Date: May 2025

Harnessing the power of virtual power plants (VPPs) can help grid stakeholders manage rising electricity demand, shifting supply resources, increasing distribution costs, reliability and affordability challenges, and other pressures. Join this session to learn about how two utilities have implemented and designed VPP programs to meet near-term grid needs. In addition, there will be results from DOE’s just-published Pathways to Commercial Liftoff: Virtual Power Plants 2025 Update, which includes 75+ case studies and 60+ industry and DOE resources to support industry practitioners with VPP deployments.

Speakers:
Paul Wassink, National Grid
Shawn Grant, PacifiCorp
Elena Essa, RMI