PG&E, Rewiring America and Google Launch First-of-its-Kind Virtual Power Plant to Help Lower Costs for All Customers
PG&E announced SHARE (Smart Home Assets for Reliability and Efficiency), a first-of-its-kind Virtual Power Plant developed with Rewiring America and Google. The initiative aims to deliver hundreds of discounted home energy upgrades and enroll over 20,000 existing energy devices to help communities benefit from rising electric demand while improving affordability and reliability for all customers.
Why it matters — The announcement signals PG&E's expansion into virtual power plant technology and customer-side energy programs, which could affect its grid management and customer affordability strategies.