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As Texas’ energy demand soars, a pilot program looks to bolster grid with “virtual power plants” fueled by people’s homes

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Some Texans who install residential batteries, solar panels and smart thermostats can now send power back to the grid and get a credit on their bill.

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Utility DiveUtility Dive

Texas regulators move virtual power plant pilot development to ERCOT

The aggregated distributed energy resource pilot currently provides about 25.5 MW of energy and almost 20 MW of other reserve services to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas market.

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As Texas’ energy demand soars, a pilot program looks to bolster grid with “virtual power plants”

A Texas pilot program aims to show how residents could participate directly in the wholesale power market. Power companies facilitate participation from residents by pulling together small energy resources spread

·United States
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The Gilmer MirrorThe Gilmer Mirror

As Texas’ energy demand soars, a pilot program looks to bolster grid with “virtual power plants” fueled by people’s homes

Some Texans who install residential batteries, solar panels and smart thermostats can now send power back to the grid and get a credit on their bill.

·Dallas, United States
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The Texas TribuneThe Texas Tribune

As Texas’ energy demand soars, a pilot program looks to bolster grid …

Some Texans who install residential batteries, solar panels and smart thermostats can now send power back to the grid and get a credit on their bill.

·Austin, United States
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As Texas’ energy demand soars, a pilot program looks to bolster grid with ‘virtual power plants’ fueled by people’s homes

On sunny days in the Hill Country, Tom Cook taps open an app on his phone and watches the power generated from the solar panels on his roof flow to his home — and out to the state power grid.

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The Texas Tribune broke the news in Austin, United States on Tuesday, February 18, 2025.
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