Renewables
Virtual Power Plants Are Becoming a Core Grid Resource—Not Just a Side Project
CEII brief
POWER Magazine reported on 9 Nov 2026: Virtual Power Plants Are Becoming a Core Grid Resource—Not Just a Side Project.
Read the full story on POWER MagazineFor years, virtual power plants (VPPs) were treated by much of the power industry as a promising but niche experiment. A way to aggregate a modest pool of rooftop solar and residential resources and call it a grid resource.
Context from CEII
Renewables are the fastest-growing part of the world’s energy system. The COP28 goal is to triple capacity by 2030, and solar mini-grids are the fastest route to power for millions of people without electricity.
27.8% of electricity in the world was renewable in 2021Original reporting © POWER Magazine. Headline and excerpt quoted with attribution; the full article is available on the publisher’s site. CEII’s context is the Centre’s own and does not represent the publisher.
