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January 19, 2026
A report prepared by a consultant for NRG Energy and Google says that ERCOT Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) 1296, which would create an ERCOT-funded program providing incentive payments to retail electric providers (via REPs' QSEs) for residential demand response, would support payments to DR…
December 29, 2025
Ford Motor Company sought a declaratory order from the Texas PUC, "affirming Ford’s interpretation of the Commission’s rule at 16 Texas Administrative Code § 25.211 that installation by a retail customer of a Ford Home Backup Power system does not require an application for interconnection and…
December 16, 2025
Leap, a VPP platform, and Enel North America today announced a new partnership to connect more commercial and industrial (C&I) distributed energy resources (DERs) to utility demand response programs nationwide.
December 16, 2025
Sunrun today announced a new "multi-year" partnership with NRG Energy, Inc. which Sunrun said, "will accelerate the adoption of distributed energy, including home battery storage in Texas[.]"
December 8, 2025
Base Power today announced the launch of a residential battery partnership with Farmers Electric Cooperative in Texas
November 24, 2025
Reliant and GoodLeap announced a new collaboration to offer to Reliant's Texas residential electric customers a $40 per month incentive for using GoodLeap batteries in their homes and enrolling in a Reliant-GoodLeap VPP
November 20, 2025
The Pennsylvania PUC, in a 4-1 vote, approved with modifications PPL Electric Utilities' second distributed energy resources (DER) management plan
November 18, 2025
Commonwealth Edison in Illinois has withdrawn a proposed tariff for a VPP program (Rider VPP), and also withdrew its proposed Rider Community Solar Plus Storage (Rider CSS) tariff, and Rider Bring Your Own Device Load Reduction (Rider BYODLR) tariff, citing the recent passage of legislation which…
November 14, 2025
ERCOT said in a market notice that it has updated the introductory section of the Aggregated Distributed Energy Resource (ADER) pilot webpage.
November 14, 2025
In an Illinois Commerce Commission proceeding in which Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) has proposed a tariff to offer customer enrollment in a virtual power plant, ICC Staff has sought to expand the eligibility for customer participation (Docket No. 25-0678)
November 11, 2025
Rhythm Energy, which describes itself as, "the fastest-growing provider of renewable energy for U.S households and businesses," today announced that it will introduce a new Virtual Power Plant (VPP) offering that enables residential customers in "major markets" to better integrate home batteries…
November 10, 2025
As part of a proposed multi-year reliability plan at the PUC of Ohio (a proceeding similar to a rate case), Dayton Power & Light (AES Ohio) has proposed a new residential demand response program that would include recurring incentives in addition to a rebate for an enabling device
November 1, 2025
Base Texas QSE LLC has filed with the Texas PUC a registration for an Aggregated Distributed Energy Resource (ADER) under the ADER pilot, according to a caption of a confidential filing made with the PUC today
October 24, 2025
ERCOT is exercising its previously granted authority to increase the following limits in the Aggregated Distributed Energy Resource (ADER) pilot:
October 6, 2025
A draft report from the Texas PUC's EM&V Contractor regarding the Texas investor-owned utilities' energy efficiency programs for 2024 finds that the retail electric provider Smart Thermostat Pilot market transformation program (MTP) was one of the two most cost-effective energy efficiency programs…
September 18, 2025
ERCOT has issued a call for voluntary participation in the proof-of-concept (POC) of the ERCOT Distribution Awareness Platform (EDAP) which ERCOT is developing.
September 15, 2025
Lubbock Power & Light (LP&L) is scheduled for migration to Smart Meter Texas (SMT) on September 29th.
September 10, 2025
GoodLeap said that its Virtual Power Plant offering in Texas has expanded, "with its own fully integrated retail offering[.]"
September 5, 2025
The Maryland PSC issued a follow-up order on utility energy storage proposals that outlines how the PSC will consider proposals for utility-owned energy storage projects in the future
August 26, 2025
ERCOT, as sponsor, has submitted Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) 1296 to create an ERCOT-funded program providing incentive payments to retail electric providers (via REPs' QSEs) for residential demand response
July 31, 2025
Constellation and GridBeyond, an international company engaged in Front of the Meter, Behind the Meter, and demand response (DR) grid solutions, are collaborating to use GridBeyond’s AI-powered predictive analytics platform to offer demand response and related solutions to business customers in PJM
June 30, 2025
Base Power and GVEC announced a partnership to deploy a utility-managed fleet of residential batteries, starting in communities built by Lennar.
June 24, 2025
As part of an order issued today addressing the procurement of distribution-connected energy storage devices, the Maryland PSC denied a proposal, which the PSC termed "the Exelon proposal", for a Utility-Owned Residential Customer Sited BTM BESS program
June 20, 2025
ERCOT has filed at the Texas PUC recommended changes to the Aggregated Distributed Energy Resource (ADER) Pilot program, including a model under which a non-LSE may participate as an aggregator. ERCOT will also undertake an immediate expansion of the program caps
June 13, 2025
Characterizes "Strong" Stakeholder Support To Allow Third-Party QSEs To Participate Directly
ERCOT will host a further in-person workshop on June 16, 2025 to review feedback and discuss additional design refinements and next steps for ERCOT's proposed Residential Demand Response Program, which would include an incentive paid by ERCOT (i.e. funded by the ERCOT market)
