ACHR News: Battery Storage, HVAC, and Energy Flexibility — Inside Budderfly and Viridi's Nationwide Rollout

June 24, 2026 - Budderfly and Viridi's nationwide rollout of 100 commercial battery energy storage systems was the subject of an in-depth feature in ACHR News, written by Austin Keating. The piece explored how the batteries integrate with existing HVAC, lighting and building automation systems with minimal disruption to facility operations, and covered sizing methodology, commissioning challenges and support for open protocols like BACnet and Modbus.

Christian Edwards, Budderfly's vice president of business development and strategy, said "the battery system is managed alongside HVAC, lighting, refrigeration, and other loads," but that Budderfly's energy-as-a-service model means customers aren't responsible for managing it day to day. The article also touched on Budderfly's acquisition of DERMS platform Sunverge, which the company says strengthens site-level demand response and predictive modeling.

Read the full article here.