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Power grid flexibility has historically come from dispatchable fossil fuel power plants, but world economies in pursuit of climate goals require alternative technologies and methods to reduce emissions from power generation. Customers in all segments are installing distributed energy resources (DER). When aggregated and enrolled in flexibility programs like virtual power plants (VPPs) or traditional demand response (DR), they can be valuable sources of energy, capacity, and other grid services leading to a more cost-effective, cleaner, and resilient power grid.
Advances in energy hardware and software are market drivers that grid operators can leverage for DER flexibility. Among the barriers to more widespread adoption are antiquated wholesale electricity market regulations and utility revenue structures, along with a lack of customer outreach and education. The regulatory landscape where a grid is located heavily influences a grid operator's ability to use the various methods of achieving flexibility from DER, directly through the wholesale electricity markets, local flexibility markets, or distribution level programs.
This Guidehouse Insights report examines the flexible DER market including retail and wholesale VPPs and traditional DR programs. Regional level forecasts for capacity, implementation spending, and revenue are presented across five major geographic regions for the forecast period of 2024-2033. Capacity forecasts are segmented by technology type (VPP and DR) and customer segment (residential and commercial & industrial) while revenue forecasts are segmented by DER owner and the flexibility service provider.