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Google and Voltus expand their virtual power plant in the PJM grid to 1 GW

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Google and aggregator Voltus expanded their agreement to build a 1-gigawatt virtual power plant in PJM Interconnection, the largest US power grid, which serves about 67 million people across 13 states and Washington DC. The target is nearly ten times the 100 megawatts set in June 2026. The capacity does not generate new electricity: it aggregates demand from households and businesses that consume less during peaks, freeing space on the grid for data centers.

In 40 seconds

  • The Google-Voltus agreement grows from 100 MW to 1 GW of virtual power plant capacity in the PJM grid.
  • The mechanism does not generate new electricity: it pays households and businesses to cut consumption during peaks to free up capacity.
  • Voltus manages more than 9 GW of demand response in the US and raised US$225 million in October 2026.
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