Generac and CPower Expand Access to DER Technologies

The collaboration aims to support resiliency, energy costs and grid capacity in North America's largest electricity market.

Apr. 7, 2026 at 12:04pm

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Generac, a leading provider of distributed energy resource (DER) solutions, and CPower, an industry-leading provider of virtual power plant (VPP) and demand response (DR) services, have announced a collaboration to expand access to DER technologies. The partnership combines Generac's DER solutions platform with CPower's VPP/DR services, creating a first-to-market solution to support customers in North America's largest electricity market.

Why it matters

This collaboration aims to help commercial and industrial (C&I) customers in the PJM Interconnection region, which covers all or parts of 13 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, to improve their energy resiliency, reduce energy costs, and support grid capacity through the integration of DER technologies.

The details

The partnership leverages Generac's comprehensive C&I product portfolio and competitive lead times, as well as CPower's market expertise, to provide customers with a unique opportunity to quickly capitalize on PJM's pricing to improve their resiliency and energy savings outcomes.

  • The collaboration was announced on April 7, 2026.

The players

Generac

A leading provider of distributed energy resource (DER) solutions.

CPower

An industry-leading provider of virtual power plant (VPP) and demand response (DR) services.

PJM Interconnection

The regional transmission organization that coordinates the movement of wholesale electricity in all or parts of 13 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, which is the largest electricity market in North America.

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The takeaway

This collaboration between Generac and CPower aims to help commercial and industrial customers in the PJM Interconnection region leverage distributed energy resource technologies to enhance their energy resiliency, reduce energy costs, and support grid capacity, providing a unique solution to address the region's energy challenges.