We are proud to share our inclusion in the 2025 Gartner® Market Guide for DERMS. We believe this is a powerful step forward in our work toward building a more flexible, data-driven and resilient grid that safely manages and orchestrates grid-edge resources. Whether you’re launching your first DERMS initiative or scaling existing programs, this Market Guide offers independent context to inform your roadmap and investment decisions.

What's inside

  • Understand how growing distributed energy resource (DER) penetration, electrification and policy changes are reshaping utility planning and grid operations.
  • Explore core DERMS capabilities and use cases that support reliability, flexibility services and customer programs.
  • Gain insight into how utilities are approaching DERMS architectures, integration with ADMS and other systems, and the evolving vendor landscape.

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How CGI OpenGrid DERMS helps turn DER complexity into grid flexibility

Built as part of our CGI OpenGrid360 portfolio, CGI OpenGrid DERMS gives you clear visibility and intelligent control of distributed assets across your network. With this insight, you can monitor and manage DERs, manage their impact, optimize dispatch and support virtual power plant and flexibility programs while maintaining grid reliability and security.

Our modular architecture is designed to integrate seamlessly within your broader network operations environment. CGI OpenGrid DERMS connects with ADMS, SCADA, GIS, CIS and other core systems so you can extend existing investments, reduce integration complexity and scale capabilities as DER adoption grows.
 

Gartner, Market Guide for DERMS, 18 June 2025, Lloyd Jones, Jo-Ann Clynch
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