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Virtual Power Plants in California
29 profiles associated with California, including 24 listed as active or pilot. Compare utility programs, aggregators, and software platforms, then confirm eligibility for your utility territory and equipment.
Profile capacity figures can cover multiple states or technologies. They are not capacity available in California and should not be added together. Historical and discontinued programs remain labeled for reference. How we review the data.
VPP and flexibility profiles in California
Sunrun Virtual Power Plant
Networks tens of thousands of home batteries to deliver clean dispatchable capacity to utilities and ISOs.
Tesla Virtual Power Plant
Aggregates Powerwall batteries across CA, TX, and PR to provide dispatchable capacity and frequency response.
Voltus
Aggregates flexible commercial and industrial load to deliver capacity, energy, and ancillary services to grid operators.
CPower Energy Management (NRG)
Monetizes C&I flexibility through 30+ programs across nearly every North American market.
Enel X North America VPP
Combines C&I curtailment, behind-the-meter batteries, and EV charging into a unified flexibility platform.
Stem PowerTrack Optimizer
Operates networked behind-the-meter battery fleets with Stem's PowerTrack Optimizer, the rebranded platform formerly known as Athena.
Uplight Flex
Powers thermostat, EV, and battery programs for 80+ North American utilities.
PowerFlex
Designs, builds, and operates integrated solar + storage + EV charging systems with VPP-ready dispatch.
OhmConnect (Renew Home legacy)
Legacy California household demand response network now operating under the broader Renew Home platform.
Leap
Enables third-party DER operators to participate in CAISO, ERCOT, ISO-NE, and NYISO wholesale markets.
Swell Energy
Former residential solar + storage VPP operator; Hawaiian Electric reported the Home Battery Rewards program was no longer supported after Swell closed.
AutoGrid Flex (Uplight)
Enterprise-grade VPP and DER orchestration software now operating as part of Uplight.
EnergyHub Mercury
Mercury platform manages thermostats, batteries, EVs, and water heaters for major utility programs.
Octopus Energy Kraken Flex
Combines retail electricity, EV smart charging, and aggregated DERs into a unified flexibility platform.
Generac Grid Services
Aggregates Generac PWRcell batteries and standby generators into utility VPP programs.
PG&E Emergency Load Reduction Program (ELRP)
California pilot tariff that pays $2/kWh for load reductions during grid emergencies.
SCE Smart Energy Program
Air-conditioning and smart thermostat load shed program for SCE residential customers.
Renew Home
Joint venture of Google Nest Renew and OhmConnect orchestrating 3 GW of residential flexibility.
Sunnova Adaptive Home
Aggregates Sunnova-installed home solar + storage systems, with program continuity requiring review after Sunnova's 2025 bankruptcy process.
Span Home Energy
Smart electric panels that enable whole-home flexibility, EV charging coordination, and battery integration.
Fermata Energy V2G
Vehicle-to-grid software and hardware platform acquired by Nuvve in 2025.
Nuvve Fleet VPP
School bus and fleet vehicle-to-grid aggregation across CA, NY, and the Northeast, expanded with Fermata Energy assets.
sonnen VPP
Aggregates sonnenBatterie systems across UT, CA, and HI into developer-scale and utility VPPs.
Ava Community Energy VPP
East Bay community choice aggregator expanding from residential batteries into a Lunar Gridshare-supported multi-DER VPP strategy.
Lunar Energy
Builds home batteries and the Gridshare software that dispatches Sunrun and partner residential battery fleets.
ev.energy
Smart charging software that aggregates electric vehicles into utility demand response and VPP programs.
WeaveGrid
Software that helps utilities orchestrate EV charging with distribution-grid constraints in mind, not just system peaks.
Verse
Software that orchestrates onsite generation, storage, and load flexibility for data-center developers.
Camus Energy
Grid orchestration software combining SCADA, GIS, AMI, and DER telemetry to enable flexible interconnection.
Shortlist providers for California
Check the utility territory, supported devices, enrollment status, and evidence for each program. For commercial projects, confirm deliverable capacity and who is responsible for integration, dispatch, and settlement.