Monitor

Fragile power grid is forcing solar firms to think smarter

The next phase of growth for solar and wind power developers will belong to projects combining storage, smarter technology, ...
The Spokesman-Review

The West’s power grid could be stitched together — if red and blue states buy in

For years, Western leaders have debated the creation of a regional energy market: a coordinated grid to pool solar power in Arizona, wind in Wyoming, hydro in Washington and battery storage in ...

Why Xcel’s bid to reinvent the virtual power plant is so controversial

Back in the summer of 2024, Minnesota utility Xcel Energy proposed a novel approach to building virtual power plants , the ...
Seeking Alpha

Sunrun and BGE Operate Nation’s First Residential Vehicle-To-Grid Distributed Power Plant Using Ford F-150 Lightning Trucks

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sunrun (RUN), America’s largest provider of home battery storage, solar, and home-to-grid power plants, has activated the nation’s first residential ...
MLive

Could ‘virtual’ power plants help Michigan’s aging grid and cut costs? Some see promise

Some lawmakers and advocates hope to harden Michigan’s electric grid and cut utility bills by adding new power plants, all without moving a single shovelful of dirt. How is that possible? The state ...