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Senate hearing spotlights virtual power plants; proponents tout scale, utilities warn of duplication and costs
Summary
Supporters told the Senate Energy and Environment Committee that SB 15 82 would expand community‑based virtual power plants and allow third‑party aggregators; utilities and some industry groups warned the bill could duplicate PUC work, raise costs or create safety and performance risks.
Senate Bill 15 82 — a bill to require electric companies to establish distributed power‑plant programs that compensate customer‑owned resources for grid services — drew extensive testimony on Feb. 9 in the Senate Energy and Environment Committee.
Sponsor Senator Courtney Naron Mislan described the bill as a way to assemble rooftop solar, batteries, electric vehicles and smart thermostats into community‑scale “virtual power plants” (VPPs). The dash‑2 amendment directs the Public Utility Commission to create aggregator standards and customer data protections, allows utilities to act as aggregators alongside third parties, and sets program filing and reporting requirements…
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