Vehicle-to-grid added to Massachusetts utilities' ConnectedSolutions demand response VPP

July 27, 2026

The move adds V2G resources to a programme that aggregates DERs including smart thermostats and home batteries. Image: National Grid

Utilities Eversource and National Grid will enable customers in Massachusetts to enrol vehicle-to-grid (V2G) -capable EVs in their demand side flexibility programme.

Working with distributed energy resource management system (DERMS) platform provider EnergyHub, Sunrun’s grid services arm, and V2G platform provider The Mobility House, Eversource and National Grid are bringing V2G onto the ConnectedSolutions virtual power plant (VPP) programme.

The programme uses flexible capacity from thermostats, battery energy storage, and commercial and industrial resources to reduce grid strain. It operates across five states, orchestrating more than 280,000 participating distributed energy resources (DERs), and over 800MW of flexible capacity.