What is real-time telemetry and why does it matter?

Real-time telemetry is sub-second data reporting from distributed energy resources to VPP operators, grid operators, and settlement systems. It matters because pay-for-performance programs (like California's ELRP or CAISO's regulation energy markets) require verified delivery-you don't get paid for promised capacity, you get paid for measured capacity delivered during dispatch events. Most VPPs today rely on utility meter data, which is delayed by 24 hours. If a dispatch event happens at 5 PM today, you don't know how your fleet performed until tomorrow. That's too late to adjust, too late to troubleshoot, and often too late to claim payment (settlement windows close). Real-time telemetry solves this. Molecule's MOS 350 gateways report battery state-of-charge, power output, availability status, and dispatch compliance every second (or faster, if needed). VPP operators see fleet performance live. Grid operators verify delivery in real time. Settlement systems get the data they need for pay-for-performance verification. Real-time telemetry is the difference between a VPP that should perform and a VPP that proves it performed. Explore EMS for real-time site control.