Virtual Power Plants (VPPs)

Cloud-based aggregation of distributed energy resources.

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Virtual Power Plants (VPPs)

VPPs network thousands of decentralized energy resources—such as residential solar panels, batteries, and EVs—into a single controllable entity. By using AI to forecast demand and orchestrate dispatch, VPPs provide grid stability and peak-shaving services without the need for new physical peaker plants.

TRL

7/9Operational

Impact

5/5

Investment

4/5

Category

Software

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Grid

Virtual Power Plants (VPP)

Aggregated networks of distributed energy resources acting as one.

Atmos

Virtual Power Plant Software

Coordinating distributed assets as aggregated grid resources.

Connections

Hardware

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Software

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