Who controls events?
Review event windows, frequency, notification, opt-out rights, and minimum reserve behavior.
Participate Energy Program
Understand what the grid can ask of your battery.
Battery programs can trade a portion of stored energy or control flexibility for compensation or other benefits. The important details live in the dispatch rules, enrollment term, customer protections, and exit conditions.
PROGRAM LENS
A virtual power plant is a shared operating agreement.
When many home batteries respond together, they can support the grid during selected events. For the homeowner, the central question is not only what the program pays, but how participation changes battery availability, cycling, control, and long-term flexibility.
How is compensation calculated?
Check whether value depends on enrollment, performance, delivered energy, season, or continued eligibility.
How long is the commitment?
Understand renewal, cancellation, equipment ownership, transfer, and early-exit consequences.
What remains for backup?
Choose a reserve strategy that reflects outage risk and the household’s essential-load needs.
Program terms are time-sensitive.
Confirm the current administrator, service territory, enrollment availability, battery compatibility, compensation, event rules, and customer agreement directly before enrolling.