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Texas Retail Provider Trialing Approach To Speed Connection Of DERs, Scale VPPs
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Rhythm announced that it has teamed up with Kinergy, a subsidiary of Origin Energy, and Intertrust to, "unlock a new, standards-based way to securely connect distributed energy resources (DERs), like batteries, at scale."
"Instead of expensive, one-off integrations, this approach uses an open interoperability standard (TEIA) that makes it easier for devices across multiple OEMs to plug in through secure, sanctioned connections," Rhythm said
Among other things, Rhythm said that the approach means faster scaling for virtual power plants
"We’re just getting started, with plans to scale to thousands of battery systems in the next few years," Rhythm said
Rhythm said, "Kinergy’s technology powers one of the world’s largest residential VPPs, which has deployed and optimized over 1.5 GW across more than 400,000 devices, bringing proven optimization capabilities honed in the dynamic Australian market to global deployments. The solution is active in Texas, where Intertrust and Kinergy are providing connection services for Rhythm Energy in an initial trial that will scale to several hundred battery systems over the next year across multiple battery OEM vendors."
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February 11, 2026
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