In this video I discuss Tesla’s virtual power plant (VPP) software and what it means for their upcoming vehicle-to-grid (V2G) announcement at Battery Day. Here’s the link to the video shown in this episode: https://www.infoq.com/presentations/tesla-vpp/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjXV2jB6Sc8 Colin Breck and Percy Link explore the evolution of Tesla's Virtual Power Plant (VPP) architecture. A VPP is a network of distributed energy-resources (often solar, wind, batteries) that are aggregated to provide smarter and more flexible power generation, distribution, and availability. Tesla's VPP consists of vertically integrated hardware and software, including both cloud and edge computing. “This distributed optimization is only possible because Tesla builds its own hardware and has full control over firmware and software. This enables quick iteration across the local and central intelligence and how they relate to each other, and this collaboration is cross-team rather than cross-company.” - Percy Link, Tesla Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydave7 Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heydave7 Check out my podcast by searching “Dave Lee on Investing” in your podcast player or in iTunes, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dave-lee-on-investing/id1493031991 Submit a video question at http://www.davelee.tv Watch this video on what a 10x company is, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9HtG-jJSTY Watch this video on how new tech goes mainstream, https://youtu.be/gVsFsydllNo Check out my archived articles/posts on Tesla and investing: https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/articles-megaposts-by-davet.23473/#post-485768 Disclaimer: All content on this channel is for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as professional financial advice. Should you need such advice, consult a licensed financial or tax advisor. No guarantee is given regarding the accuracy of information on this channel. Author is long TSLA, SQ and other stocks at time of original video publish date.