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California cuts funding for nation’s largest virtual power plant

With California facing a $12 billion budget shortfall, the state’s lawmakers opted not only against a boost in funding for its flagship virtual power plant program as initially planned, but to not renew its funding all together.

California’s virtual power plant program helped prevent blackouts and reliance on fossil fuels. Now its future is in jeopardy.

Gov. Newsom pushed off making a decision over the fate of a program to prevent California’s blackouts and lower costs, but now his time to make a decision is running out — and so is the program’s funding.

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Budderfly activates multi-region virtual power plant

The company is now running grid flexibility services for small and mid-sized business customers across the CAISO, NE-ISO, PJM, and SPP independent system operator grids.

No-cost virtual power plant offering for Clean Energy Alliance customers

The Battery Bonus Connect Program, launched by Haven Energy and Clean Energy Alliance, intends to enroll up to 300 qualifying California households in virtual power plant program.

PJM expects adequate resources for summer with opportunities for demand response

The regional transmission organization, PJM, forecast “sufficient generation” for typical peak demand this summer but is preparing to call on contracted demand response resources to reduce electricity use under more extreme scenarios featuring record demand.

Renew Home brings personalization to virtual power plants

The VPP provider adds a focus on subtle energy shifts to help ratepayers lower energy costs without sacrificing their comfort.

ElectricFish ultra-fast EV charging solution

The 350Squared plug-and-play power bank requires no trenching and includes AI-powered forecasting with a bi-directional electricity meter, and two ultra-fast charging ports.

How to leverage virtual power plants for a better grid

A panel at RE+ Northeast 2025 discussed ways to maximize the value of virtual power plants so everyone on the grid wins.

OpenADR 3.0 standard can maximize demand flexibility to help integrate renewables

Berkeley Lab’s CalFlexHub says global adoption of an improved communications method can foster a transition from event-based demand response to continuous price-based demand flexibility—increasing demand for renewable power at sunny and windy times.

50 states of grid modernization

North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center’s recent report looks at how states are doing with legislative and regulatory action related to shoring up the power grid.

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