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May 6, 2026
The Maryland PSC said that it issued an order outlining key directives for Maryland’s electric utilities and stakeholders to, as described by the PSC, accelerate the implementation of virtual power plants (VPPs)
April 23, 2026
Retail Suppliers Seek Q1 2027 Start Of ISO Load Settlement Based On AMI, Cite EDCs' Prior Testimony As Requiring Such; Oppose Cost Assignment To Retail Suppliers
April 22, 2026
Octopus Energy and Lunar Energy said that they are rolling out in Texas a residential electricity plan that will pair fixed energy pricing with Lunar Energy’s home battery that manages when power is stored, used, and shared.
April 20, 2026
The New Jersey BPU Staff has issued RFIs to third party aggregators, the EDCs, and other stakeholders in the BPU's review of virtual power plants
April 14, 2026
Vertiv, a provider of critical digital infrastructure, and CPower Energy announced a new collaboration to help data centers in the United States accelerate speed-to-power and improve grid capacity by turning battery energy storage systems (BESS) and other behind-the-meter energy assets into grid…
April 13, 2026
GVEC and Base Power announced a significant expansion of their residential battery program to GVEC's entire service territory.
April 8, 2026
The New Jersey BPU has filed in docket QO26030059 a notice of a Grid Flexibility Services proceeding within the BPU's new Grid Modernization Forum (GMF), which is comprised of workgroups which are to tackle the barriers to increasing hosting capacity, distributed energy resource (DER) participation…
April 8, 2026
The Maryland PSC issued an order approving certain specific ownership of energy storage by Baltimore Gas & Electric
April 7, 2026
Generac Holdings Inc. , a global designer and manufacturer of power generation and energy storage products and solutions, and CPower Energy today announced a collaboration to support commercial and industrial (C&I) customers across PJM by leveraging distributed generation to achieve greater…
April 1, 2026
PECO in a newly filed electric rate case at the Pennsylvania PUC has proposed under a pilot to offer to residential customers discounted leases of battery energy storage systems (BESS)
March 31, 2026
Texas-New Mexico Power Company said in a planning year 2027 Energy Efficiency Plan and Report, filed at the Texas PUC, that TNMP will not introduce a retail electric provider Smart Thermostat Program for 2026
March 9, 2026
Base Power announced a new collaboration with Denton County Electric Cooperative (CoServ), a member-owned electric cooperative serving more than 330,000 electric meters, to deploy 100 MW of residentially-sited battery storage across CoServ’s North Texas service territory.
March 5, 2026
Vistra announced an expansion of its battery aggregation program in Texas to include Enphase Energy's IQ Batteries, further scaling its residential virtual power plant (VPP).
March 3, 2026
The Maryland Public Service Commission said that the PSC has received five applications seeking the award of energy storage capacity credits (ESCC) in Round 1 of its solicitation for up to 800 MWs of front-of-the-meter transmission-connected energy storage projects.
March 3, 2026
ERCOT is increasing the limits to participation under the Aggregate Distributed Energy Resource (ADER) Pilot.
March 2, 2026
The Maryland PSC has opened proceeding PC 77 to consider Demand-Side Management Programs, Rate Design Measures, and Distributed Energy Resource Integration
February 25, 2026
CPower Energy, a unit of NRG Energy, and Bentaus, a developer of AI-driven energy orchestration platforms, in collaboration with Supermicro, a global provider of Application-Optimized Total IT Solutions, announced, "the successful completion of a joint demonstration of how AI compute infrastructure…
February 24, 2026
In reporting earnings today, NRG Energy said that the company exceeded its raised 2025 Texas residential VPP target.
February 23, 2026
General Motors announced that it is exploring a leasing program for GM Energy’s home energy management systems and PowerBank home batteries, used in conjunction with a vehicle-to-home (V2H) capable GM electric vehicle (EV)
February 11, 2026
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."
February 10, 2026
El Paso Electric Company (EPE) and Base Power today announced a new pilot program in Texas that will use home battery systems to help reduce strain and strengthen the electric grid during times of high electricity demand.
February 10, 2026
NRG Energy, Inc. today announced that its Responsive Economic Dispatch (RED) Program delivered nearly $5 million in total savings to participating business customers in 2025.
February 5, 2026
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric is hosting a market call on February 10 concerning its Smart Thermostat Program under which Texas retail electric providers are reimbursed under the TDU's energy efficiency budget for providing a smart thermostat to residential customers
February 3, 2026
Voltus, Inc. ("Voltus"), a virtual power plant (VPP) operator and distributed energy resource (DER) platform, and Octopus Energy today announced a partnership to scale load flexibility across the United States.
January 20, 2026
Also Proposes "Affordability Monitor" For Utilities
As part of a State of the State and budget proposal rollout, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced several policies aimed at energy "affordability"
