With the addition of energy storage, solar-enabled ratepayers can power their way through an emergency individually with clean kilowatts, and they can also lend a hand collectively by enrolling in a virtual power plant.

Connecting a large amount of solar and battery systems together is called a Distributed Power Plant (DPP for short. It’s also called a Virtual Power Plant). You can think of this as a power plant that is in many places at once. Below we’ll explain why they’re needed, how they work, and action you can take to bring them to your community.

THE Zimbabwean government is racing against time to meet the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 7: affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030.

US solar power company Sunrun has announced it will expand its support for the energy grid in Texas in partnership with Tesla Electric, a subsidiary of Tesla.

In this episode, Shayle talks to Jigar Shah, director of the Loans Programs Office at the U.S. Department of Energy. Jigar argues that the rooftop solar industry should reinvent itself, relying on batteries and virtual power plants (VPPs). He also argues that regulations should focus on system-level dispatchability. 

Türkiye’s rooftop solar potential is close to ten times its current installed solar capacity - enough to meet 45% of electricity consumption.

Virtual power plants are already helping prevent power outages, but they lack a structured environment. A new coalition aims to change that.