Frader-Thompson: California energy regulators are lagging behind other states on VPPs
Seth Frader-Thompson · Frontier Forum: Why utilities should go big on VPPs · Dec 2, 2024 · at 26:37
Seth Frader-Thompson, CEO of EnergyHub, addresses state energy regulators on adopting national best practices for virtual power plants.
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“The one thing is I would say if you're in California and you're a regulator, the rest of the country exists. And if you look at what's going on, there are lots of examples of how you could be doing this a lot better.”
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