Category: 📘 Glossary & Acronyms
Virtual Power Plant (VPP)
A network of distributed energy resources that are coordinated to operate collectively as a single power generation resource.
Virtual power plants combine multiple distributed electricity resources and control them through centralized software systems.
Resources in a VPP may include:
By coordinating these resources, a VPP can provide electricity system services similar to a conventional power plant.
Virtual power plants are an emerging tool for integrating Distributed Energy Resources (DER) into electricity markets and grid operations.
Hundreds of residential battery systems may be aggregated into a virtual power plant that can supply electricity to the grid during peak demand periods.
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