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March 20, 2026
A formal complaint has been filed at the Texas PUC by a customer against Tesla Energy Ventures, LLC d/b/a Tesla Electric ("Tesla") concerning Tesla Electric's control over, and decision-making concerning the level of charge for, the customer's Powerwall
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 2, 2026
Rhythm Energy has named Brian London as Head of Virtual Power Plants (VPP)
February 24, 2026
Flip Energy, Inc. informed the Texas PUC that it is voluntarily withdrawing its "application" for a Texas electric broker registration, without prejudice
February 24, 2026
In reporting earnings today, NRG Energy said that the company exceeded its raised 2025 Texas residential VPP target.
February 18, 2026
Heritage Energy Holdings (Heritage), which describes itself as a vertically integrated distributed energy platform operating in the Texas ERCOT market, today announced the successful closing of a $28.5 million senior secured financing from Eagle Point Credit.
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 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 30, 2026
NRG Energy, Inc. today announced that it has completed the acquisition of a portfolio of generation assets and CPower from LS Power.
January 26, 2026
NRG Energy, Inc. today announced that it has received antitrust clearance from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for its previously announced acquisition of 18 natural gas generation facilities and a commercial and industrial virtual power plant platform (C&I VPP) from LS Power.
January 12, 2026
Flip Energy, Inc. has registered as a Texas retail electric broker
January 8, 2026
Otovo announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Solar Service Professionals Inc. (SSP), which is described as, "a leading solar service provider based in California."
January 8, 2026
Energywell has named Cami Boehme as Chief Marketing Officer.
December 29, 2025
Distributed Power, LLC applied for an Option 1 Texas retail electric provider certificate
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
December 5, 2025
Otovo USA, a home and business energy service provider, today announced that it has completed a merger with Otovo ASA, a European provider of residential power solutions, to form a global home and business services company with, "an AI-driven service platform."
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 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
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 12, 2025
Shyft Home LLC registered as a Texas retail electricity broker
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…
