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Ava Community Energy VPP

California CCA-led multi-DER VPP

HQ: Oakland, CA 1 state served Since 2018Website
Source-reported capacity
30 MW
Enrolled program
Participants
3.5K
Enrolled customers
States served
1
Service footprint
Markets
1
CAISO

Overview

About this program

Ava Community Energy (formerly East Bay Community Energy) has operated residential battery VPP programs and announced a broader VPP strategy in 2025. Ava selected Lunar Energy's Gridshare platform to help orchestrate customer batteries, EVs, and other DERs across its service territory.

Technologies

Technology breakdown

Battery Storage

Behind-the-meter and front-of-the-meter batteries dispatched for capacity and ancillary services.

Solar + Storage

Rooftop solar paired with batteries for evening peak and grid emergencies.

Service area

Operating in 1 state

California

Wholesale markets

Programs & Partnerships

Programs and key partners

Programs & offerings

Resilient Home Battery

Customer batteries enrolled in Ava-managed dispatch.

Partners

Lunar Energy Sunrun Tesla Sonnen

Track record

Performance highlights

  1. 1

    Launched a comprehensive VPP strategy with Lunar Gridshare

  2. 2

    Among the most visible CCA-led VPP efforts in California

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