Reliant and GoodLeap have announced a new partnership to make residential battery storage benefits more accessible for Texas homeowners.
Reliant, an NRG company, is a leading provider of home energy solutions in Texas, while GoodLeap is a top U.S. technology firm known for its financing and software platforms for solar and battery systems.
Together, the companies are offering a $40 per month offer to Reliant electricity customers who use GoodLeap batteries in their homes. The batteries will advance efforts to scale residential storage participation while accelerating the growth of NRG’s virtual power plant (VPP) solutions in Texas.
Homeowners can either lease a battery or enter into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with GoodLeap through its GoodGrid program. Once the system is installed, eligible customers will be enrolled in the Reliant GoodLeap VPP Battery Program and start earning $40 per month in rewards. To qualify, customers must be on an eligible Reliant electricity program.
Within the program, the two companies will work together to intelligently manage customers’ home batteries with no action required from the homeowners. In the event of a power outage, the battery will be reserved to provide backup power for the home only.
“We started building our VPP with smart thermostats across Texas, and now this partnership with GoodLeap brings home battery storage into our platform,” said Mark Parsons, senior vice president and head of Texas Energy, NRG, in a statement. “Each time we add new devices, we’re enabling Texans to unlock new value from their homes, earn rewards and help build a more resilient grid for everyone. This is about giving customers the opportunity to actively participate in the energy transition and receive tangible benefits for themselves and their communities.”
Dan Lotano, Chief Operating Officer at GoodLeap, added, “These incentives highlight our commitment to making homeowner battery adoption more accessible, effectively offsetting the cost of the battery and making the upgrade a no-cost addition to their homes. We’re proud to work with NRG to unlock the next frontier in distributed energy in Texas. This marks an important step in GoodLeap reaching our nationwide goal of 1.5 GW of managed distributed energy over the next five years.”
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