Polestar Trims Delivery Forecast, Begins V2G Charging Program
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.
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Revenge Of The Virtual Power Plants, Part Infinity
Virtual power plants were virtually unknown just a few years ago, and now the floodgates are open thanks in part to a Trump-era ruling.
Google, Ford, GM, & Solar Companies Partner To Promote Scaling Of Virtual Power Plants
A group of heavy hitters, including Ford, General Motors, Google Nest, OhmConnect, Olivine, SPAN, SunPower, Sunrun, SwitchDin, and Virtual Peaker, … [continued]
Home Battery Storage: The (Solar) Rich Get Richer
Rooftop solar is no longer for the well-to-do, but the income gap persists in home energy storage and that could skew participation in virtual power plants.
Battery Incentives Meet VPPs: The Next Step For Battery Attractiveness In Australia
Enabling households to tap into battery value streams additional to the standard ‘solar self-consumption’ approach will be crucial in driving uptake by making batteries more attractive. These include hard, financial benefits like virtual power plant (VPP) participation revenues (for energy market participation as well as grid services) which help shorten payback periods, as well as non-financial benefits such as improved energy self-reliance and blackout protection.
World’s Largest Virtual Power Plant Trial A Big Hit With SA Consumers
AGL Energy’s delivery of what would be the world’s largest virtual power plant – in South Australia – looks set to come in “well ahead of schedule,” after the utility announced on Thursday that it had already sold out its first round of 150 connected battery storage systems, with 350 second-phase battery systems now up for grabs.
How Virtual Power Plants Can Help Replace Dirty Peaker Plants
By Ken Munson A recent story in The Wall Street Journal highlighted the conundrum facing many electricity generating companies and … [continued]
