NBC News Top Stories | Utility companies want to pay you to generate power for the electrical grid by Maya Huter, Brian Cheung

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Utility companies are increasingly paying homeowners to generate electricity and feed excess power back into the grid through virtual power plants (VPPs). In Houston, Jeff and Jenny Wright have turned their solar‑panel‑equipped home, complemented by two Tesla battery packs, into a VPP participant that earns them monthly credits and a $240 annual reward from Sunrun, effectively eliminating their electric bill. VPPs now operate or are being developed in 35 states and Washington, D.C., with the largest networks in California and Texas, and could cut U.S. peak demand by as much as 60 GW by 2030, alleviating strain on an aging grid that must support rapidly expanding electricity needs, including AI data centers. Sunrun reports 107,000 VPP customers who supplied 18 GWh to the grid in 2025—enough to power 15 million homes for an hour—and plans to expand its dispatchable‑battery capacity to 10 GWh by 2028. Industry leaders argue that aggregating residential solar and storage can replace the years‑long construction time of traditional power plants, making decentralized, resilient energy generation a viable solution to the nation’s growing power demand.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/business/energy/virtual-power-plants-texas-energy-rcna347299

#Tesla #Sunrun #RMI #DOE #Reliant #JeffWright #JennyWright

Good god

We all had a good laugh with the work-friend that was pressed into service to unwillingly lead the #Vancouver #SunRun team,

And I have every intention of doing so again next year - in fact more people are already saying they'll sign up if he's pushed to lead again

But oh god my calves

Perhaps I should have trained

Trump is losing the war against solar energy, one battery at a time.

https://cleantechnica.com/2026/02/08/us-energy-storage-startup-moves-in-on-the-residential-market-with-another-232-million/

#solar #solarpower #solarenergy #battery #energystorage #vpp #homeenergystorage #renewableenergy #batteries #powerwall #tesla #sunrun #startups #ai #investors #investing #sustainable #sustainability

Trump is losing the war against solar energy, one battery at a time.

https://cleantechnica.com/2026/02/08/us-energy-storage-startup-moves-in-on-the-residential-market-with-another-232-million/

#solar #solarpower #solarenergy #battery #energystorage #vpp #homeenergystorage #renewableenergy #batteries #powerwall #tesla #sunrun #startups #ai #investors #investing #sustainable #sustainability

OUR SOUND

Soapbox Beer, Saturday, February 21 at 02:00 PM GMT+10

Our Sound is bringing a diverse line up from across the country to a full day festival at Soapbox Brewing on the 21st of Feb next year. Presented thanks to Via Studios, On Second Thought, False Peak, and Team Glasses Records, Our Sound is a celebration of the australian DIY music community.

Taking over both floors of Soapbox Brewing across two stages, the line up includes:
Moth Trap, Diedsmall, Razorblades, Daisy Chain, Leaker, The World at a Glance, Jessie L Warren, Ritual Disorder, Keeley Young, Bloom Parade, Jazz Tiger, Danmark, Sun Run, Slowcut, Arrows, To the North, and Blind Girls.

Tickets are limited to 300 and available now.

https://brisbane.askapunk.au/event/our-sound

Sun Sick Summer Tour - GC

Vinnies Dive Bar, Saturday, December 13 at 07:00 PM GMT+10

Sun Run and World Sick present the Sun Sick Summer Tour.

In celebration of their debut album Brick Six, Sun Run (Eora/Sydney) deliver their dynamic blend of punk, post-hardcore and alt-rock to the east coast alongside the indomitable World Sick (Naarm/Melbourne), who bring heavy sadness to crush all in opposition. Tickets on sale now.

Support: Total Pace

Presale: $15 + bf
Door: $20

https://brisbane.askapunk.au/event/sun-sick-summer-tour-gc

Sun Sick Summer Tour

Season Three, Friday, December 12 at 07:30 AM GMT+10

Sun Run and World Sick present the Sun Sick Summer Tour.

In celebration of their debut album Brick Six, Sun Run (Eora/Sydney) deliver their dynamic blend of hardcore, punk and alt-rock to the east coast alongside the indomitable World Sick (Naarm/Melbourne), who bring heavy sadness to crush all in opposition. Tickets on sale now.

Support: Local Authority

Presale: $15 + bf

Door: $20

18+

https://sunrun.bandcamp.com/

https://worldsick.bandcamp.com/

https://brisbane.askapunk.au/event/sun-sick-summer-tour

You need to know: does adding home solar increase your property value?

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://electrek.co/2025/09/22/you-need-to-know-does-adding-home-solar-increase-your-property-value/