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The deal expands their June agreement... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/google-funds-a-1gw-virtual-power-plant-with-voltus-on-the-pjm-grid-prvnvijja og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/PRvnvIJJA.png og:image:alt: Google funds a 1GW virtual power plant with Voltus on the PJM grid og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Google funds a 1GW virtual power plant with Voltus on the PJM grid **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Google is funding a 1 gigawatt virtual power plant run by Voltus on the PJM grid to supply capacity for its operations. The deal expands their June agreement of 100 megawatts by 1,070 megawatts. PJM serves 67 million customers across 13 states and Washington, D.C. Voltus pools spare capacity from local businesses and homes, and Google pays for it. When the grid is under strain, Voltus signals those sites to cut their power use using batteries, smart thermostats and other flexible equipment. The companies call it one of the largest known distributed portfolios a hyperscaler has deployed. Google also signed a 20-year, 890MW nuclear power deal with Constellation, and Voltus raised a $225 million Series D on 8 October. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is a virtual power plant and how does it work without turbines? A virtual power plant has no turbines. Instead, it pools spare capacity from local businesses and homes through batteries, smart thermostats, and flexible industrial equipment. When the grid is under strain, the operator signals those sites to cut power use, then pays participants through bill savings and direct payments. _Engineers working on grid-aware infrastructure can follow virtual power plant developments like this on daily.dev._ ### How big is Google's new power capacity deal with Voltus on the PJM grid? Google is funding a 1 gigawatt virtual power plant with Voltus on the PJM grid, adding 1,070 megawatts to the 100 megawatts the two companies agreed to in June. PJM serves 67 million customers across 13 states and Washington, D.C. The companies described it as one of the largest known distributed portfolios a hyperscaler has deployed. _Anyone tracking how hyperscalers secure power for data centers can keep up with deals like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [How virtual power plants could provide energy for data centers](https://daily.dev/posts/how-virtual-power-plants-could-provide-energy-for-data-centers-sssxrwalz) · MIT Technology Review · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Voltus raises $225M to turn homes and batteries into power for data centres](https://daily.dev/posts/voltus-raises-225m-to-turn-homes-and-batteries-into-power-for-data-centres-6eke8qiye) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Google’s data center power playbook comes into focus](https://daily.dev/posts/google-s-data-center-power-playbook-comes-into-focus-pqt6uqxvk) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Google adds 1GW of solar to fuel $185B AI spending spree](https://daily.dev/posts/google-adds-1gw-of-solar-to-fuel-185b-ai-spending-spree-832myhbnu) · The Register · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Google reportedly nears $1bn-plus nuclear power deal with Constellation](https://daily.dev/posts/google-reportedly-nears-1bn-plus-nuclear-power-deal-with-constellation-4rprqgztm) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#google](https://daily.dev/tags/google) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/google-funds-a-1gw-virtual-power-plant-with-voltus-on-the-pjm-grid-prvnvijja) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Google funds a 1GW virtual power plant with Voltus on the PJM grid","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/google-funds-a-1gw-virtual-power-plant-with-voltus-on-the-pjm-grid-prvnvijja","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/google-funds-a-1gw-virtual-power-plant-with-voltus-on-the-pjm-grid-prvnvijja"},"datePublished":"2026-10-22T13:29:27.617Z","dateModified":"2026-10-22T13:32:05.171Z","description":"Google is funding a 1 gigawatt virtual power plant run by Voltus on the PJM grid to supply capacity for its operations. 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