A Virtual Power Plant or VPP is a network of decentralised generation/storage units. This could range from wind farms to rooftop solar and battery storage.
In the case of residential solar and batteries, a Virtual Power Plant connects multiple solar PV systems and battery storage units across different sites which are then connected virtually.
The concept of a Virtual Power Plant is to bring together many batteries across the country to form one big virtual battery, when the price of power goes up on the wholesale energy market these batteries will discharge together and earn the VPP provider money. Most VPP providers will then share some of the revenue to the battery owner but each VPP offering is different.
EPC Solar is currently establishing the Canberra Commercial VPP, please contact us for further information.