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Virtual power plants (VPPs) in California, US, could provide over 7.5GW of capacity, around 15% of peak demand by 2035, according to a report from consultancy The Brattle Group for non-profit GridLab.

Sunnova has expanded its virtual power plants (VPPs) to better manage the grid in six US states, plus the territory of Puerto Rico.

PV Tech Premium looks at why Puerto Rico's particularity in the residential market could be a success story in the energy transition.

As virtual power plants will be important in the future to help the grid, challenges around data sharing still persist.

As distributed energy resources such as residential solar rooftop increase in the next decade, its use for virtual power plants could save US utilities up to US$35 billion, according to a study from consultancy The Brattle Group.

The CEO of US solar installer Sunrun has called for faster action to reduce import delays that continue to impact the country’s PV industry.

US solar installer Sunrun has completed its first successful season running a residential VPP in a New England's wholesale capacity market

A virtual power plant (VPP) pilot programme in Western Australia that aims to adapt grid management to support greater uptake of rooftop solar has aggregated its first package of residentially generated energy.

Swiss fund manager SUSI Partners has acquired a 50% interest in Starling Energy Group, an Australian installer of integrated solar PV and energy storage systems for the residential sector.

Dutch solar installer Zonneplan has launched its first ‘smart grid’ system called Slimme energie (Smart Energy) that will offer customers energy based on real-time prices