# News & Resources

**Jun 25, 2026**  
**Virtual Power Plants are Energy Affordability Infrastructure**](/content/blog/virtual-power-plants-are-energy-affordability-infrastructure/index.html)

**Jun 8, 2026**  
**DSGS Stays in the Game: A Key Win for California’s VPP Future**](/content/blog/dsgs-stays-in-the-game-a-key-win-for-californias-vpp-future/index.html)

**May 27, 2026**  
**All About That Baseline**](/content/blog/all-about-that-baseline/index.html)

**Apr 22, 2026**  
**Measuring the Carbon Impact of Virtual Power Plants**](/content/blog/measuring-the-carbon-impact-of-virtual-power-plants/index.html)

**Mar 3, 2026**  
**Four Core Steps to Designing Battery Storage Grid Services Strategies**](/content/blog/four-core-steps-to-designing-battery-storage-grid-services-strategies/index.html)

**Feb 4, 2026**  
**The Hidden Costs of Building Virtual Power Plants**](/content/blog/the-hidden-costs-of-building-vpps/index.html)

**Jan 21, 2026**  
**Leap’s New Webhook Platform: Real-time Portfolio Updates Without the Busywork**](/content/blog/leap%E2%80%99s-new-webhook-platform-real-time-portfolio-updates-without-the-busywork/index.html)

**Dec 24, 2025**  
**Data Centers Will Be a Forcing Change the VPP Industry Needs**](/content/blog/data-centers-will-be-a-forcing-change-the-vpp-industry-needs/index.html)

**Dec 22, 2025**  
**The Fastest Path to AI-Ready Data Centers: VPPs That Don’t Raise Rates**](/content/blog/the-fastest-path-to-ai-ready-data-centers-vpps-that-don%E2%80%99t-raise-rates/index.html)

**Dec 15, 2025**  
**Using VPPs and Virtual Interconnection to Accelerate Data Center Development**](/content/blog/using-vpps-and-virtual-interconnection-to-accelerate-data-center-development/index.html)

**Sep 25, 2025**  
**Summer 2025 Regulatory Roundup**](/content/blog/summer-2025-regulatory-roundup/index.html)

**Sep 3, 2025**  
**Don’t Pull the Plug on California’s VPP Breakthrough**](/content/blog/don-t-pull-the-plug-on-california-s-vpp-breakthrough/index.html)

**Aug 6, 2025**  
**How Smart Building Providers Can Build Smarter VPPs**](/content/blog/getting-smart-devices-and-buildings-ready-for-vpps-in-2025/index.html)

**Jul 29, 2025**  
**Post-OBBB, VPPs are Primed to Meet New Energy Challenges**](/content/blog/post-obbb-vpps-are-primed-to-meet-new-energy-challenges/index.html)

**Jun 18, 2025**  
**The Four Pillars of Virtual Power Plant Performance**](/content/blog/the-four-pillars-of-virtual-power-plant-performance/index.html)

**Jun 12, 2025**  
**From Garage to Grid: Six Steps to VPP Readiness for EVs**](/content/blog/from-garage-to-grid-6-steps-to-vpp-readiness-for-evs/index.html)

**Apr 14, 2025**  
**Prescriptive Baselines: A Good Idea Whose Time Has Come**](/content/blog/prescriptive-baselines-a-good-idea-whose-time-has-come/index.html)

**Feb 5, 2025**  
**Leap Takes on PJM: New VPP Opportunities in the Mid-Atlantic**](/content/blog/leap-takes-on-pjm-new-vpp-opportunities-in-the-mid-atlantic/index.html)

**Dec 4, 2024**  
**Taking Leap's API Design to the Next Level: Schema-First vs Code-First**](/content/blog/taking-leap-s-api-design-to-the-next-level-schema-first-vs-code-first/index.html)

**Nov 19, 2024**  
**How Will the Election Impact Virtual Power Plants?**](/content/blog/how-will-the-election-impact-virtual-power-plants/index.html)

**Sep 30, 2024**  
**VPP Regulatory Spotlight: Opportunities and Challenges in New York**](/content/blog/vpp-regulatory-spotlight-opportunities-and-challenges-in-new-york/index.html)

**Aug 29, 2024**  
**A Primer on VPP Performance: Part Two**](/content/blog/a-primer-on-vpp-performance-part-two/index.html)

**Aug 22, 2024**  
**From Theory to Action: The Path to Unlocking Battery Exports in California**](/content/blog/from-theory-to-action-the-path-to-unlocking-battery-exports-in-california/index.html)

**Jul 31, 2024**  
**A Primer on VPP Performance: Part One**](/content/blog/a-primer-on-vpp-performance-part-one/index.html)

**Jul 11, 2024**  
**From Spreadsheets to Software: Insights from Building a Software-First VPP Solution**](/content/blog/from-spreadsheets-to-software-insights-from-building-a-software-first-vpp-solution/index.html)

**Apr 22, 2024**  
**This Earth Day, Think Exponentially**](/content/blog/this-earth-day-think-exponentially/index.html)

**Mar 21, 2024**  
**DERs in the Limelight at Winter Regulatory Conferences**](/content/blog/ders-in-the-limelight-at-winter-regulatory-conferences/index.html)

**Feb 22, 2024**  
**Under NEM 3.0, VPPs Can Help Storage Developers Recoup Revenue**](/content/blog/under-nem-3-0-vpps-can-help-storage-developers-recoup-revenue/index.html)

**Feb 13, 2024**  
**Winter 2024 Release: Simplifying VPP Enrollment**](/content/blog/winter-2024-release-simplifying-vpp-enrollment/index.html)

**Jan 11, 2024**  
**Crunching the Numbers: The Impact of VPP Automation with Leap**](/content/blog/crunching-the-numbers-the-impact-of-vpp-automation-with-leap/index.html)

**Dec 7, 2023**  
**Optimizing Commercial & Industrial Virtual Power Plants Through Automation**](/content/blog/optimizing-commercial-industrial-virtual-power-plants-through-automation/index.html)

**Nov 30, 2023**  
**Three Key Takeaways from NARUC’S 2023 Annual Meeting**](/content/blog/three-key-takeaways-from-naruc-s-2023-annual-meeting/index.html)

**Nov 15, 2023**  
**Scaling Residential Virtual Power Plants Through Automation**](/content/blog/scaling-residential-virtual-power-plants-through-automation/index.html)

**Oct 16, 2023**  
**Virtual Power Plants: The Energy Transition in Action**](/content/blog/virtual-power-plants-the-energy-transition-in-action/index.html)

**Sep 28, 2023**  
**Employee Spotlight: Dennis Ameling, Frontend Engineer**](/content/blog/employee-spotlight-q-a-with-dennis-ameling/index.html)

**Sep 14, 2023**  
**Load Reductions and Leaky Grids: The Overlooked T&D Benefits of Demand Response**](/content/blog/load-reductions-and-leaky-grids-the-overlooked-t-d-benefits-of-demand-response/index.html)

**Aug 29, 2023**  
**Here’s How Energy Markets Across the U.S. Are Reshaping Their Capacity Frameworks**](/content/blog/here-s-how-energy-markets-across-the-u-s-are-reshaping-their-capacity-frameworks/index.html)

**Aug 23, 2023**  
**Q&A with Christina Clark, Senior Customer Success Manager at Cortex**](/content/blog/q-a-with-christina-clark-senior-customer-success-manager-at-cortex/index.html)

**Aug 3, 2023**  
**Heat Waves and DERs: Better Together**](/content/blog/heat-waves-and-ders-better-together/index.html)

**Jul 27, 2023**  
**California’s New Demand Side Grid Support program: A Boon for Batteries**](/content/blog/california-s-new-demand-side-grid-support-program-a-boon-for-batteries/index.html)

**Jul 24, 2023**  
**Q&A with Brady Klein, Director of Market Development at EnergyHub**](/content/blog/q-a-with-brady-klein-director-of-market-development-at-energyhub/index.html)

**Jul 14, 2023**  
**Massachusetts Clean Peak Standard: Revving Up Grid Services for EVs**](/content/blog/massachusetts-clean-peak-standard-revving-up-grid-services-for-evs/index.html)

**Jun 23, 2023**  
**Summer is Here and it’s All Eyes on Performance**](/content/blog/summer-is-here-and-it-s-all-eyes-on-performance/index.html)

**May 23, 2023**  
**2023: A Tipping Point for Whole-Home Grid Services Integration**](/content/blog/2023-a-tipping-point-for-whole-home-grid-services-integration/index.html)

**Apr 20, 2023**  
**Combating Climate Change with Virtual Power Plants**](/content/blog/combating-climate-change-with-virtual-power-plants/index.html)

**Mar 28, 2023**  
**Understanding the Three Major Demand Flexibility Paradigms in the United States**](/content/blog/understanding-the-three-major-demand-flexibility-paradigms-in-the-united-states/index.html)

**Mar 21, 2023**  
**Easily Manage Complex, Dynamic Grid Services Programs with Leap’s Universal API**](/content/blog/easily-manage-complex-dynamic-grid-services-programs-with-leap-s-universal-api/index.html)

**Mar 9, 2023**  
**Unpacking Winter Storm Elliot’s Grid Emergencies**](/content/blog/unpacking-winter-storm-elliot-s-grid-emergencies/index.html)

**Mar 2, 2023**  
**Q&A with Paul Savitz, VP for Energy Management and Sustainability at Windmill**](/content/blog/q-a-with-paul-savitz-vp-for-energy-management-and-sustainability-at-windmill/index.html)

**Feb 21, 2023**  
**It's Already Time to Start Thinking About Summer**](/content/blog/its-already-time-to-start-thinking-about-summer/index.html)

**Feb 7, 2023**  
**How a New Emissions Policy will Supercharge Capacity Revenue for DERs in New York this Summer**](/content/blog/how-a-new-emissions-policy-will-supercharge-capacity-revenue-for-ders-in-new-york-this-summer/index.html)

**Feb 1, 2023**  
**Q&A with Eric Rehberg, Chief Engineer at Armada Power**](/content/blog/q-a-with-eric-rehberg-chief-engineer-at-armada-power/index.html)

**Jan 26, 2023**  
**Leap & Enode Enable Consumers to Participate in the Transition to a Sustainable Energy System**](/content/blog/leap-enode-enable-consumers-to-participate-in-the-transition-to-a-sustainable-energy-system/index.html)

**Jan 24, 2023**  
**Beyond the "Hail Mary" Approach to Demand Flexibility**](/content/blog/beyond-the-hail-mary-approach-to-demand-flexibility/index.html)

**Dec 19, 2022**  
**2022 in Review: Q&A with CEO Thomas Folker**](/content/blog/2022-in-review-q-a-with-ceo-thomas-folker/index.html)

**Nov 29, 2022**  
**Leading Smart Device Providers Leverage Grid Services to Strengthen Their Triple Bottom Line**](/content/blog/leading-smart-device-providers-leverage-grid-services-to-strengthen-their-triple-bottom-line/index.html)

**Nov 3, 2022**  
**Driving Greater EV Integration with the Distributed Energy Economy**](/content/blog/driving-greater-ev-integration-with-the-distributed-energy-economy/index.html)

**Oct 27, 2022**  
**Reimagining Customer Data Access with Leap Connect**](/content/blog/reimaging-customer-data-access-with-leap-connect/index.html)

**Oct 19, 2022**  
**How Does California Power the Last Mile to 100% Renewable Energy?**](/content/blog/how-does-california-power-the-last-mile-to-100-renewable-energy/index.html)

**Oct 10, 2022**  
**The Top 4 Barriers to Mass-Market DER Deployment - and How to Solve Them**](/content/blog/the-top-4-barriers-to-mass-market-der-deployment-and-how-to-solve-them/index.html)

**Sep 15, 2022**  
**Keeping the Lights on in California, Together**](/content/blog/keeping-the-lights-on-in-california-together/index.html)

**Sep 12, 2022**  
**Inflation Reduction Act: A Game Changer for DERs**](/content/blog/inflation-reduction-act-a-game-changer-for-ders/index.html)

**Sep 7, 2022**  
**Leap Delivers Crucial Grid Support During California's Record-Beaking September Heat Wave**](/content/blog/leap-delivers-crucial-grid-support-during-california-s-record-breaking-september-heat-wave/index.html)

**Aug 29, 2022**  
**Peaker Plants: A Primer**](/content/blog/peaker-plants-a-primer/index.html)

**Aug 17, 2022**  
**How the Inflation Reduction Act Will Transform the Electric Grid**](/content/blog/how-the-inflation-reduction-act-will-transform-the-electric-grid/index.html)

**Aug 8, 2022**  
**Q&A with Daniel Myers, CEO and Founder of Flair Systems**](/content/blog/q-a-with-daniel-myers-ceo-and-founder-of-flair-systems/index.html)

**Aug 5, 2022**  
**Verge Electrify Event Recap: Smart, Connected Buildings as a Resource**](/content/blog/verge-electrify-event-recap-smart-connected-buildings-as-a-resource/index.html)

**Aug 1, 2022**  
**How Leap is Mitigating Power Price Spikes for California Community Choice Aggregators**](/content/blog/how-leap-is-mitigating-power-price-spikes-for-california-community-choice-aggregators/index.html)

**Jul 21, 2022**  
**4 Essential Elements of Successful Grid Services Marketing Campaigns**](/content/blog/4-essential-elements-of-successful-grid-services-marketing-campaigns/index.html)

**Jul 19, 2022**  
**As We “Electrify Everything,” How Do We Ensure Grid Reliability?**](/content/blog/as-we-electrify-everything-how-do-we-ensure-grid-reliability/index.html)

**Jul 11, 2022**  
**How Leap and NRG are Keeping Texans Cool and Energy Prices Low this Summer**](/content/blog/how-leap-and-nrg-are-keeping-texans-cool-and-energy-prices-low-this-summer/index.html)

**Jul 5, 2022**  
**Insights on Eligibility: Unpacking NYISO’s Order 2222 Filing (Part 2)**](/content/blog/insights-on-eligibility-unpacking-nyiso-s-order-2222-filing-(part-2/index.html))

**Jun 27, 2022**  
**A Leap Forward for Aggregators? Unpacking NYISO’s Order 2222 Filing (Part 1)**](/content/blog/a-leap-forward-for-aggregators-unpacking-nyiso-s-order-2222-filing-(part-1/index.html))