Sunrun supports California grid with 75,000 distributed batteries
Through a customer opt-in, batteries are coordinated in a virtual power plant that is expected to dispatch 250 MW of power over 2-hour peak demand events.
Legislation and action ramps up for virtual power plant industry
RMI’s virtual power plant coalition (VP3) released a progress report that indicates that state legislators, regulators and utilities initiated, advanced or expanded policy in support of virtual power plants.
Sunrun, PG&E launch virtual power plant program to strengthen California’s grid
The partnership will support the development of new long-term programs to meet the California Energy Commission’s load-shifting goals.
Distributed energy resource management enables a new paradigm for grid operators
A Smart Electric Power Alliance white paper sees DERMS as key to helping utilities address the trends of growing renewable generation, increasing electricity demand, adoption of virtual power plants, and a need for increasing grid resilience.
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.
Illinois lawmakers propose 15 GW energy storage target by 2035
The bills would direct the Illinois Power Agency to procure the same amount of energy storage as required in California, which uses twice as much electricity as Illinois.
Virtual power plant access extends through Solis, Derapi partnership
The platform will provide Solis battery storage customers access to virtual power plant (VPP) programs.
California bill introduced to mandate a VPP implementation plan
Virtual power plants, which could save state ratepayers an estimated $550 million per year, are connected aggregations of distributed energy resources like rooftop solar and energy storage.
Sunrise brief: Record-breaking rates of solar connected to the power grid in 2024
Also on the rise: PV Hardware solar trackers and foundations now 100% U.S. made. Yotta Energy replaces ballast blocks with battery storage. And more.
