Virtual Power Plant

Xcel Energy, Itron and Tesla to Deploy Advanced Virtual Power Plant in Colorado

March 28, 2025

The VPP will expand Xcel’s existing VPP program, increasing the number of batteries that can be dispatched during an event and enabling the utility to more efficiently stabilize...

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Key Microgrid Trends Impacting the New Energy Landscape

Feb. 10, 2025

As we enter 2025, microgrids are driving the evolution of the New Energy Landscape, fueled by advancements in renewable energy and smart technology. I see several transformati...

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Micro DERs Serving the Macro Grid: Momentum Continues to Grow for Virtual Power Plants

Feb. 11, 2025

For a growing number of utilities such as Rocky Mountain Power and Xcel Energy, virtual power plants are a key tool for navigating energy market volatility, maintaining the grid...

DOE Pushes Accelerated Deployment of VPPs with New Liftoff Report

Jan. 17, 2025

“Utilities, regulators, policy makers and industry partners all have a role to play to adopt an innovation mindset to accelerate the deployment of virtual power plants and serve...

California Electricity Aggregator Targets Low-Income Customers with its First Virtual Power Plant

Jan. 9, 2025

The Clean Power Alliance, one of California’s largest Community Choice Aggregators and green energy suppliers, will partner with Haven Energy to create a virtual power plant and...

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Launched in Chelsea, Mass., Virtual Microgrid Concept Could Expand to Other Cities

Dec. 9, 2024

Chelsea’s virtual microgrid could serve as a model for deploying distributed energy resources from the community up, changing the architecture of the aging grid, say developers...

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Everything’s Bigger in Texas, Including Virtual Power Plants

Nov. 25, 2024

NRG Energy and Renew Home have announced plans to create a 1-GW AI-powered virtual power plant in Texas, delivering capacity equivalent to that of 200,000 homes during peak demand...

Two VPP Models Help Utilities and their Customers Reap the Benefits of DERs and Microgrids

Nov. 4, 2024

As utilities begin to embrace the benefits of deploying distributed energy resources, different models are emerging for how utilities and their customers can participate. Programs...

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EPRI Gains $2M Funding for Commercial Building VPP Demonstration Project

Oct. 31, 2024

EPRI has been awarded a three-year $2 million grant from the California Energy Commission to demonstrate scalable, community-based virtual power plants for commercial buildings...