[Episode #197] – Virtual Power Plants (VPPs)

1

Introduction

00:00 • 6min

2

The History of Virtual Power Plants

05:58 • 3min

3

DOE's Interest in Virtual Power Plants

09:24 • 3min

4

The Unoptimized Bits of the Grid

12:32 • 2min

5

The Future of the Grid

14:13 • 4min

6

The Importance of Financing for Appliances

18:20 • 3min

7

The Future of VPPs

21:24 • 3min

8

The Future of Demand Flexibility

24:27 • 3min

9

The Role of VPPs in the Energy Market

27:37 • 5min

10

The Future of the VPP Sector

32:35 • 1min

11

The Future of Virtual Power Plants

33:45 • 4min

12

The Different Types of VPPs

37:41 • 5min

13

The Future of VPP Services

42:24 • 2min

14

The Counterargument to Natural Gas Power Plants

44:54 • 3min

15

The Future of Distribution Utility Engagement

47:50 • 3min

16

The Firestorm of Conversations That Followed Order 2022

51:07 • 2min

17

The Impact of VPPs on the PJM Power Market

52:54 • 4min

18

The Future of DER Aggregators

56:59 • 2min

19

The Future of Virtual Power Plants

59:02 • 2min

20

The Three Types of Transactions in a VPP Transition

01:00:33 • 4min

21

The Future of Demand Flexibility

01:04:32 • 3min

22

The Role of VPPs in Justice Communities

01:07:05 • 5min

23

The M&V Side of Day Trading

01:12:10 • 2min

24

The Value of a Super Dynamic Retail Interaction

01:14:22 • 2min

25

The Barrier to VPPs From Widespread Deployment

01:16:02 • 3min

26

The Importance of Consumer Friendly Electricity Rates

01:19:06 • 2min

27

The Problem With VPPs

01:21:04 • 2min

28

Jigger's Case for a Title Wave

01:22:57 • 2min

29

How the Loan Programs Office Is Bringing More VPP Participation Onto the Grid

01:24:34 • 3min

30

Jigger Shaw on the Potential of VPPs

01:27:26 • 3min

31

The Future of the UK's Auto Industry

01:30:03 • 5min

32

The Future of Lithium Ion Batteries

01:35:19 • 2min

33

The Texas Blackout of February 2021

01:37:36 • 5min