I was sure you were wrong ant that $150 was just an incentive to be in the program. That battery owners would be paid for their power.

You were right, though. It really is a flat $150 per year. The company who manages the energy from the batteries gets paid for the energy, not the battery owner.

I get by paid per kw consumed. And it’s a lot, like $2 per.

VPP is great and should be the future for nearly all buildings. Distributed power can avoid system-wide blackouts.

It’s also an opt-in program, and I can override it if I feel the need too.

I just wish it was easier to get smaller companies like Ecoflow onto the program.

Why do we always need to complain that something good isn't good enough? Yes, they didn't solve the world's problems. They did make a nice step in the right direction.

My friends have 2 mini split heat pumps that could not keep their 1600ft² cool. So they bought 2 $100 window units from home depot. Their energy use dropped $300/mo. Or at least, the energy equivalent. They've got solar and dont pay for their electricity.

The window units use less energy and keep their home cooler.