Voltus and Google to Deliver Grid Capacity and Local Economic Benefits Through Bring Your Own Capacity Agreement

Voltus, a distributed energy resource platform, has partnered with Google in a first-of-its-kind agreement to aggregate up to 100 megawatts of accredited distributed capacity within the PJM Interconnection grid system. The "Bring Your Own Capacity" agreement represents a novel approach to grid capacity management, where distributed energy resources from homes and businesses are pooled to provide grid stability services while generating economic benefits for participating properties. The partnership leverages Voltus's energy management platform to coordinate distributed assets like batteries, solar systems, and smart devices across Google's operations and potentially other participating sites within PJM's territory, which covers 13 states and Washington D.C. This distributed capacity model allows the grid operator to access flexible resources during peak demand periods while providing compensation to asset owners, creating a new revenue stream for businesses investing in distributed energy infrastructure.