The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) has approved a 200MW expansion of utility Xcel Energy’s Capacity*Connect virtual power plant (VPP) programme. Phase 2 of the programme is designed to deploy a network of utility-owned, community-based battery energy storage systems (BESS), aggregated into the VPP. Approved at the beginning of this month by the regulatory MPUC, Xcel will deploy up to...