New Siemens-Voltus, PG&E and ComEd programs let commercial buildings cut demand charges and earn demand-response revenue through virtual power plants. Here is how it works and what to watch.
This week: FERC rewrites large-load rules, PG&E launches a VPP, EV share holds near 6 percent, and hyperscalers chase power the grid cannot deliver.
This week in electrification: diesel tops $6 a gallon, the Fed nears a rate hike, a California virtual power plant scales, and the nation's largest bidirectional electric school bus fleet enters service.
EVgo is adding 500 fast charging stalls at 90 Brixmor centers. Four contract terms, not the stall count, decide whether charging improves a landlord's NOI.
Federal forecasters cut Texas load growth from 14 percent to 6 percent, a 200 megawatt Ohio campus was rejected, and used EV prices rose against the depreciation curve.
This week's NYMHM tracks PJM's capacity shortfall, new state data center rules, distributed solar financing, and EV market signals across all eight ChargedUp! pillars.