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Google is purchasing a gigawatt of distributed capacity in PJM

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Briefings

Google signed a 2040 contract with Voltus to fund a 1-gigawatt virtual power plant in PJM, expanding on a prior 100-MW deal. Voltus acquired Brightfield for $225M to accelerate battery integration, aiming to scale beyond current hundreds of megawatts to gigawatt levels. The deal offsets load from multiple data centers and includes a 'chunk' of commercial-scale batteries to remove merchant risk. While the specific asset mix is undisclosed, the longer-term contract is the key differentiator from previous deals.

Key points

• Google signed a 2040 contract with Voltus to fund a 1-gigawatt virtual power plant in PJM, expanding on a prior 100-MW deal.
• Voltus acquired Brightfield for $225M to accelerate battery integration, aiming to scale beyond current hundreds of megawatts to gigawatt levels.

Context

Voltus launched a Bring Your Own Capacity (BYOC) framework last year in response to record-breaking capacity prices in the Mid-Atlantic region. This new gigawatt-scale deal is designed to catalyze the market by offering a durable commercial structure, unlike previous deals that were shorter-term or smaller in scale.

Limitations

Specific details on the asset mix, including the exact proportion of batteries versus other assets, remain undisclosed. The precise number of data centers offset and the specific geographic distribution of assets are not public. The industry's ability to scale to 10-20 gigawatt levels remains an unproven challenge for the distributed energy sector.

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