Jigar Shah, US Department of Energy

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Jigar Shah is the director of the Loan Programs Office at the US Department of Energy.

Virtual power plants one key to controlling enterprise energy costs

Solar energy is a proven distributed energy resource that helps enterprises lower energy costs. Yet, it is proving to be the tip of the iceberg for the power that enterprises can wield to wrest control of their energy management and costs. Beyond solar is a plethora of distributed energy sources and connected devices creating virtual power plants, or VPPs. And enterprises must act or be left behind. 

Jigar Shah, US Department of Energy