The Grid Mod Pod | Ep 17: The Pathway to Implement Virtual Power Plants (VPP) with Dr. Kaveh Aflaki

Welcome to the Grid Mod Pod, brought to you by AEIC. In this podcast, you’ll hear from the utility industry’s top operations leaders on how their companies are working to modernize and improve our ever-evolving power grid. Thank you for joining us.

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In this episode, we’re excited to be joined by Kaveh Aflaki, CEO of IEMS Solution. Here’s what you’ll learn when you listen in:

-An overview of virtual power plants (VPP) and their growing importance in today's energy landscape
-How DERMS (distributed energy resource management systems) can help facilitate the adoption of virtual power plants
-Why artificial intelligence and transactive energy-based solutions will play a critical role in VPP management
-How we can encourage internal and external stakeholders to take advantage of VPPs in order to better understand existing assets
-Why the positive impacts of VPP go beyond utilities and extends to customers and the community at large

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This podcast is brought to you by AEIC, the place where operations leaders come together to share knowledge and provide guidance to the electric utility industry. We'll be back with a new episode next week. Until then, keep powering on!