The Virtual Power Plant in 2014-Path to a New Business Model

摘要

Virtual power plant (VPP) is a phrase historically applied to demand response-based portfolios. Today it has a broader meaning. Questions about Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Order 745 coupled with the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed rules under Clean Air Act part 111 (d) imply that the next wave of market innovations in the grid will occur at retail and state levels. Activists across all customer segments want more information, capability and independence from traditional grid activities. Customers want a stronger, more resilient grid, and the traditional values of a green, reliable, efficient, safe and productive service remain.