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The Importance of Virtual Power Plants to Support America’s Energy Resilience

March 27, 2023 admin batteries, California, clean power, consumer technology, Energy Storage, enphase, grid, lithium-ion batteries, octopus energy, PG&E, Puerto Rico, Solar energy, sunrun, virtual power plants

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2023 14:03:17 +0000

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 hundreds or thousands of households […]