Are We Expecting Too Much from Virtual Power Plants?
Many see virtual power plants (VPPs) as the best way to organize distributed energy. Here’s a contrarian view.
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Are We In a Period of Runaway Hype about Electric Demand?
Distributed energy should be the first resource considered before we build riskier, larger projects to meet AI-driven electric demand.
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Time to set a Moonshot Goal for Distributed Energy Resources?
A moonshot goal for distributed energy resources could get us all rowing in the same direction and quicken the pace of local energy development.
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What Energy Changemakers Say Behind Closed Doors
So what exactly do Energy Changemakers members talk about in the private community? Here’s a chance to eavesdrop for 12-minutes.
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California Bill Calls for RPS-Like Targets for Virtual Power Plants
Over half of US states use renewable portfolio standards to boost green energy. Now, a California state senator is proposing applying the same concept to virtual power plants (VPPs).
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Challenges Virtual Power Plants Face. Are they Fixable? Insights from DOE’s Jen Downing
Six months after the release of the DOE’s liftoff report on virtual power plants, how does lead author Jen Downing view the industry?
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Death by a Million PDFs: Confusing and Inaccessible Data Delays Virtual Power Plants
Why it’s hard for virtual power plant providers to access electric utility customer usage data and how it slows VPP growth.
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What is the Decentralized Grid? Let’s Agree on a Definition
The decentralized grid is an electric network of distributed energy resources that interact with each other or with the central grid to improve efficiency, lower costs, reduce emissions and provide greater local control of energy assets.
Why Virtual Power Plants are ‘In’ and Where They’re Taking Us Next
Elisa Wood of Energy Changemakers interviews Uplight’s Peter Asmus about the evolution of virtual power plants.
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Why We Need True AI-Driven Virtual Power Plants
Guest contributor Anna Demeo describes how to recognize true AI-driven software and its use in virtual power plants.