Tesla Invites New Round Of Californians To Enroll In Virtual Power Plant
Through the Emergency Load Reduction Program (ELRP) pilot, participants will receive $2 for every additional kWh their Powerwall delivers during an event.
Virtual Power Plants
Can Virtual Power Plants Provide Revenue for Householders?
A recent study into the use of virtual power plants (VPPs) in Australia has shown that the market is not quite ready for them. The returns to the participants appear to be less than what they would achieve by storing their excess solar generation in their home batteries and using … [continued]
ERCOT & Tesla: How Virtual Power Plants Can Help Texas Electricity Grid & Save Lives
Tesla held a virtual power plant (VPP) workshop for the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) on May 31. Gail Alfar, the writer at What’s Up Tesla?, attended and shared her thoughts. Also in May, Tesla made a request for Powerwall owners in Texas to opt into the Tesla ERCOT Demonstration … [continued]
Texan Tesla Powerwall Owners Can Help Change ERCOT’s Mind On VPPs
Texan Powerwall owners can help Tesla change the mind of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) about allowing homeowners to opt into virtual power plants (VPPs). The Texas power grid is well known for its struggles, and in recent news, it’s been reported that the grid is weak in … [continued]
Tesla Is Building An Energy Trading Team
Tesla is looking for a person to run its energy trading desk, powered by Autobidder.
Elon Musk’s Recipe To Power The World With Renewables, Part 2 (Local Solar + Storage)
In a previous article, I covered a recipe Elon Musk gave us for powering the world with renewables. He gave the overall plan, but obviously couldn’t give full details on the plan at the local level. During another part of the Q1 earnings call, he gave a lot more detail … [continued]
Rethinking Hydropower for Energy & Environmental Sustainability
A California company, Natel Energy, is hard at work developing a low-head, low-impact hydropower approach that addresses one of the leading concerns of new deployment — impacts to natural stream flows. Of course, if environmental mitigation strategies take too big a bite out of revenues, the effort is a nonstarter. At … [continued]
Tesla As 17 Different Companies
Covering a couple of Elon Musk tweets, I recently wrote an article titled “Tesla = Approximately A Dozen Startups.” The company is involved in several different hardcore tech efforts as well as broader business like insurance and seat production.
Large-Scale Virtual Power Purchase Agreement to Cover 100% of Henkel’s Electricity Demand in the US
Henkel accelerates climate action and renewable energy usage with plan to generate 100% of electricity needs with virtual wind power purchase.
Tesla Puts New Emphasis On Becoming An Electricity Supplier In Germany
Tesla may be gearing up to become a supplier of electricity in Germany claims a report by Reuters.
