Two state-level programs are quietly testing out new models for bringing distributed power onto congested distribution networks. These distributed grid resource programs, in Colorado and Minnesota, are larger in scale […]
California lawmakers have a radical idea for lowering electricity bills
California lawmakers have a radical idea for lowering… | Canary Media Two bills would replace $15 billion in utility power-grid investments with cheaper public financing — a new approach to cutting sky-high […]
Nvidia, John Kerry And Google’s Jeff Dean Back Startup Promising The Ultimate Virtual Power Plant To Cut Grid Stress
Emerald AI, a new startup funded by Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) and other famous names, announced July 1 that it has developed software that turns energy-intensive data centers into flexible tools for managing electricity demand. The […]
How ‘virtual power plants’ help reduce peak power demand in New England
On the hottest afternoons this summer, when residents across New England cranked their air conditioners, something noteworthy happened. Thousands of internet-connected thermostats, home solar panels and battery systems were called […]
Successful VPP programs have long-term outlook, multiple energy technologies: RMI flipbook
The impetus for the flipbook was RMI’s observation that utilities are increasingly interested in VPPs as tools to manage projected load growth, thermal generator retirements and higher summer peaks exacerbated by […]