Pennsylvania House passes Virtual Power Plant bill
Key Questions
What did the Pennsylvania House approve regarding virtual power plants?
The Pennsylvania House passed House Bill 2264 to regulate virtual power plants, targeting demand-side flexibility through smart devices and including low-income incentives.
What is the next step for Pennsylvania's VPP bill?
The bill, introduced by Rep. Nate Davidson, now moves to the Senate for consideration as a state-level grid resilience policy.
How does Pennsylvania's VPP bill relate to federal policy?
The legislation is viewed as analogous to IRA section 40101(d) for promoting grid resilience at the state level.
Pennsylvania House approved a VPP bill targeting demand-side flexibility via smart devices, with low-income incentives. This is a concrete state-level grid resilience policy analogous to IRA 40101(d). The bill now moves to the Senate for consideration.
Sources (2)
Updated Jun 18, 2026