Tigo Energy has expanded virtual power plant (VPP) and battery incentive program access for customers using its GO Battery.
Eligible customers can now join programs in California, Texas, select PJM territories, and New York, adding to programs already announced in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and Puerto Rico.
Depending on local rules, eligible systems can take part in programs that reward flexible energy use and support grid reliability, giving homeowners ways to use stored energy beyond backup power and self-consumption.
The new options include California’s Demand Side Grid Support and Emergency Load Reduction Program, participation in the ERCOT market in Texas, select PJM territories in Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Illinois, and demand-response programs in New York.
Tigo says its platform supports participation without requiring homeowners to add separate hardware or complex configurations, which it says makes it easier for installers to pair storage with utility and grid-services programs.
“While VPP programs are not really new, the combination of companies like Tigo providing VPP compatibility with more programs around the nation is driving VPPs further into the mainstream,” said Isaac Gamez, Partner at G Power Inc., in a statement. “For us as installers, being able to sell storage that can actually recapture value over time is a great selling point, because homeowners look for those kinds of opportunities.”
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