{"id":39944,"date":"2026-09-30T16:09:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T08:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/?p=39944"},"modified":"2026-10-02T10:57:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T02:57:00","slug":"battery-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/markets\/battery-power\/","title":{"rendered":"US Turns Home Batteries Into a \u201cVirtual Power Plant\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"39944\" class=\"elementor elementor-39944\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1622cf0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1622cf0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8290ab3\" data-id=\"8290ab3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f2c383 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f2c383\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The US state Vermont is turning thousands of ordinary homes into a resilient \u201cvirtual power plant\u201d by leasing home battery systems through the state\u2019s largest utility, Green Mountain Power (GMP). <span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">The core idea is that <strong>batteries (and, where present, rooftop solar, demand response devices, and potentially EV batteries) are coordinated by software to act like a conventional power plant<\/strong> \u2014 without physically generating electricity in the same way. Instead, the system manages and \u201creleases\u201d stored energy when the grid needs it most, improving resilience during extreme weather.<\/span><\/p><h3>Power Plant of the Future<\/h3><div>By aggregating consumer flexibility, GMP\u2019s virtual power plant has become Vermont\u2019s largest power source, providing about 110 MW of capacity. It supports outage prevention and helps cover peak-demand needs that previously relied on expensive and polluting \u201cpeaker plants.\u201d GMP\u2019s broader goal is eliminating all power outages by 2030, supported by the battery program alongside measures such as undergrounding lines.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/future\/article\/20260928-a-virtual-power-plant-hidden-in-vermont-homes-is-keeping-the-lights-on-during-storms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Source: BBC News<\/em><\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fed7b1b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fed7b1b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3de8648\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1140f29\" data-id=\"1140f29\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52921c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52921c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><ul><li><strong>Procurement opportunity:<\/strong> Virtual plants can reduce reliance on peaker generation and provide grid services, potentially lowering system costs and improving reliability.<br \/><br 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