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The biggest market trends according to energy experts at DISTRIBUTECH International

Smart Energy International

Utilities have increasingly recognised the increasing urgency of consumption management on the power grid as a high priority. However, says Garret Fitzgerald of the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA), although its importance is clear, this clarity is a recent phenomenon.

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Sunrun is building Puerto Rico’s first virtual power plant

Smart Energy International

Sunrun has been selected to build Puerto Rico’s first Virtual Power Plant (VPP) by the island’s electric utility provider. The company is aiming to dispatch the VPP in 2024. Sunrun said it will aggregate the solar and battery storage systems of more than 7,000 customers to form the 17MW VPP.