Virtual Power Plant

Virtual Power Plants Could Save Californians $550M per Year by 2035: Brattle Group Report

April 11, 2024

VPPs also have the potential to significantly ease current energy challenges, improve grid reliability and advance the state’s efforts to create a sustainable and reliable energy...

The Microgrid Perspective

Exploring the Potential of Community Microgrids Through Three Innovative Case Studies

April 8, 2024

Community microgrids represent a burgeoning solution to meet the energy needs of localized areas and regions. These microgrids are clusters of interconnected energy resources,...

Puerto Rico Can Achieve a 100% Renewable Energy Future and Microgrids Have a Role to Play

April 5, 2024

With microgrids, virtual power plants and a rapidly growing array of distributed energy resources, Puerto Rico can reach its goal of 100% renewable energy by 2050, according to...

On a Wing and a Prayer: Funding Microgrids for Low-Income Communities

Feb. 26, 2024

Interest in community microgrids is growing for low-income communities that want energy independence. But funding obstacles and utilities’ focus on owning microgrids are slowing...

Putting Backbone into the Energy Journey: The Economics of Sustainability

Nov. 16, 2023

Some of the fruits of decarbonization are not as evident in the near term as they will be years down the road, Schneider Electric's Rohan Kelkar points out, but CFOs and sustainability...

Puget Sound Energy Expands Virtual Power Plant Partnership with AutoGrid

Nov. 16, 2023

The VPP program aims to reduce costs, improve energy supply reliability and increase the amount of renewable energy flowing through PSE’s system.

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Virtual Power Plants Gaining Traction Down Under and in the U.S.

Oct. 18, 2023

Virtual power plants are growing in popularity as utilities, state and local governments and communities look for ways to effectively utilize an increasing number of distributed...

Silver Buckshot and Critical Loads: Microgrid Perspectives at RE+

Sept. 15, 2023

For many touting the localized and decarbonizing impact of DERs and microgrids, the key focus coalesced around direct current as the means of delivery.

MGK Editor Take IV: Ergo, All That and Microgrids v. VPPs

Aug. 30, 2023

Microgrids and virtual power plants are like flip sides of the same coin. Distributed energy resources are often the same, but the executions are very different.