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Voltus

Virtual power plant operator and distributed energy resource technology platform

voltus.co

Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded year: 2016
Company type: Private company
Number of employees: 300–500
Industry: Independent Power Producers

Last updated October 19

Latest news about Voltus

In short: Voltus raised $225 million, delivered $240 million to customers in 2025, and expanded Google and Sunrun virtual power plant partnerships.

Company announcements

October 8 Voltus

Voltus raises $225 million to scale grid flexibility

Generation Investment Management led the oversubscribed Series D round. Voltus plans to reach 20 gigawatts capacity by 2030.

July 31 Voltus

Voltus wins FERC ruling on demand response data access

The ruling removes barriers for residential demand response participation, citing data-sharing challenges. Nearly 40% of U.S. electricity consumption is residential, but these customers were often excluded.

June 10 Voltus

Voltus acquires Brightfield AI to accelerate energy storage deployment

The acquisition integrates a battery development platform and a team of distributed storage veterans to scale C&I energy storage.

June 2 Voltus

Voltus and Google announce Bring Your Own Capacity agreement

The three-year deal aggregates up to 100 MW of distributed capacity in PJM, turning Google's capacity demand into economic benefits for customers.

Media coverage

October 19 The New York Times

Google Eyes Large ‘Virtual Power Plant’ for Data Centers - The New York Times

That electricity won’t come from new power plants. Instead, Voltus will sign up homes and businesses and give them financial incentives to curb their usage...

October 8 Markets Insider

Voltus Raises $225 Million to Make Flexibility Foundational to the Grid

Voltus, a leading distributed energy resource platform, today announced it raised $225 million in an oversubscribed Series D financing round. Generation Investment Management led the...

August 17 Markets Insider

Sunrun to Supply Voltus with Energy Capacity for AI Hyperscaler Agreements

America's largest provider of residential battery storage, solar, and home-to-grid power plants, today announced an agreement with Voltus, a leading distributed energy resource platform, to...

June 30 Yahoo Finance

Google and Voltus aim for 100 MW from home batteries, thermostats in PJM data center push

Google and Voltus are betting that thousands of small devices — from home batteries to smart thermostats — could help address one of the power...

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