A generic term for Generation PlantAn Energy Resource primarily designed for production of Elec... that are powered by renewable resources which are intermittent and variable, such as wind and solar generation.
While it is technically correct to also refer to Distributed Photovoltaics (DPV)Solar Photovoltaic panel installations connected to the Dist... as VRE, the term is mostly used to describe large, utility-scale applications of solar and wind generation.