Virtual Power Plant

This photo shows progress made on installing solar panels on the roof of Chelsea's Municipal Public Works Building. Installation began Dec. 2. Image credit Green Roots

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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Revolutionizing Defense: The Crucial Role of Microgrids and Schneider Electric in Department of Defense Energy Resiliency

Sept. 13, 2024

Last month, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) said that U.S. power grids are becoming more susceptible to cyberattacks every day, with vulnerable attack...

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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...

Generac Securing DOE Funding to Support $100M Battery Microgrid VPPs for Water Utilities

Oct. 27, 2024

Under the planned water infrastructure power project, microgrids using battery energy storage and managed by distributed energy resources management systems (DERS) would form ...

RMI’s New Report: VPPs Could Prevent up to 28 Million Tons of Carbon Emissions by 2035

Sept. 26, 2024

A new report from RMI and Virtual Power Plant Partnership (VP3), concludes that VPPs can reduce costs and carbon emissions while also maintaining reliable grid operations.

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New VPP Business Model Seeks to Transform the Utah Energy Ecosystem

Sept. 5, 2024

Rocky Mountain Power, along with battery manufacturer sonnen and solar installer ES Solar, aim to transform nearly 32,000 intermittent solar resources into dispatchable assets...

Are Virtual Power Plants the Solution to the Grid’s Energy Crisis?

Aug. 14, 2024

Virtual power plants have emerged as one of the leading solutions to decarbonizing the grid and meeting explosive demand for electricity. While they offer many potential benefits...