Virtual Power Plant (VPP) Payout Directory
Your home LFP battery can do more than prevent blackouts—it can collect $1,000 to $3,500 per year (or up to $10,500 upfront) by dispatching stored afternoon sunshine during 2-to-3-hour utility grid emergencies. Filter all 15 paying US Virtual Power Plant programs below.
Model Your Custom 10-Year VPP Cash Checks & LFP Cycle Wear
Enter your battery size (13.5 kWh to 45 kWh) and backup reserve % to calculate exact annual VPP payouts and verify why leased batteries hijack your VPP revenue.
California DSGS (Demand Side Grid Support) VPP Option 3 Battery Payout Guide
Funded directly by the California Energy Commission (CEC), the Demand Side Grid Support (DSGS) Option 3 VPP pays PG&E, SCE, and SDG&E battery owners monthly summer capacity incentives ($280–$420/kW-year) on top of their daily NEM 2.0/3.0 bill savings.
Texas ERCOT Virtual Power Plant (Tesla Electric, Octopus & ADER Pilot) Payout Guide
In Texas’s deregulated ERCOT market, home batteries enrolled in ADER Virtual Power Plants or Real-Time Wholesale (RTW) buyback plans can sell stored afternoon solar back to the grid at up to $5.00/kWh ($5,000/MWh) during ERCOT grid emergencies.
ConnectedSolutions (MA, RI & CT) $275/kW-Year Battery VPP Complete Guide
ConnectedSolutions in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut is the gold standard of US Virtual Power Plants: paying $225 to $275 per average kW dispatched during summer events, locked in for 5 full years—plus eligibility for a 0% interest Mass Save HEAT Loan.
Xcel Energy Colorado "Renewable Battery Connect" ($500/kW Upfront + $100/yr VPP)
Colorado homeowners in Xcel Energy territory can stack Xcel’s $500/kW Renewable Battery Connect upfront rebate (up to $5,000), the 10% Colorado State Battery Tax Credit, and the 30% Federal ITC—cutting net battery cost by over 65% on Day 1.
Con Edison (NYC & Westchester) CSRP / DLRP Battery VPP & NYSERDA Rebate Guide
Because Con Edison’s underground feeder networks in Westchester, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island face extreme summer air-conditioning strain, ConEd pays up to $25/kW-month ($1,200–$2,400/summer) for residential and small commercial batteries that dispatch during 4-hour network peak windows.
Puerto Rico LUMA Energy CBES (Customer Battery Energy Sharing) VPP Guide
With over 90,000 solar + battery homes across Puerto Rico, LUMA Energy’s Customer Battery Energy Sharing (CBES) VPP prevents island-wide rolling blackouts by paying homeowners $1.00 to $1.25 per kWh exported between 6:00 PM and 10:00 PM during generation shortfalls.
Hawaiian Electric (HECO) Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) & Battery Bonus VPP Guide
Hawaiian Electric’s Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) successor to the Oahu/Maui Battery Bonus program pays homeowners an upfront cash incentive plus monthly capacity credits for exporting scheduled battery kW between 5:00 PM and 9:00 PM every evening.
Duke Energy Carolinas "PowerPair" $9,000 Solar + Battery Rebate & PowerManager VPP
Duke Energy’s PowerPair program in North Carolina and South Carolina is one of the largest cash grants in the Southeast: paying up to $3,600 for solar (10 kW) plus $5,400 for battery storage (13.5 kWh) = $9,000 upfront cash, plus $500+/year for enrolling in the PowerManager Battery VPP!
SRP Arizona Battery Storage Incentive & Demand Response VPP Guide
Salt River Project (SRP) in the Phoenix metro area penalizes solar homeowners with steep 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM Summer Peak Demand Charges (up to $34.19/kW on the E-27 plan!), while offering upfront rebates for batteries that shave afternoon peak load.
Rocky Mountain Power (Utah & Idaho) "Wattsmart Battery" VPP Rebate Guide
Rocky Mountain Power’s Wattsmart Battery program pays Utah and Idaho homeowners $400 per kW of inverter/battery capacity ($2,000 for 1 battery, $4,000 for 2 batteries) upfront, plus annual bill credits and daily Schedule 137 self-consumption savings.
SMUD (Sacramento) "My Energy Optimizer Partner+" $10,000 Battery VPP Rebate
Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) only pays 7.4¢/kWh for exported solar under its Solar and Storage Rate (SSR)—but compensates battery owners with one of the largest upfront VPP checks in America: up to $10,000 upfront plus $440/year in My Energy Optimizer Partner+!
Green Mountain Power (Vermont) BYOD $10,500 Battery VPP Rebate Guide
Vermont’s Green Mountain Power (GMP) pioneered the residential Virtual Power Plant: offering homeowners up to $10,500 in upfront cash rebates ($850 to $1,050 per kW up to 10 kW) in exchange for letting GMP discharge the battery during ISO-New England regional capacity peaks.
California ELRP (Emergency Load Reduction Program) $2.00/kWh VPP Payout Guide
California’s Emergency Load Reduction Program (ELRP) pays residential solar + battery owners a flat $2.00 per kWh ($2,000/MWh) for energy exported or load reduced between 4:00 PM and 9:00 PM during CAISO grid emergencies—with zero penalties if you opt out of an event.
PSEG Long Island Dynamic Load Management (DLM) Battery Storage Rewards VPP
Homeowners in Nassau and Suffolk counties on Long Island can enroll their home battery in PSEG Long Island’s Battery Storage Rewards VPP—earning $1,000 to $2,400 every summer for discharging during 8 to 15 heatwave peak events.
APS Arizona "Battery Partner" VPP ($3,750 Incentive) & Peak Arbitrage Guide
APS’s Residential Battery Partner VPP in Phoenix, Scottsdale, Surprise, and Goodyear pays up to $3,750 in combined incentives when you allow APS to coordinate battery dispatch between 4:00 PM and 8:00 PM—overlapping the exact 4 PM–7 PM window when APS retail electricity costs 35¢/kWh!