Does a one-gigawatt virtual power plant generate one gigawatt of electricity?
Not necessarily. Google and Voltus describe an aggregated portfolio that can temporarily reduce electricity use from flexible customer assets during peak demand. That capacity is different from a generator delivering a continuous one-gigawatt output.
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Google’s 1-Gigawatt Virtual Power Plant Is Really a Demand-Response StoryGoogle and Voltus plan to aggregate flexible loads across PJM, showing how virtual power plants can support grids without behaving like generators.
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