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Renew Home

Largest residential VPP in North America by households

HQ: San Francisco, CA 10 states served Since 2024Website
Source-reported capacity
3.0 GW
Managed portfolio
Participants
3.0M
Enrolled customers
States served
10
Service footprint
Markets
5
CAISO · ERCOT · PJM

Overview

About this program

Renew Home, a joint venture between Google's Nest Renew and OhmConnect, is the largest residential VPP in North America by household count, with 3 GW of forecast capacity from smart thermostats, EVs, batteries, and behavioral DR across major utility programs.

Technologies

Technology breakdown

Smart Thermostats

Connected thermostats curtailing HVAC load during peak events.

Demand Response

Curtailable C&I and residential load enrolled into ISO and utility programs.

EV / V2G

Managed EV charging and vehicle-to-grid export from connected fleets.

Battery Storage

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

Service area

Operating in 10 states

California
Texas
New York
Florida
Massachusetts
Illinois
Colorado
Arizona
Georgia
North Carolina

Wholesale markets

CAISO
ERCOT
PJM
NYISO
ISO-NE

Programs & Partnerships

Programs and key partners

Programs & offerings

OhmHours (legacy)

Behavioral DR with cash rewards for households.

Nest Renew Aggregation

Smart thermostat aggregation across major US utilities.

Partners

Google NRG PG&E SCE ConEd Xcel Duke

Track record

Performance highlights

  1. 1

    3 GW of forecast capacity

  2. 2

    3M+ residential customers across 10+ states

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