North America
May 4, 2026
Power & Utilities | Smart Grid
Visual Primer Series
Visual Primer: States Turn to Virtual Power Plants to Support Grid Operations Amid Growing Demand
From new program designs to utility-led deployment, recent actions across Hawaii, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Virginia highlight varied approaches to scaling virtual power plants.
Virtual power plant (VPP) initiatives are expanding across U.S. states as customer-owned generation and storage are increasingly viewed as dispatchable grid assets to manage peak demand, support reliability, and meet rising electricity demand.
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