Sunrun creates the country’s largest virtual power plant to participate in statewide program designed to strengthen California’s stressed electrical grid and reduce blackouts by providing load generation during extreme events
Virtual Power Purchase Agreement with Low Carbon helps take Ecolab’s global renewable electricity sourcing to 80% ST. PAUL, Minnesota — Ecolab Inc., a global sustainability leader offering water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services that protect people and the resources vital to life, today announced the successful sourcing of … [continued]
Polestar says it won’t cut prices to boost sales. It is also planning to take part in a major V2G experiment and add Lidar to the Polestar 4.
Today’s energy grid needs more flexibility to balance supply and demand as traditional “peaking” generators retire, as electrification expands, and as extreme weather events multiply. While virtual power plants have been providing value to the grid for years, their potential value continues to increase as the number of distributed energy … [continued]
It’s been a while since we’ve hosted a webinar, and we’re excited to be back! Join us on October 24th with GridBeyond and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) as we discuss unlocking the value of virtual power plants. Virtual power plants (VPPs) are not new. Historically, the majority of … [continued]
As Tesla’s energy business continues to grow, backup power generation will remain at the center of future developments. In recent weeks, Texas residents who have a Tesla Powerwall and solar panels gained the opportunity to be a part of a backup power pilot program, which lets users get money for providing extra … [continued]
Researchers are finding ways to reduce curtailment of solar during the day and move the power to the evening high demand period. Batteries, particularly in concert in a Virtual Power Plant (VPP), and now teamed with larger community batteries, may be the key. Can they put the duck to sleep? … [continued]
One of the big things anti-EV FUDsters like to say is that the electrical grid can’t handle EVs. They know that ICE vehicles use a lot of energy to move, and that providing that much electricity must be a sure recipe for disaster. They’d have us believe that the grid … [continued]
Extreme weather events, cybersecurity threats and volatility in energy markets at all levels puts intense strain on America’s power grid. Virtual power plants (VPP) are an important tool to secure the resiliency of this critical system. What is a VPP, you ask? As RMI puts it, VPPs are comprised of … [continued]
PG&E will test two types of virtual power plant technology this summer to determine which is best for supporting the utility grid.
