A New York state lawmaker wants to accelerate the state’s transition to a more flexible electric grid. Assemblymember Anna Kelles, of Ithaca, introduced legislation Feb. 26 that would require the ...

The storm-prone city is making its local utility design a $28 million incentive program to get hundreds more backup batteries ...

In October, the Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council hosted policymakers, energy insiders and community members on a tour of Ann Arbor’s newest and most innovative housing development. Veridian ...

Experts say networked home batteries and smart devices could save New Yorkers $2.4 billion a year, but utilities have little incentive to make it happen.

Picture an all-electric home with smart appliances that talk to each other via WiFi to figure out when to pull power from the grid. That’s the idea behind something called ‘virtual power plant’ ...

In a surprising move, Tesla announced that it is looking to sell its very first virtual power plant, which is operating in South Australia. Tesla has a long history with the energy industry in ...

VPPs offer ways to help support the grid while earning credits or reducing your power bills. Here's how smart thermostats work with them. Alexandra Jones is a CNET contributor who writes about food, ...

Boulder has been chosen to host Xcel Energy Colorado’s upcoming demonstration of a “virtual power plant” concept. Typically, energy utilities build bigger, centralized power plants that run on coal, ...

Residents in Boulder, Colo., are likely to become key players in an invisible power plant moving from the drawing board to virtual reality since the U.S. Department of Energy announced a $12.7 million ...

While energy costs and reliability remain a top concern for residents throughout the state, a pair of Ann Arbor-area senators ...

You already know that a smart thermostat can help you save energy in your home and that an electric car can cut down on planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions. But you might not know that these ...

Assemblymember Anna Kelles, of Ithaca, introduced legislation last week that would require the state’s major electric utilities to create “virtual power plants” — networks ...