2024 VPP Texas eBook

Enjoy our collection of answers from nine industry experts who will present at the 2024 Virtual Power Plant Texas Conference in Austin in June. Read their thoughts on technological innovations, policy and regulatory frameworks, and challenges facing VPP’s in Texas.


Miroslav M. Begovic
Moore Professor and Associate. Director, Smart Grid Center
Texas A&M University Engineering Experiment Station

Matthew Boms
Executive Director
Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance

Jaden Crawford
Director of Policy
David Energy

Jen Downing
Engagement Officer
U.S. Department of Energy

Michael Lee
US CEO
Octopus Energy Group

Jason M. Ryan
Executive Vice President – Regulatory Services & Government Affairs
CenterPoint Energy

Rajiv Shah
Head of North American Policy and Markets
Octopus Energy Group

Mary Tobin
Senior Associate
RMI – Virtual Power Plant Partnership

Margo Weisz
Executive Director
Texas Energy Poverty Research Institute