Alpha-ESS ramps up Adelaide battery production to meet demand for S.A. 5th virtual power plant, a joint effort of ShineHub and Powershop.
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AEMO opens registrations for major virtual power plant trial
Australian Energy Market Operator opens registrations to participate in ARENA-funded virtual power plant demonstration program.
Adelaide leads again, with rebates for shared solar, V2G, demand response
Adelaide City – first out of the blocks to incentivise the uptake of home battery storage – is set to lead again, with a range of new rebates targeting shared solar, electric vehicle-to-grid technologies, and residential and commercial demand response.
Here comes the world’s biggest virtual power plant
Japan takes leap ahead of rest of the world, with help from California’s Autogrid, to develop what’s described as the largest behind-the-meter virtual power plant.
Labor to link 4,000 solar schools in 364MW national virtual power plant
Federal Labor plans to create virtual power plant of solar schools across Australia, through $1bn CEFC loans scheme to help schools invest in rooftop panels and battery storage.
Ausgrid and Reposit unveil 1MW virtual power plant in NSW
Ausgrid and Reposit Power launch pilot 1MW virtual power plant linking the rooftop solar and battery storage of 233 customers across 170 NSW suburbs.
Virtual power plant snags contract in wholesale capacity auction – a US first
“Breakthrough moment” in US, as local solar energy resources compete with centralised power in highly price-sensitive wholesale power markets.
WA VPP project promises 90% solar self-consumption for cost of "a coffee a day"
Australia’s “first” privately funded VPP hopes to sign up 1000 homes and businesses in south-west WA to zero up-front cost deal for solar and battery storage.
Origin to build 5MW virtual power plant in Victoria, from rooftop solar and storage
Origin wins $4.5m Victorian govt grant to build 5MW microgrid using the solar and battery storage of up to 650 customers.
Victoria solar rebate: Let’s make those 650,000 systems VPP-ready
By encouraging households to install a VPP-ready, ‘smart’ solar system, the Victorian government can plant the seeds for the distributed, renewables-based grid of the future.