Sunrun and NRG Want Texas Homes to Act Like a Power Plant. CRE Should Pay Attention.
Sunrun and NRG Energy are building a Texas-based virtual power plant (VPP) that will aggregate home batteries and dispatch them into the ERCOT market during peak demand. If you own or develop master-planned communities, build-to-rent neighborhoods or large multifamily portfolios, this is a signal that “energy amenities” are evolving into grid-interactive living.