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January 24, 2023
Asked about whether the program is part of the ADER program in ERCOT, a Vistra spokesperson stated, "Connected Conservation is included in the ADER pilot, but not limited to it."
January 19, 2023
Octopus Energy U.S. today announced a new partnership with Enphase Energy, Inc., a supplier of microinverter-based solar and battery systems, "to integrate household solar and batteries in energy plans and create a Virtual Power Plant in Texas."
January 10, 2023
As part of a "2030 Roadmap for Equitable Transition to Cleaner Energy", Commonwealth Edison said that its vision is to, "enabl[e] our customers to make carbon-free energy choices simply, easily and intuitively, bringing trust and security into low-carbon energy transactions".
December 19, 2022
Tesla has launched a retail electricity offer in Texas designed specifically to be used with its Powerwall home storage
December 15, 2022
Toyota Motor North America (Toyota) and Oncor Electric Delivery (Oncor) have agreed to collaborate on a pilot project around vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology and services
December 12, 2022
Tesla formally filed a registration form to participate in the Aggregated Distributed Energy Resource (ADER) ERCOT Pilot Project
December 8, 2022
REX Storage Holdings, LLC (REX), an independent power producer focused on standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS) for ERCOT power customers, unveiled four 9.9 megawatts (MW) standalone energy storage projects in Texas that represent the first of a $400M equity commitment by REX to acquire…
October 27, 2022
Staff of the Texas PUC have filed a proposed registration form for Aggregated Distributed Energy Resources (ADERs), under a pilot program
October 26, 2022
The Philadelphia Energy Authority (PEA) has released a Request for Information for Virtual Power Plan (VPP) solutions.
October 11, 2022
General Motors today announced the introduction of Ultium Home and Ultium Commercial, which in combination with the existing Ultium Charge 360, "create a holistic ecosystem of energy management products and services that will be housed under a new business unit called GM Energy."
October 6, 2022
During a Texas PUC open meeting, Commissioner Will McAdams said that a proposed governing document, to be presented to the ERCOT board for approval later this month, would require that (in areas with customer choice) retail electric providers will be the entities aggregating customers under the…
September 21, 2022
Radial Power is a joint venture comprised of investment affiliates of energyRe and Starwood Energy, the large-scale energy affiliates of the Related Companies and of Starwood Capital Group respectively
August 12, 2022
Texas PUC Commissioners Will McAdams and Jimmy Glotfelty announced in a memo that the following individuals have been named to the new Aggregated Distributed Energy Resources (ADER) pilot task force
August 9, 2022
Nuvve, a provider of vehicle-to-grid and other services for electrifying transportation, and Vistra have announced, "the first step in their partnership to help school districts modernize bus fleets."
July 18, 2022
The FirstEnergy Ohio utilities have filed for approval of a second phase of their grid modernization plan, which would include the installation of an additional 700,000 AMI meters
July 13, 2022
As previewed during a recent open meeting, Texas PUC Commissioners Will McAdams and Jimmy Glotfelty filed a memo concerning guiding principles, scope, and implementation steps for a pilot project to test impacts of small scale Distributed Energy Resource (DER) aggregation in the ERCOT market
July 6, 2022
NRG Energy, Inc.'s brand Direct Energy today announced a strategic partnership with Leap, "to deploy a real-time grid services program in Texas to bolster grid flexibility," and provide a, "dynamic load reduction program," focused on C&I customers
June 30, 2022
One Question To Be Addressed Is How Customers May Change REPs During Pilot
Led by Commissioner Will McAdams, the Texas PUC is pursuing a path forward on consideration of distributed energy resource pilots, prompted by a proposed virtual power plant pilot proposed by Tesla
June 23, 2022
Con Edison announced that it is closing in on completion of its smart meter installation program, which includes more than 4.8 million smart meters
June 15, 2022
Third-Party DR Aggregators Press For Elimination Of REP Requirement
In comments on a Texas PUC project addressing distributed energy resources, Google LLC called the requirement for load's participation in the ERCOT market to be conducted under the same QSE as the load's LSE (essentially requiring aggregation of load to occur through a REP), "[t]he biggest limitation to widespread participation of DERs in the ERCOT wholesale market."
June 15, 2022
Reports Results From Its Aggregated Load Resource "Demonstration" In ERCOT
In comments concerning distributed energy resources in ERCOT and aggregated load participation in the ERCOT market, Tesla reported a near-term goal for its recently created Texas retail electric provider, whose creation was exclusively first reported by EnergyChoiceMatters.com on August 16 last year
June 2, 2022
Expanding upon its offerings in Texas, CPower announced a "new demand response solution" available from the company in Texas
April 28, 2022
OhmConnect, which operates a retail electric supplier in Texas in addition to its various other services in other markets, launched a new program (OhmPlus) that offers members a payment every month for saving energy using smart devices.
April 21, 2022
CPower Energy Management announced an expansion of its existing residential portfolio through…
April 12, 2022
CPower Energy Management announced the launch of CPower's Building Management System-as-a-Service (BMS-aaS) to enable grid-interactive efficient buildings in New York City.
