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Committee approves Virtual Power Plant bill after amendment, experts and utilities debate costs and oversight
Summary
The House Energy, Environment & Natural Resources Committee amended and passed HB311, the Virtual Power Plant Act, after extended testimony from utilities, clean-energy advocates and technical experts over timelines, consumer protections and potential cost shifts to nonparticipants.
The House Energy, Environment & Natural Resources Committee voted to pass House Bill 311, the Virtual Power Plant Act, after adopting an amendment that pushes the PRC rulemaking deadline and staggers implementation timelines.
Supporters said the bill would give the state a tool to aggregate distributed energy resources — batteries, smart thermostats, managed EV charging and other devices — into dispatchable capacity that can reduce peak demand and defer costly new infrastructure. “Virtual power plants can respond quickly during peak demand and other…
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