SPP and MISO argue their portfolio could enable the interconnection of 28 to 53 GW of new generator interconnection projects near the SPP-MISO seam.

The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) said it will honor all existing commitments and incentives for the Partners+ virtual power plant program.

Virtual power plants — aggregated distributed energy resources designed to mimic the attributes of centralized power generators — are an emerging technology for utilities and grid operators to address reliability, resilience, safety, and affordability. A new report from RMI shares where, and how, VPPs are being designed and deployed by electric utilities in the U.S. Incorporating virtual power plants, which…

Customers have lost a combined total of about $297 million over the last year and $1.8 billion since 2015, the Illinois Citizens Utility Board (CUB) claims.

Springfield and Aspen are unalike in many ways. But they’re both at the end of transmission lines, and both are looking to microgrids for power resiliency.

A solution from Multiverse uses quantum and "quantum-inspired" algorithms in an effort to select the optimal number, type and locations of batteries on the grid network.

DOE Innovation Fellow Ryan Cheney, a DISTRIBUTECH committee member, on transportation electrification and the changes utilities will soon face.

Fermata Energy’s V2X software platform monitors a building’s electrical usage and can elect to draw power from the Nissan LEAF’s battery during high-demand, high-cost periods.