PV Magazine: Budderfly activates multi-region virtual power plant

June 25, 2025 - PV Magazine shared a story about Budderfly's now active virtual power plant (VPP). 

"Budderfly, an energy-as-a-service company enabling businesses and facilities to decarbonize and manage energy costs, announced it has activated real-time demand response programs across four of the largest independent system operator (ISO) grid regions in the United States.

The initial virtual power plant (VPP) program operates a demand-response system using commercial buildings’ thermostats, controlling HVAC systems in response to electricity market signals. The program will later expand to include refrigeration, battery storage, lighting, and solar.

The company is now actively running virtual power plant services for commercial customers in California Independent System Operator (CAISO), Independent System Operator (ISO) New England, Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland (PJM) Interconnection, and Southwest Power Pool (SPP) service territories.

Budderfly has more than 7,500 customer locations under management. The company said it is scaling flexible load capacity that “mirrors and rivals traditional supply-side infrastructure.”

The company activated its VPP sites on June 1, 2025 in collaboration with utility and platform partners, including Evergy and Leap, enabling fully-automated demand response and grid dispatch across a multi-state footprint.

“Our model gives the grid what it needs, when it needs it, without disrupting customer operations,” said Thomas Flynn, chief administrative officer and general counsel, Budderfly.

The activations mark a step into active grid participation for Budderfly, which now operates behind-the-meter commercial sites through real-time energy market program participation."

Read the full article here.