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Virtual Power Plants in Texas
24 profiles associated with Texas, including 19 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 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
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.
Uplight Flex
Powers thermostat, EV, and battery programs for 80+ North American utilities.
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.
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.
ERCOT Controllable Load Resources
ERCOT's framework enrolling large loads — including data centers and crypto — into wholesale ancillary services.
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.
Shell Energy / MP2 C&I Flex
C&I flexibility and demand response profile; Shell exited Texas residential retail service in 2025.
Austin Energy Power Partner
Austin Energy's Power Partner programs enroll batteries, EVs, thermostats, and flexible load for peak reduction.
CPS Energy Battery Storage Program
CPS Energy program for residential customers who can deploy battery systems during grid events.
NRG x Renew Home Texas VPP
NRG, Renew Home, and Google Cloud partnership to develop a 1 GW residential VPP in Texas.
Large Load Flex Coalition (watchlist)
Watchlist profile for emerging large-load flexibility concepts across hyperscale data centers and AI training clusters.
Base Power
Owns and operates residential batteries in Texas, aggregating them into ERCOT and utility-partner VPPs.
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.
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.