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Pathways to Commercial Liftoff: Virtual Power Plants 2025 Update

Pathways to Commercial Liftoff: Virtual Power Plants 2025 Update

Full Title: Pathways to Commercial Liftoff: Virtual Power Plants 2025 Update
Author(s): Sonali Razdan, Jennifer Downing, and Louise White
Publisher(s): U.S. Department of Energy
Publication Date: January 22, 2025
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Description (excerpt):

DOE published the Pathways to Commercial Liftoff: Virtual Power Plants report in September 2023. Since that publication, Virtual Power Plant (VPP) adoption has grown; new VPP deployments, new insights and analyses into benefits, and new tools and resources from within and outside DOE have emerged. However, deployment still needs to accelerate in the U.S. to reach 80-160 GW of VPPs (10-20% of peak load) that contribute to an affordable, reliable, and secure grid for all Americans.

This Update supplements – but does not replace – the original 2023 VPP Liftoff Report by providing additional real-world examples, new resources, and updated industry insights that support VPP deployment. This report aims to (1) communicate the differential value proposition of VPPs in meeting near-term grid challenges compared to alternatives and (2) provide proven solutions to inspire and inform near-term actions that can accelerate progress towards Liftoff.

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