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Policy The solar games at IESNA 2026
Intersolar 2026 | Somewhat sunny skies, despite policy headwinds

Last year’s Intersolar & Energy Storage North America (IESNA) flagship show took place in something of a limbo period. With Presid...

February 24, 2026
Batteries sonnen SOLRITE battery-only Texas VPP installation
SOLRITE Energy, sonnen to launch battery-only VPP in Texas

German energy storage and virtual power plant (VPP) firm sonnen and partner company SOLRITE Energy are taking their latest energy innovation...

February 11, 2026
Policy Worker installing a solar panel on a roof
New Jersey updating solar, storage interconnection rules

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) has created new guidelines for the streamlining of solar and energy storage interconnection i...

January 16, 2026
News Green Mountain Power
Green Mountain Power adds Enphase to home battery lease program

Vermont’s Green Mountain Power (GMP) is launching a very cool home battery lease program. GMP customers in the program will have back ...

November 13, 2025
News virtual power plant
Grid flexibility in action: CPower customers deliver 38 GWh of...

Grid flexibility Customers of CPower Energy, a virtual power plant (VPP) platform, delivered an estimated 38 GWh of load relief to the grid ...

November 6, 2025
Solar Builder Canada Blatchford project sonnen
Inside Canada’s first true VPP market: Alberta’s energy arbitrage experiment

As other provinces test pilot programs, Alberta’s deregulated grid and battery-backed homes are building real-world value from virtual...

October 22, 2025
News Ford-and-Sunrun
Sunrun, BGE, and Ford activate residential vehicle-to-grid power plant with...

Pilot program in Maryland shows how Ford F-150 Lightning batteries can stabilize the grid, cut costs, and create new income streams for EV o...

September 24, 2025
+ Storage California LA County
Haven Energy helps LA homeowners access no-cost solar and batteries...

Income-eligible LADWP customers can qualify for fully funded systems starting Sept. 29, with Haven handling installation, rebate, and virtua...

September 24, 2025
News california-state
California’s distributed storage program can save ratepayers $206M by 2028

New Brattle Group analysis finds that California’s Demand Side Grid Support program delivers lower-cost grid reliability by tapping ho...

August 21, 2025
+ Storage goodleap
Connecticut Green Bank and GoodLeap partner to launch statewide VPP...

The initiative will aggregate thousands of solar and storage systems to lower costs, boost grid resilience, and deliver monthly cash rewards...

August 14, 2025
News California wild fires and battery storage
Most Californians still unprepared for wildfires and outages, Haven Energy...

Eaton Wildfire © MMPhoto21 A new statewide survey from Haven Energy reveals that nearly 7 in 10 California residents remain unprepared ...

August 11, 2025
News sunrun-fresno-0079
Heatwave grid save: Sunrun Home Battery fleets dispatch 340 MW...

Sunrun project in Fresno, Calif. As record heat and energy demand strain power grids across the U.S., Sunrun’s distributed battery fle...

June 26, 2025
News Carolina Carshare program
From demand response to carshare: EV versatility on display in...

Photo from Charlotte Carshare Electric vehicles (EVs) can give as much as they take from the electric grid (and people’s wallets) via ...

May 29, 2025
News hawaii
Hawaii Electric expands grid services purchase agreement with OATI

Open Access Technology International (OATI) is expanding the Grid Services Purchase Agreement (GSPA) program with Hawaiian Electric. Five Un...

May 13, 2025
+ Storage sonnenCore+ - bicycle - 2 units (1)
Abundance Energy taps sonnen for virtual power plant in Texas

Sonnen announced another behind-the-meter virtual power plant partnership in Texas, this one involving Retail Electric Provider Abundance En...

May 7, 2025
News San Jose
San José Clean Energy expands demand response program with Uplight

San José Clean Energy, an electric utility for the California city, is expanding its demand response (DR) program with Uplight. San J...

March 12, 2025
+ Storage Solis ESS products
Solis inverters can join virtual power plants via Derapi

Solis, the third largest solar string inverter manufacturer in the world, is now partnering with Derapi to better enable Solis solar energy ...

March 10, 2025
News virtual power plant
Sunrun VPP output in 2024 rivals a fossil fuel power...

Interest in virtual power plants (VPP) from utilities and homeowners is growing, so naturally Sunrun’s VPP network is growing right wi...

February 6, 2025
News sonnenCorre+ home with solar roof - 2 units (1)
TriSMART explains new virtual power plant PPA business model in...

Solar installers with aspirations of taking part in the virtual power plant revolution — especially in a market like Texas — can...

January 27, 2025
+ Storage battery revenue
Time to sell home solar + storage with long-term VPP...

Solar contractors juggle an extraordinary range of skills – from mastering complex installations to calculating project margins on the...

January 8, 2025
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