Distributed Energy Virtual Power Plant

Coordinated commercial-building loads for virtual power plant participation.

Distributed Energy Virtual Power Plant
Headquarters
United States
Deployment
Public SaaS
Services
Installation, Managed Service, Support & Maintenance

About Distributed Energy Virtual Power Plant

Budderfly aggregates flexible energy use across commercial customer sites into a virtual power plant. Its platform coordinates installed building equipment for demand-response participation.

Does it fit your project?

Best suited to

  • Commercial building operators
  • Eligible Budderfly customer sites

You need

  • Installed controllable equipment
  • Market enrollment and operating constraints

Limitations

  • Available flexibility varies by site
  • Equipment and market coverage differ

Cost estimate

1 site, 10 assets, United States
$2,600 – $8,700
$700 – $2,400
Estimated first year, by component
$1,000 – $3,300$900 – $3,000$700 – $2,400
Hardware$1,000 – $3,300

Sensors, gateways and spare units

Installation and setup$900 – $3,000

Site survey, mounting, commissioning and configuration

Software and services, 12 months$700 – $2,400

Platform subscription, connectivity, data and support

This is an estimate by IoT Apps based on comparable deployments, not a quote from Budderfly.
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Questions and answers

Q: Which equipment is described?

A: HVAC, refrigeration, lighting and battery systems.

Q: Is every business automatically eligible?

A: Participation depends on the installation and market.

Q: Does it require a new power station?

A: The described VPP coordinates distributed customer equipment.

What does a deployment cost?

For 1 site with 10 monitored assets in United States, IoT Apps estimates $2,600 – $8,700 in the first year and $700 – $2,400 every year after. This is an estimate based on comparable deployments, not a quote from Budderfly.

VendorBudderfly, United States
IndustryBuildings & Facilities, Retail & Hospitality, Commercial, Food & Beverage
Use casesEnergy Optimization, HVAC Automation, Load Control
DeploymentPublic SaaS
ServicesInstallation, Managed Service, Support & Maintenance, Data Analytics, Software Platform, System Integration
Available inUnited States

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