Blog Archive - VPP Acceleration Initiative
Battery-Based VPPs: The Future of Resilient Energy
Virtual power plants (VPPs) are an interconnected system of distributed energy resources, such as battery storage systems, rooftop solar panels, EVs with bidirectional chargers, and wi-fi enabled smart thermostats. Customers enrolled in a VPP program allow their resources to be used by a utility or third-party aggregator, providing valuable grid services in exchange for compensation. …
Why Virtual Power Plants—and Why Now
Or: How the Grid Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Coordination Electricity demand in the United States is growing quickly, and, like most things that grow quickly, it’s making people nervous. Data centers are multiplying like gremlins after midnight, cars are plugging in instead of filling up, factories are electrifying, and the grid is starting to sweat. Some have concluded that the only solution is…