you exactly what Giga Power Systems can deliver.