Interest in Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) is increasing across the United States. A VPP relies on the combined power of various renewable energy projects, such as home or small-scale solar and wind ...

Illinois could start turning homes and businesses into "virtual power plants" with solar-powered batteries aiding the grid, under a bill that has been gaining momentum in the state legislature. In ...

A virtual power plant pools home batteries, smart thermostats, EV chargers and flexible industrial loads into one resource a grid operator can dispatch. On Sept. 9, 2026, more than 140,000 California ...

Tech firms face massive electricity demand from AI data centers. Virtual power plants (VPPs) use home batteries to supply grid power. VPPs can deliver energy faster and cheaper than traditional plants ...

This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here. Julia Calderon’s power used to go out regularly. She ...

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Some lawmakers and advocates hope to harden Michigan’s electric grid and cut utility bills by adding new power plants, all without moving a single shovelful of dirt. How is that possible? The state ...

Delray Beach, FL, Nov. 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global Virtual Power Plant Market size is expected to grow from USD 1.9 billion in 2024 to USD 5.5 billion by 2029, at a CAGR of 23.4% according ...

Minnesota will soon have its first ever virtual power plant after the state Public Utilities Commission approved Xcel Energy’s pilot project this month. The decision places Minnesota among the roughly ...

Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) are networks of small energy-producing or storage devices, such as home solar and batteries, that pool their power to provide energy to the electricity grid, serving as an ...