Google Bets Big on Virtual Power Plants With 1 Gigawatt Voltus Deal

T2Covered by 1 source · first reported by Canary Media / Heatmap / Latitude Media at 22 Oct, 11:30 UTC

North America has about 37.5 gigawatts of total virtual power plant capacity, according to energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie’s latest estimate, published last year. That capacity is spread across roughly 2,000 VPPs, which aggregate distributed energy resources like batteries, smart thermostats, and…