Tesla has introduced the launch of a large-scale Digital Energy Plant (VPP) program in Puerto Rico, permitting Powerwall house owners to take part within the territory’s Battery Emergency Demand Response Program. The VPP has notable advantages, because it helps assist Puerto Rico’s energy grid whereas offering compensation for householders taking part in this system.
As famous by Tesla, the Puerto Rico VPP has the potential to develop into the world’s largest Digital Energy Plant up to now with about 74,000 Powerwall house owners. Such a community of batteries would seemingly support the grid very nicely. In California, in spite of everything, a VPP comprised of about 7,400 Tesla Powerwall batteries was estimated to have the capability to push 100 MWh to the grid. Relying on the variety of Powerwall house owners who take part in this system, the Puerto Rico VPP might simply dwarf the California VPP.
In Puerto Rico, 75k Powerwall house owners can now receives a commission to assist the grid in what might develop into the most important digital energy plant ever 🇵🇷🔋 pic.twitter.com/cBm9d6lzLc
— Tesla Power (@teslaenergy) November 2, 2023
Just like different Digital Energy Vegetation which were deployed, Tesla’s Puerto Rico VPP connects a community of battery items put in in residential properties that may very well be deployed as wanted when the grid requires assist. The utilization of the VPP might stop energy outages and cut back the necessity to depend on fossil fuel-powered peaker vegetation.
As famous by Tesla in a weblog publish about this system, those that take part within the Puerto Rico VPP are set to obtain a compensation of $1 per kWh that’s despatched to the grid. House owners might additionally set their Powerwall’s VPP Backup Reserve in order that they’ll decide the extent of their contribution to this system. This fashion, contributors will be assured that they’ve an enough backup vitality provide.
Excited to be working alongside our companions @sunnovaenergy @sunrun and Powerwall prospects to make this the largest VPP on the earth (potential over 300MW) and quickly cut back the frequency and period of grid outages in Puerto Rico https://t.co/On8PVUYGKP
— Drew Baglino (@baglino) November 2, 2023
The Puerto Rico VPP program is accessible to Tesla Powerwall house owners who’ve a residential buyer’s service account that’s at the moment registered in LUMA’s Web Power Metering program, in addition to those that have a buyer’s service account that’s not concurrently enrolled with one other aggregator. Powerwall house owners should additionally register for this system by means of the Tesla cell app.
Individuals in this system might anticipate a payout 4 instances a 12 months. As famous by Tesla on its official web page for the Puerto Rico VPP, the corporate could be calculating every contributors’ kWh contribution, which might then be shared with their utility supplier. As soon as Tesla receives compensation from the utility, the funds will probably be handed alongside to the VPP contributors.
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