Will California fund or kill its thriving virtual power plant program?

Published on March 31, 2026

California lawmakers face a make-or-break choice about the state’s biggest and most successful virtual power plant program: Give it enough money to keep running this summer or scrap it altogether. The administration of California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has proposed ending the four-year-old Demand Side Grid Support…

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