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Virtual Power Plants in Texas

9 profiles associated with Texas, including 8 listed as active or pilot. Compare utility programs, aggregators, and software platforms, then confirm eligibility for your utility territory and equipment. Documented locations are incomplete program or project subsets, not total service footprints or a statewide enrollment offer.

Selected Texas program and incentive guides

Programs cover specific utility territories and customer groups. A statewide tag is not eligibility confirmation.

Supported capacity claims
5
Listings
9
Active or pilot profiles
8
Top type
Residential

Profile capacity figures can cover multiple states or technologies. They are not capacity available in Texas and should not be added together. Historical and discontinued programs remain labeled for reference. How we review the data.

VPP and flexibility profiles in Texas

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Sunrun Virtual Power Plant

Active
Aggregator / operator
Source-reported capacity
425 MW
Reported participants
Not reported
4 documented states
Peak dispatchable

Compare Sunrun CalReady and ConnectedSolutions eligibility, documented program locations, source-reported capacity and utility grid services.

Battery Storage
Solar + Storage
Source-linked
Reviewed Aug 2026
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Tesla Virtual Power Plant

Active
Aggregator / operator
Source-reported capacity
500 MW
Reported participants
Not reported
28 documented states
Event performance

Compare Tesla Powerwall VPP programs, California DSGS and utility-specific ConnectedSolutions eligibility, with dated dispatch evidence.

Battery Storage
Solar + Storage
Source-linked
Reviewed Oct 2026
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ERCOT Controllable Load Resources

Active
Market resource
Source-reported capacity
Not reported
Reported participants
Not reported
1 documented state
Not reported

ERCOT Controllable Load Resources: registration, dispatch and ancillary-service qualification for flexible Texas loads.

Demand Response
Mixed DER
Source-linked
Reviewed Oct 2026
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Shell Energy Solutions / MP2 Demand Response

Active
Aggregator / operator
Source-reported capacity
575 MW
Reported participants
Not reported
9 documented states
Managed portfolio

Shell Energy Solutions / MP2 C&I demand response in PJM and ERCOT, with source-reported ERCOT contracted load.

Demand Response
Battery Storage
Mixed DER
Source-linked
Reviewed Oct 2026
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Austin Energy Power Partner

Active
Utility program
Source-reported capacity
57 MW
Reported participants
Not reported
1 documented state
Managed portfolio

Austin Energy Power Partner thermostat, EV and battery programs, with battery-pilot eligibility separated from broader portfolio MW.

Battery Storage
EV / V2G
Smart Thermostats
+1
Source-linked
Reviewed Oct 2026
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CPS Energy Battery Rewards Program

Active
Utility program
Source-reported capacity
Not reported
Reported participants
Not reported
1 documented state
Not reported

CPS Energy Battery Rewards: eligible residential batteries, event notifications and official participation bill credits in the utility service area.

Battery Storage
Demand Response
Source-linked
Reviewed Oct 2026
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NRG x Renew Home Texas VPP

Planned
Utility program
Source-reported capacity
1.0 GW
Reported participants
Not reported
1 documented state
Announced target

NRG and Renew Home Texas residential VPP development: thermostat flexibility and dated 2030/2035 targets, separate from current capacity.

Smart Thermostats
Demand Response
Source-linked
Reviewed Oct 2026
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Base Power

Active
Aggregator / operator
Source-reported capacity
Not reported
Reported participants
Not reported
1 documented state
Not reported

Base Power residential batteries and Texas utility partnerships, including GVEC’s documented distributed battery program.

Battery Storage
Demand Response
Source-linked
Reviewed Oct 2026
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Lunar Energy

Active
Software platform
Source-reported capacity
Not reported
Reported participants
Not reported
2 documented states
Not reported

Lunar Energy Gridshare DERMS and residential battery VPP delivery, with partner deployments distinguished from an independently measured MW fleet.

Battery Storage
Solar + Storage
Source-linked
Reviewed Oct 2026
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Shortlist providers for Texas

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.