DER Task Force DERVOS 2025: Deploying and Orchestrating GWs of Distributed Capacity
Jan 15, 2026
Seth Frader-Thompson, co-founder of EnergyHub, Dana Guernsey of Voltus, Ryan Long from Xcel Energy, and Chris Rauscher of Sunrun dive into the future of distributed energy systems. They discuss the critical year of 2025, the challenges of California's policies, and the need for effective metering solutions. The panel emphasizes the urgency to deploy virtual power plants to address capacity gaps, while exploring data access and customer adoption strategies. Get insights into the complexities of integrating diverse energy resources effectively.
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Moment Of Convergence For DERs
- The DER industry finally has momentum driven by real customer need and affordability pressures.
- New talent and clear value propositions are accelerating large-scale adoption of DERs.
Adoption Enables Aggregation At Scale
- Mass adoption of customer-owned DERs enables converting that adoption into aggregated distributed power plants.
- Participation rates in some utility VPP programs already reach double-digit percentages of customers.
Batteries Matched Half A Nuclear Plant
- Chris compared summer VPP performance to nuclear by showing Tesla-operated batteries delivered roughly half a nuclear plant this summer.
- He called it frustrating that the program that achieved this scale was sidelined next year.