It Wouldn’t Take a Lot of Electric Vehicles to Shift Residential Peak Demand: Study

October 28, 2019 By

Functioning as a virtual power plant (VPP), it would take just 10% electric vehicle (EV) market penetration in Southern California Edison's (SCE) service territory, 5,000 customers, to shift residential peak power load to evening hours, according to an independent, self-funded study from Jackson Associates. "We were surprised both at the … [Read more...]

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The Virtual Power Plant: Invisible but Growing

October 13, 2014 By

Virtual power plants may be invisible, but we are going to increasingly feel their influence worldwide within the decade, according to findings by Navigant Research. A recent report by the research firm says that virtual power plant (VPP) capacity will quintuple, producing 28,000 MW by 2023, up from from 4,800 MW this year.  This means growth in … [Read more...]

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