Kyle Johnson

Electric vehicle fleets are scaling fast. Charging infrastructure is going in the ground. Solar carports are generating clean kilowatts overhead. And somewhere in between, the electrical system holding all of it together is absorbing punishment most facility managers never planned for.  The promise of electrified commercial transportation is real — but so are the engineering challenges. Managing the simultaneous draw of multiple high-power EV chargers, integrating variable solar generation,...

Most facilities install capacitor banks because that’s “what you do” when the utility starts complaining about power factor. But capacitor banks come with a hidden cost: constant maintenance, sensitivity to harmonics, and a relatively short useful life. Energy Conditioning (EC) Units offer a different path—a long‑life, low‑touch asset that delivers power factor correction plus broader power quality benefits over 30–40 years of operation. What Power Factor Really Means for Your Facility Power...

Demand response is one of the most direct ways for businesses to get paid for being good grid citizens—by reducing electricity use during peak demand or grid stress events. Utilities and grid operators run these programs to keep the lights on, avoid blackouts, and reduce reliance on expensive, high‑emission “peaking” power plants. Pure Energy Stream is actively working with demand response (DR) program stakeholders at LADWP and Southern California Edison to help facilities participate more...