{"id":103716,"date":"2023-10-01T11:23:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-01T15:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/\/?p=103716"},"modified":"2023-10-05T09:31:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T13:31:47","slug":"what-is-a-virtual-power-plant-why-does-it-matter-for-solar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/\/2023\/10\/what-is-a-virtual-power-plant-why-does-it-matter-for-solar\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a virtual power plant & why does it matter for solar?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In the quest to switch to more renewable energy sources, we continue to develop creative solutions designed to meet the planet\u2019s increasingly complex energy needs. One of the most interesting developments is the rise of virtual power plants (VPPs).<\/p>\n
Virtual power plants are platforms that harness the power of distributed energy resources (DERs), such as solar panels, home batteries, electric vehicle charging stations, and wind turbines, to create a network that can supply electricity as reliably as traditional power plants can.<\/p>\n