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Demystifying Virtual Power Plants: What is a VPP? How are VPPs deployed today?

In case you weren't able to attend last week's standing-room-only in-person virtual power plants (VPPs) workshop at the NARUC Winter Policy Summit in Washington, DC, you can now watch a full recording of the event here:

Opening remarks by LPO Director Jigar Shah and Smart Electric Power Alliance President & CEO Sheri Givens were followed by in-depth panels with VPP experts from the Arizona Corporation CommissionDuke Energy CorporationEversource EnergySunrunIllinois Commerce CommissionPacific Gas and Electric CompanyWeaveGridMinnesota Public Utilities CommissionRMI, and EnergyHub discussing topics such as "Grid-interactive Efficient Buildings", "Vehicle-to-Grid Technology", and "What Utilities Need to Know and Need to Build to Begin Taking Advantage of the VPP Opportunity".

LEARN MORE:

• To learn more about VPPs, check out LPO's "VPPieces" blog series, where Director Jigar Shah examines technical, financial, and policy aspects of VPPs, from benefits to affordability to barriers to deployment and scaleup: https://lnkd.in/gP_qTTV4

• Visit LPO's VPPs tech sector page at: https://lnkd.in/gPnNw_3J

 

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