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Sunrun is partnered with Ford to turn the automaker's new F150 Lightning electric truck into a vehicle-to-home and vehicle-to-grid distributed energy resource. Image: Ford / Sunrun.

FERC Order 2222: Has the promised game changer for US distributed energy resources failed?

November 16, 2022
Before the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, FERC Order 2222 was considered a big deal.
WA energy minister Bill Johnston (second from left) with other project partners last week. Image: Synergy.

Project Symphony: Western Australia’s biggest virtual power plant goes online

November 11, 2022
Virtual power plant in Western Australia will demonstrate how distributed energy resources can help stabilise the electricity grid.
Ford's F-150 Lightning EV can be used as a V2H resource through the company's partnership with Sunrun. Image: Sunrun / Ford.

‘Combating climate change doesn’t have to be complicated’: Sunrun’s Chris Rauscher at RE+ 2022

November 10, 2022
We speak to Sunrun senior director of market development and policy, Chris Rauscher, in the final instalment of our series of energy storage industry leader interviews at RE+ 2022.
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‘VPPs that can scale anywhere’: sonnen CEO Blake Richetta at RE+ 2022

November 2, 2022
sonnen Inc CEO Blake Richetta joins our series of exclusive energy storage industry leader interviews from RE+ 2022.
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Sunrun chosen to spearhead Puerto Rico 17MW energy storage VPP

November 1, 2022
Residential energy solutions provider Sunrun has been selected to develop a 17MW energy storage virtual power plant (VPP) in Puerto Rico.
Vermont utility Green Mountain Power took a pioneering approach to putting battery units including Tesla Powerwalls into its VPP. Image: Green Mountain Power.

Original Tesla VPP utility in Vermont plans doubling of battery storage deployments

September 30, 2022
Increase in battery storage announced by Green Mountain Power, the Vermont utility which was first in the US to deploy Tesla Powerwalls in virtual power plant.
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The challenges of turning residential batteries into a major clean energy resource

September 28, 2022
sonnen and Sunnova’s new business models aim to turn residential and distributed battery storage into key components of energy networks.
Granholm again, this time on a visit to Eos' premises. Image: Eos via Twitter.

ROUNDUP: Generac Grid Services deal, Eos zinc battery microgrid, Malta’s thermal storage pilot

September 2, 2022
Another edition of our news in brief from around the world in energy storage.
The Mobility House expanded into charging-as-a-service in the US recently with the acquisition of fleet charging services group Charge Theory in April. Image: The Mobility House.

The Mobility House to trade 100MW of vehicle-to-grid power on European spot exchange

August 30, 2022
Energy stored in EV batteries will be traded on European power markets by The Mobility House, a specialist in vehicle-to-grid technologies.
Image: Octopus Electric Vehicles.

Vehicle-to-grid tech proves capable of helping balance UK grid

August 25, 2022
Electric vehicles have been used to help balance the grid in what has been dubbed a first for vehicle-to-grid tech in the UK.

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