VPP Data - New Programs in CO, MI, OR and WA - Nov 8, 2023
VPP Data - New Programs in CO, MI, OR and WA - Nov 8, 2023
Post-summer victory laps by VPP operators, new programs, another OEM announces bi-directional charging plans
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VPP News
Three VPP operators published their summaries of summer dispatch events, all metrics and case studies focus on demand response (AutoGrid, EnergyHub, OhmConnect)
How your child’s school bus might prevent blackouts (New York Times, thanks Prem Patel)
Interesting post on X by Jigar Shah (X)
Tesla’s new VPP in Puerto Rico could become the world’s largest (Electrek)
Volvo launches new business unit to promote bi-directional charging (Electrek.com)
Volvo is also launching a vehicle-to-grid pilot program to test technology on the local energy grid in real-case scenarios in Gothenburg, Sweden, where the company has its headquarters.
A VPP Reading List by Clint Chan (Miro.com)
VPP Insiders interview with Doug Middleton from Leap (Youtube)
Webinar featuring Jen Downing (DoE LPO) and Susan Gladwin (DoE LPO) (Auto-Grid.com)
New VPP Programs
12 new VPP programs added to the database. Now tracking 127 programs in 23 states
Open/Upcoming Programs
The Colorado PUC is currently exploring VPP pilots, taking comments from aggregators and OEMs (Commission Filings, thanks Nicholas Garza Foss)
An article from Sept 2022 suggests PacifiCorp will expand its Wattsmart home battery program from Utah to Idaho, California, Oregon and Washington State (CleanTechnica)
Discussion on X of sonnen and FEW Nexus developing an upcoming Michigan VPP program at Veridian, an upcoming 160-unit housing development (X)
Closed Programs
Holy Cross Energy developed a pilot for Basalt Vista, an affordable housing project in CO, with batteries, solar, heat pumps and EV chargers back in 2020 (HolyCross.com)
SDG&E developed a pilot for Shelter Valley near San Diego for single-family homes with existing solar, providing them batteries, thermostats and water heaters. The program was contracted in 2021 and is approved to run through 2023 (press release)
See all 93 active and 23 planned VPPs in the public database.
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