Utility warns VPP cannot yet replace dispatchable resources without clearer reliability metrics

Sep 2, 2026

Hawaiian Electric told the PUC it relies on scheduled dispatch for planning and needs quantified, dependable metrics before treating VPP as equivalent; system operations staff warned missing assumed resources could trigger emergency measures.

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Hawaiian Electric told the PUC it cannot yet treat a Virtual Power Plant (VPP) as equivalent to traditional dispatchable resources without clearer, quantified reliability metrics.

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