gsdubs
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Very interesting. Looks like VPP in CA will be moving to an average kW model more similar to Eversource (New England) Connected Solutions program, which compensates $225/kW for up to 60 events, up to 3 hrs ea, for a battery's "contribution" which is its total discharge during an event, vs the discharge above a "normal" baseline. See link. So customers who discharge 5kW average across all events in a season would have to be willing to discharge up to 900kWh, and would receive $1125, or $1.25/kWh.
For the new CA program, customers like me with one PW2 with max discharge of 5kW would have to be willing to discharge up to 350kWh (35 events, 2hrs ea) and would receive $322.75, or $0.92/kWh. No more fussing about "discharge above baseline" calculations. Overall earning potential is more compared to 2023 and prior years, but at the cost of more kWh contributed, most likely.
For reference, my 2023 total discharge (not the discharge above baseline) was 66kWh and my payout was $106, or $1.60/kWh
For the new CA program, customers like me with one PW2 with max discharge of 5kW would have to be willing to discharge up to 350kWh (35 events, 2hrs ea) and would receive $322.75, or $0.92/kWh. No more fussing about "discharge above baseline" calculations. Overall earning potential is more compared to 2023 and prior years, but at the cost of more kWh contributed, most likely.
For reference, my 2023 total discharge (not the discharge above baseline) was 66kWh and my payout was $106, or $1.60/kWh