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Tesla to provide Virtual Power Plant (VPP) services to Texas grid

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A recent press release from the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) has revealed that Tesla will be providing Virtual Power Plant (VPP) services to the state’s grid. One ADER is comprised of Houston-area CenterPoint Energy customers, while the other is comprised of Dallas-area customers served by Oncor Electric Delivery Company.

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MIT study finds workplace charging and delayed home charging can mitigate electricity demand and cost

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The researchers used data collected in two sample cities: New York and Dallas. travel) or new technologies such as vehicle-to-grid and networked chargers. A new study by MIT researchers examines these risks and how they amplify or mitigate each other.

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Texas installs another big solar + battery storage project

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Photo: Enel North America Power-hungry Texas needs solar and battery storage to help meet demand and balance the grid, so its largest utility-scale storage operator is delivering. Enel North America has started constructing the Ables Springs Solar + Storage Project in Kaufman County, near Dallas.

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EIA: natural gas-fired reciprocating engines are being deployed more to balance renewables

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The largest of these facilities is the Denton Energy Center, which came online in July 2018 outside Dallas, Texas, and it has twelve 18.8 Reciprocating engines can start up even when the grid has no power, which helps electric transmission grid operators match fluctuating power requirements and restore power after major storms.

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Toyota collaborates on Tesla Virtual Power Plant competitor

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Toyota has announced that it will work with Oncor, a Texas-based electric utility, on vehicle-to-grid technology that may compete with Tesla’s Virtual Power Plant. Toyota has now doubled down and will collaborate with an electric utility in Texas to offer customers vehicle-to-grid technology.

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Ford and Newlab announce startups to pilot new EV tech in mobility innovation program

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Fermata Energy: Fermata provides a complete solution that lets electric vehicles receive power from and provide power back to the grid and to buildings by integrating software, hardware options and knowledge, turning electric vehicles into energy storage assets that combat climate change, increase resilience and dramatically lower cost of ownership.

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CATL reaches deal to supply energy storage systems to US firm HGP

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HGP is based in Dallas, Texas, and has decades of market experience deploying grid investment-grade energy storage assets. The two companies will also establish a long-term partnership to drive the implementation of utility-scale and distributed energy storage projects up to 5 GWh in size, according to the release.