Why utilities should go big on VPPs
In this Frontier Forum, we explore common misconceptions about VPPs, including that the resource can only be used for bulk grid demand response. The conversation frames the wide range of use cases for VPPs, and the value they can provide to utilities and customers during this critical moment of change.
Cross-DER Edge DERMS provider EnergyHub, which helps utilities grow and manage grid-aware VPPs at scale, is proving that VPPs can meet load growth and be as reliable as traditional power plants. Kerri Carnes of Arizona Public Service highlights the utility’s use of 90,000 DERs for managing the grid in extreme heat. Carnes and EnergyHub co-founder Seth Frader-Thompson also look at other types of VPPs in operation around the country, and examine what the VPP landscape could look like in five to ten years.