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SDG&E PIONEERS VIRTUAL POWER PLANT TO HELP EASE STRAIN ON THE POWER GRID DURING EXTREME HEAT

PR Newswire - Mon Aug 28, 2023

Connected devices such as energy storage and smart thermostats centrally managed to reduce demand on the grid

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As extreme heat records fall across the West and strain the power grid, San Diego Gas & Electric is piloting a new cleantech innovation known as a virtual power plant (a VPP) to reduce energy demand and put electricity back on the grid during peak hours – all through leveraging the capabilities of customer-owned smart thermostats, rooftop solar, energy storage and other connected resources such as water pumps.

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