EnergyHub secures $1.5M grant from CEC to boost VPP deployment in California, targeting 7,000 DERs for a greener grid. Focus on low-income families and grid reliability.

BALTIMORE NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CPower Energy ("CPower"), the leading, national Distributed Energy Resource (DER) monetization and Virtual Power Plant (VPP) provider, and EnergyHub, a top grid-edge flexibility and VPP provider to utilities and markets, today launched a new residential VPP partnership available to 1.2 million Ameren Illinois customers in more than 1,200 communities across Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), the U.S. midwestern grid operator. Ameren and other utilities in the Midwest are expanding VPP programs to help MISO cost-effectively manage increasing electricity demand by utilizing a growing base of distributed energy resources. The partnership combines CPower’s multi-year experience working with Ameren Illinois commercial and industrial customers with EnergyHub’s experience building some of North America’s largest residential VPPs for more than 60 utility clients. Together, they’re creating new opportunities for Ameren’s residential customers to earn rewards while helping keep the grid reliable and accelerating decarbonization. Through the partnership, Ameren Illinois customers with in-home smart thermostats across central and southern Illinois can enroll in EnergyHub’s Bring Your Own Thermostat® program with CPower acting as the VPP’s market participant for MISO

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google NewsEnergyHub announces that they are collaborating with Toyota Motor North America (Toyota) to improve the electric vehicle (EV) ownership experience. A direct integration with EnergyHub’s platform enables Toyota and Lexus drivers to take advantage of certain utility programs designed to reduce the cost of charging for EV customers, while helping utilities ensure grid reliability and accelerate decarbonization.Shifting EV charging load away from times of peak electricity demand helps keep the grid reliable and can enable utilities to defer infrastructure investments that would otherwise be needed to meet increased demand for electricity as transportation electrification accelerates. This helps keep rates low for all customers.“Our collaboration with Toyota is a key milestone in EnergyHub’s effort to maximize customer choice through the largest ecosystem of EV OEM and electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) partners,” said Matt Johnson, VP of Business Development at EnergyHub. “This integration accelerates our work to improve the overall EV ownership experience, while unlocking grid service value for our utility clients.”Customers of utilities that partner with EnergyHub can access several types of EV programs, depending on what is available for their vehicles, including managed charging, vehicle-to-grid, EV-specific time-of-use rates, off-peak rebates, and EV data programs designed to support infrastructure planning. This allows EV owners to unlock rebates to offset the price of installing eligible EV charging equipment and incentives for shifting charging based on system-wide and localized grid constraints.“Empowering our Toyota and Lexus EV customers with cost-effective energy solutions that reduce emissions and contribute to the grid underscores Toyota’s commitment to sustainable mobility,” said James George, General Manager, EV Charging Solutions at Toyota