The Barrier to VPPs From Widespread Deployment

The main barrier here is actually a lack of suitable tariffs on which to make a business case. There's almost no distribution utilities offering bi-directional tariffs that will directly compensate a retail customer for letting the utility use their behind-the-meter assets. So until we can correct the regulatory failures at the state and federal levels, then I think we're going to be stuck in this world of pilot projects," he said.