virtual power plant (VPP)
Gov. Mikie Sherrill via X
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed two sweeping executive orders that sought to control the state’s aggressively rising electricity rates through ratepayer credits and generation expansion.
NextEra Energy Resources
Illinois became the 13th state to adopt a procurement target for storage after Gov. JB Pritzker signed a new bill aimed at shoring up reliability and affordability.
Diamond Generating LLC
Flexibility will be a core attribute of the various scenarios and solutions being discussed to meet the snowballing estimates of U.S. electric power demand, says columnist K Kaufmann.
Arizona Corporation Commission
The Arizona Corporation Commission approved a demand-side management plan for Arizona Public Service that slashed the plan's proposed budget by more than half and eliminated many of its programs.
CPower
CPower saw its customers dispatched for a total of 38 GWh through the third quarter, beating all of last year's total dispatches of 16 GWh handily.
DOE
All seven clean energy technologies evaluated for a new report might someday help New York reach its decarbonization goals, but each would require innovation and support to reach that potential.
CEC
A virtual power plant program with an indeterminate future set a record in 2025 for the capacity the plant contributed to California's electricity grid.
California Governor's Office
The 2025 California legislative session ended in disappointment for virtual power plant proponents, as several VPP-related bills were vetoed and funding fell through for an existing program.
Shutterstock
Amid rising demand for power, a new coalition called Common Charge has launched to encourage distributed solutions such as virtual power plants that can be deployed quickly and cheaply.
CAISO
As electricity demand grows, and generation has trouble keeping pace, VPPs offer a nimble alternative, says columnist Peter Kelly-Detwiler.
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