VPP definition of OhmConnect“Collection of 100s or thousands of devices that they are controlling all independently, but coordinating in a fashion that the grid can see it.”

Topics covered:

SunPower relationship

Demand Response

Thermostat control

TV control

Fridge control

Looking at VPP as reducing demand rather than increasing supply

Getting paid to take stuff offline

Rewards

Virtual currency

Gift cards, prizes

Smart plug

Grid stability

NEM 3.0

Resource adequacy

CCAs (Community Choice Aggregation)

Blackouts

Negative energy

DSGS (demand side grid support)

Power and energy

kWh

705.13 Energy Management Systems

Power Control Systems

UL 916

FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) Baselines

Bitcoin Mining

Pacific Gas and Electric

Clean Power San Francisco

Deregulated Grid

ISO = Independent System Operator

Leveraging smart meter data

Text messages

Google, Honeywell, Sinse

Grid stability

Leveraging new asset (energy usage)

Moss Landing ESS

DOE report need for 160 GW of storage

Curtailing $1 Billion per year of solar energy in CA

4 wheeled ESS

Value of discharging devices back into grid

120V Lithium-ion battery assisted induction stove

Moduly small stand-alone battery unit

www.moduly.io

Smarter E

Intersolar

2024 Year of the VPP

Matt Dusterberg

www.OhmConnect.com

100% clean energy for everyone

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