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Virginia Virtual Power Plant Pilot Program

Sector: Energy Storage • Location: Virginia, United States

Source: The Pew Charitable Trusts

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Under Implementation

A pilot program mandated by Virginia legislation requiring Dominion Energy to propose and operate a virtual power plant (VPP) aggregating distributed energy resources up to 450 MW, including battery storage, smart thermostats, and managed EV charging, with third-party aggregator participation and full access to customer and grid data. The pilot aims to develop a VPP tariff and evaluate DER integra

Status
Prospective
Sector
Energy Storage, Power Generation (CCGT), Electric Vehicles (EVs), Automotive
Location
Virginia, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
The Pew Charitable Trusts

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The project “Virginia Virtual Power Plant Pilot Program” is an infrastructure initiative in the Energy Storage sector, located in Virginia, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from The Pew Charitable Trusts.

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A pilot program mandated by Virginia legislation requiring Dominion Energy to propose and operate a virtual power plant (VPP) aggregating distributed energy resources up to 450 MW, including battery storage, smart thermostats, and managed EV charging, with third-party aggregator participation and full access to customer and grid data. The pilot aims to develop a VPP tariff and evaluate DER integration at scale.

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Energy

Location

Country

United States of America (USA)

State

Virginia

Source

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The Pew Charitable Trusts

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Sector

Energy Storage, Power Generation (CCGT), Electric Vehicles (EVs), Automotive

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2026-04-30

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