NRG Energy is teaming up with rooftop solar giant Sunrun to turn thousands of Texas homes into a massive VPP. (Solar Power World)
The multi-year deal aims to build a 1 GW dispatchable resource—roughly the size of a nuclear reactor—by 2035 by aggregating residential batteries to feed ERCOT during peak demand.
Reliant (NRG’s retail electric provider) customers with Sunrun systems can enroll to receive compensation for sharing their stored solar energy, effectively stabilizing the state's grid while lowering their own bills.