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SOLRITE Energy in the news.

37+ outlets across three industry-defining VPP launches. Here's a record of the coverage.

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PV Magazine

Aug 21, 2026

Solrite brings its $0-down solar and storage offering to Illinois retail electric customers

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Featured coverage

The most-read stories.

Newsweek

Solar

Why Virtual Power Plants are a Climate Solution for Our Divided Times

May 7, 2025Read →

Utility Dive

Texas

Sonnen, SOLRITE Energy launch grid-optimizing virtual power plant in Texas

Jan 17, 2025Read →

Electrek

Texas

Thousands of Texas homes are about to form a huge virtual power plant

May 6, 2025Read →

S&P Global

Battery VPA

Shell's Sonnen, Solrite target solar orphans in Texas home battery rollout

Feb 12, 2026Read →

Dallas Morning News

Texas

A new partnership wants to turn North Texas homes into virtual power plants

May 6, 2025Read →

POWER Magazine

Battery VPA

Sonnen, Energy Groups Join for Major Texas VPP Project

May 6, 2025Read →

September 2026

September 2026 coverage.

Capitol News Illinois'Huge step forward': Illinois inches closer on battery storage, solar goalsSep 14, 2026Utility DiveWildfire costs loom over California legislative session that passed solar, data center billsSep 1, 2026

August 2026

Illinois VPP launch.

SOLRITE + sonnen expand the $0-down solar and battery VPA into Illinois, ComEd and Ameren customers now eligible.

ElectrekThis $0-down Illinois home solar deal includes a huge 60 kWh batteryAug 20, 2026Inside Climate NewsNotes from Illinois' Virtual Power Plant FrontierAug 20, 2026Solar BuilderSOLRITE Energy expands battery and VPP programs into IllinoisAug 20, 2026Microgrid KnowledgeThe Land of Lincoln May Soon be the Land of VPPsAug 20, 2026Renewables NowSolrite launches residential solar-plus-storage programme in IllinoisAug 20, 2026North American Clean EnergySOLRITE Energy Expands to Illinois, Bringing Massive Home Batteries and Virtual Power Plant Technology to ComEd and Ameren CustomersAug 20, 2026

February 2026

Battery-Only VPP launch.

SOLRITE + sonnen unveil the first battery-only Virtual Power Plant in Texas, no rooftop solar required.

PV MagazineSOLRITE and sonnen launch battery-only Virtual Power Plant in deregulated Texas marketsFeb 24, 2026North American Clean EnergySOLRITE Brings Groundbreaking Battery-Only sonnen Virtual Power Plant Offer to TexasFeb 12, 2026S&P GlobalShell's Sonnen, Solrite target solar orphans in Texas home battery rolloutFeb 12, 2026Renewables NowSonnen, Solrite launch battery-only VPP in TexasFeb 12, 2026Latitude MediaThis VPP company wants to rescue the solar orphans of TexasFeb 12, 2026PV EuropeSonnen expands Texas VPP by 10,000 homes and 600 MWhFeb 12, 2026Solar BuilderSOLRITE Energy, sonnen to launch battery-only VPP in TexasFeb 11, 2026Clean TechnicaNow Anyone Can Join A VPP, With or Without Rooftop SolarFeb 12, 2026Solar QuarterSOLRITE Launches First-Of-Its-Kind Texas Battery-Only VPPFeb 12, 2026ESS NewsTexas lands its first battery-only virtual power plantFeb 12, 2026Solar Power WorldSOLRITE Energy + sonnen VPP offers Texas battery owners a 12¢/kWh rateFeb 12, 2026

January 2026

January 2026 coverage.

SOLRITE + sonnenProtective Backup Power dispatched to the Texas VPP fleet ahead of a winter stormJan 22, 2026

May 2025

Texas VPP expansion.

SOLRITE + Abundance Energy + sonnen scale the Texas VPP, coverage from major business and energy outlets.

NewsweekWhy Virtual Power Plants are a Climate Solution for Our Divided TimesMay 7, 2025ChronElectric provider and others team up to bring virtual power plants to TexasMay 7, 2025Energy Storage NewsSonnen launches 'highly scalable' 60MWh virtual power plant in TexasMay 7, 2025ElectrekThousands of Texas homes are about to form a huge virtual power plantMay 6, 2025Dallas Morning NewsA new partnership wants to turn North Texas homes into virtual power plantsMay 6, 2025POWER MagazineSonnen, Energy Groups Join for Major Texas VPP ProjectMay 6, 2025

January 2025

The original SOLRITE + sonnen VPP launch.

SOLRITE's first big announcement: free solar + battery for Texas homeowners through grid services revenue.

Solar QuarterSOLRITE and sonnen team up to launch no-cost solar + storage for Texas homeownersJan 20, 2025Utility DiveSonnen, SOLRITE Energy launch grid-optimizing virtual power plant in TexasJan 17, 2025ESS NewsTexans can get two sonnen batteries at no upfront cost as part of new virtual power plantJan 17, 2025Canary MediaSonnen, SOLRITE to offer free batteries and solar to Texas homeownersJan 16, 2025PV MagazineTexas, the 'Wild West' of grid services, lands a new VPAJan 16, 2025Solar Power WorldNew sonnen VPP offers solar panels and batteries to Texans with no upfront costJan 16, 2025

2024 archive

Earlier coverage.

Yahoo FinanceSOLRITE Energy Launches New Virtual Power Plant Power Purchase AgreementFeb 8, 2024

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