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Texas opens grid to virtual power plants for first time
Texas regulators will allow two virtual power plants to provide dispatchable electricity to the state’s primary electric grid in a closely watched new program.
The pilot initiative aims to show how small, consumer-owned batteries, electric vehicles and backup generators could be aggregated to participate in the wholesale electricity market like a large coal-fired generator or wind farm.
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