This edition of news in brief from around the world in energy storage focuses on virtual power plant action in the US.

Finland telecommunications firm Elisa has received €3.9 million from the government to form a VPP using batteries which could be the largest of its kind in Europe.

Google’s smart home division has joined a group of companies including Ford, Sunpower and Sunrun in founding a new partnership centred around scaling the market for virtual power plants (VPP).

Agilitas Energy, a developer of distributed solar PV and energy storage with a focus on the north-east US, is our latest contributor.

FlexGen has completed the first project in its 40MW buildout for a set of electric cooperative utilities in North Carolina.

Swell Energy has raised US$120 million funding towards its 600MWh virtual power plant programme across the US.

Before the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, FERC Order 2222 was considered a big deal.

GM partnering with one of California’s main investor-owned utilities to explore vehicle-to-grid and vehicle-to-home integration.

Virtual power plant in Western Australia will demonstrate how distributed energy resources can help stabilise the electricity grid.