Virtual power plant defunding

California Legislature pulled funding from its virtual power plant program(s)  that would have offered more than 1GW, and offered customers, utilities and/or aggregators compensation in exchange for allowing their resources to be dispatched at times of grid stress. 

A study found that the virtual power plant would have saved ratepayers $206 million between 2025 and 2028. What happened? A $12 billion state budget shortfall. 

Utility Dive | California zeroes out funding for world’s ‘largest virtual power plant’