Topic: virtual power plants
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Virtual Power Plants: The Ultimate Grid Test
Virtual power plants (VPPs) are emerging as digital networks that link distributed resources like home batteries and smart thermostats to help balance the electricity grid, with their reliability being tested against traditional power plants. VPPs offer a rapid and cost-effective way to add signi...
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Climate Change: A Controversial Fix and Our Grid's Future
Global temperatures are nearing a critical 1.5°C increase above pre-industrial levels, highlighting a disconnect between urgent scientific data and stalled political climate action. Virtual power plants are emerging as key systems that aggregate distributed energy resources to provide grid stabil...
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Power Up the Grid: Why Software Is the Key
Surging electricity demand, primarily driven by the explosive growth of AI and data centers, is straining the aging electrical grid, creating an opportunity for software solutions to optimize infrastructure. Software startups are addressing this by identifying hidden grid capacity and aggregating...
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