Virtual Power Plant Flipbook

The Virtual Power Plant Flipbook provides a resource for utilities to implement VPPs—aggregations of distributed energy resources like batteries and electric vehicles—to enhance grid reliability and decarbonization. It offers case studies on various technologies, compensation frameworks, and partnership models to serve as a starting point for program managers and grid operators.

• Virtual power plants (VPPs) are grid-integrated aggregations of distributed energy resources, including electric vehicles, batteries, and smart thermostats, which utilities use to provide critical grid services. These services include acting as alternatives to utility-scale peaking capacity or energy procurement, alleviating stress on transmission and distribution systems, supporting resilience against extreme weather, and adding flexibility to integrate renewable energy for decarbonization.
• Implementing VPPs can be difficult because they frequently necessitate the creation of new customer engagement strategies, program structures, and methods for managing public and private partnerships.

APA

RMI (2024). Virtual Power Plant Flipbook. https://rmi.org/resources/virtual-power-plant-flipbook/

Chicago

RMI. Virtual Power Plant Flipbook. 2024. https://rmi.org/resources/virtual-power-plant-flipbook/.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=RMI |title=Virtual Power Plant Flipbook |date=12 June 2024 |url=https://rmi.org/resources/virtual-power-plant-flipbook/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{rmi2024virtual, author = {{RMI}}, title = {{Virtual Power Plant Flipbook}}, institution = {RMI}, year = {2024}, month = jun, url = {https://rmi.org/resources/virtual-power-plant-flipbook/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }