Virtual power plant preventing blackouts in Puerto Rico
Sunrun, a U.S.-based residential solar installer, says nearly 1,800 customers have already signed up to its PowerOn Puerto Rico virtual power plant (VPP). The program deploys stored solar energy from customers’ batteries to the grid, preventing power supply shortfalls on the island.
California’s electricity multi-crisis can be aided by virtual power plants
By operating distributed resources like solar, batteries and demand response devices in concert, California ratepayers could be paid $500 to $1,000 per year while improving resource adequacy.
Sunrise brief: California elected officials call for repeal of “utility tax”
Also on the rise: Duke Energy pilots incentive program for home solar and storage. The expanding commercial solar PPA landscape. And more.
Reducing cost of residential solar financing with virtual power plants
Solrite Energy says its new power purchase agreement has more agreeable finance terms due to the ability of distributed solar-plus-storage to make money as part of a virtual power plant.
Sunrun solar-plus-storage powers the grid during peak demand
In partnership with utility Pacific Gas and Electric, the residential solar installer enrolled distributed batteries to serve the grid during times of peak demand.
Electriq Power to launch 10 new solar-plus-storage networks in SoCal
The company’s PoweredUp Network program offers qualifying homeowners solar-plus-battery storage systems at zero upfront costs.
Sunrise brief: Treasury and IRS released proposed 45V guidance on credit for hydrogen production
Also on the rise: All I want for Christmas is one terawatt of solar deployed annually. 75% of California solar companies are high risk, more bankruptcy on the way. And more.
Homeowners improve solar plus battery payback period with virtual power plants
Virtual power plants (VPP) coordinate home energy resources, dispatching power to the grid at key times of high electricity demand in exchange for compensation.
VPPs get the VIP treatment
With net metering waning in the United States and utilities looking for ways to affordably bolster their electricity networks, the US Department of Energy (DOE) is trying to support virtual power plant (VPP) deployment. Solar industry veteran Jigar Shah, known as the father of the solar power purchase agreement, is now leading the charge at the department’s Loans Programs Office.
Planned 77-home Florida community to include $4.2 million microgrid
Each new home will be outfitted with 8 kW of solar and every two homes will be connected with a 43 kWh battery.
