• vortic@lemmy.world
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    16 days ago

    I was sure you were wrong ant that $150 was just an incentive to be in the program. That battery owners would be paid for their power.

    You were right, though. It really is a flat $150 per year. The company who manages the energy from the batteries gets paid for the energy, not the battery owner.

    • IphtashuFitz@lemmy.world
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      15 days ago

      My Tesla Powerwall is part of a VPP program in the northeast. We have 3 powerwalls in total that typically put back 20 KWh during VPP events. Last year, the first year we did this, we were reimbursed $1459.97 at the end of the season. That energy returned to the grid also counts as a credit on our electric bill.

      Makes me glad I don’t live in CA.

      Edit: I guess it’s the sheer size of the VPP they tested in CA that’s the real news here. The one I’m part of currently shows 1463 homes involved in it.