Energy Storage and Virtual Power Plant Bills to Watch
Several state lawmakers are considering energy storage related bills that among other things would require the regulators and electric utilities to develop virtual power…
News Stories: Virtual Power Plants
March 27, 2026
March 9, 2026
Aggregation Creates Virtual Power Plants in ERCOT
Virtual power plants are being added for real-time dispatch by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) at such a rate that the grid operator is expanding an…
November 18, 2025
Responses Sought On Utility’s Motion To Withdraw VPP, CSS & BYODLR Tariffs & Terminate Proceeding
In an Illinois notice of administrative law judge ruling suspended further action in the docket in response to ComEd’s motion to withdraw the tariff filings and…
November 14, 2025
Testimony Filed In Response To ComEd’s Three New Tariff Programs Amid Approved Legislation Awaiting Governor’s Signature; Virtual Power Plant, Bring Your Own Device Load Reduction Program & Community Solar Plus Storage Program
In this docket testimony has been filed in response to ComEd’s three new proposed tariffs – Rider VPP (Virtual Power Plant Program), Rider BYODLR (Bring Your Own Device…
March 24, 2025
Virtual Power Plant and Community Solar + Energy Storage Workshops
Workshop meeting #4 was held on March 26th, 2025, and workshop meeting #5 scheduled for 1:00 p.m. CT on April 2, 2025. As background, In its December 19, 2024 Order on…
February 4, 2025
PSC To Examine Retail Grid Services Including Virtual Power Plants
The Maryland PSC has initiated a docket and issued a notice for comment concerning “retail grid services” including, but not limited to, implementation of…
January 7, 2025
VA Demand Response Bill Introduced And Referred To The Commerce and Labor Committee
A bill was introduced regarding an electric utility’s virtual power plant pilot program. The bill if adopted would require Dominion Energy Virginia and Appalachian…
October 1, 2024
Other Electric Utility Happenings
On September 12, 2024, in Docket No. 15-E-0751 (VDER), the PSC issued a notice announcing a technical conference on October 1, 2024 to discuss how to calculate costs for…
