FERC orders PJM to accept statistical sampling for virtual power plant reliability

Federal regulators ruled that PJM Interconnection must allow virtual power plants to use statistical sampling to demonstrate the reliability of demand-response programs, opening a path for wider deployment in the region's constrained grid.

First covered Aug 13, 2026 · 12:30 AM PT · 1 article · no longer in the live window

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Discussion

Bluesky: @jeffstjohn.bsky.social Jeff St. John · 45d ago · 0 ♥ Federal regulators have decided that curbing runaway costs in PJM, the biggest U.S. energy market, requires a fix to a utility data-sharing Catch-22 that's preventing companies like Voltus from enlisting gigawatts of homes as virtual power plants:…

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