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  • AGL hits pause on virtual power plant in technology “rethink”

    AGL hits pause on virtual power plant in technology “rethink”

    AGL tells its “virtual power plant” customers in Adelaide their installation will be delayed while it reviews technology choices for the program.
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    AGL goes live with virtual power plant linking household battery storage

    First phase of AGL Energy’s Adelaide 5MW solar and storage VPP trial goes live, linking 60 battery storage systems.
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    Mar 16, 2017
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    World’s largest virtual power plant: What’s in it for consumers?

    Sunverge, the US-based company supplying the “brains” for AGL’s virtual power plant, explains how the project will benefit consumers.
    Sophie Vorrath
    Aug 10, 2016
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    Sunverge Customer United Energy wins energy innovation award

    Australia Clean Energy Council Recognizes Project with Energy Makeovers and Sunverge Employing Storage and Software to Reduce Peak Demand and Eliminate New Poles and Wires
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    Jul 29, 2016
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    Mitsui, Sunverge target Japan behind-the-meter battery market

    How lots of solar, battery storage, grid resiliency needs and market liberalisation could add up to virtual power plant opportunities.
    Jeff St John
    Feb 26, 2016
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    AGL eyes virtual power plants in link with battery storage developer Sunverge

    AGL invests in battery storage software developer as it moves towards a time when it can use solar and storage from its consumers as a “virtual power plant”. Also announces a “solar command App” and a big boost in solar sales.
    Giles Parkinson
    Feb 10, 2016
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  • Ontario’s virtual power plant from home solar and storage

    Ontario’s virtual power plant from home solar and storage

    Twenty homes within PowerStream’s territory have embarked upon a project that could change the face of electrical consumption in Ontario.
    Roy L Hales
    Sep 17, 2015
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    Why battery system costs may fall 3x faster than solar PV

    The big question for global energy markets will be how quickly battery storage costs can fall. Will they match the cost reductions of solar PV? Australian-backed battery technology technology group Sunverge says they will, up to three times faster.
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