Load Flexibility

  • Graphic illustrating the role of virtual power plants in managing peak demand and grid flexibility, from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office (LPO). Source: U.S. Department of Energy, Loan Programs Office (LPO).
    Data Centers

    ‘Flexibility-as-a-Service’ Gains U.S. Foothold With New Voltus–Octopus Partnership

    Virtual power plant operator Voltus and energy firm Octopus Energy will partner to aggregate residential flexibility across four major power markets—PJM, Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), New York, and California—to offer Flexibility-as-a-Service (FaaS) and Bring Your Own Capacity (BYOC) solutions. The effort will “help data centers, utilities, and grid operators manage accelerating AI-driven load growth,” […]