Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2023 12:10:25 +0000
PG&E will test two types of virtual power plant technology this summer to determine which is best for supporting the utility grid.
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2022 03:30:49 +0000
OAKLAND, California — Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and Tesla Inc. have launched a new pilot program that creates a virtual power plant, to help support electric grid reliability and save customers money. On June 22, Tesla invited approximately 25,000 PG&E customers with Powerwalls to join the VPP and help form the world’s largest […]
Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2022 21:18:04 +0000
Through the Emergency Load Reduction Program (ELRP) pilot, participants will receive $2 for every additional kWh their Powerwall delivers during an event.
Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2022 17:28:35 +0000
Tesla’s US Energy Markets Policy Lead, Arushi Sharma Frank, was recently asked to testify at a Public Utility Commission of Texas Open Meeting. A photo of Frank wearing an LFDECARB tee shirt popped up on Twitter. The tee shirt itself is a message focused on decarbonization by the group Bros for Decarbonization. You can learn […]
Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2022 03:40:12 +0000
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 to show the utility exactly […]
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2019 21:01:24 +0000
For a brief 10 minute period last week, 5 Australian states were powered by more than 50% renewable energy. Despite the idiocy of the national government, renewables are becoming a bigger and bigger part of Australia’s energy future.
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2019 03:57:41 +0000
The Tesla virtual power plant experiment in South Australia has been an overwhelming success. Soon it may be expanded from about 1,400 homes to 50,000 homes.