Solar and battery help you use more of your own energy and buy less from the grid. ShineHub’s Virtual Power Plant (VPP) takes it a step further.
Join a network of home batteries supporting a more stable grid, with the opportunity to earn $1 per kWh discharged from your battery during VPP events.
A Virtual Power Plant (VPP) may sound complicated, but the idea is simple. It connects thousands of home batteries through smart software, allowing them to work together as one larger power source.
Most of the time, your battery does what you bought it for: storing solar energy and powering your home when the sun isn’t out. At selected times, participating batteries can also supply stored energy to the grid when extra support is needed.
There’s no additional equipment or separate power plant. The “virtual” part is the technology connecting all those batteries together and orchestrating them to provide a response when the grid needs it.
For you, very little changes.
Your solar panels generate electricity to help power your home.
Excess solar can charge your battery instead of being sent straight to the grid.
Your battery supplies stored energy when your home needs it, helping reduce the electricity you buy from the grid.
Your battery joins the ShineHub VPP and can work together with other participating batteries to provide power to the grid when it is under pressure. This is what is called a VPP event
During VPP events, your battery may discharge some of its available energy to help support the grid. Our customers who buy a Hinen battery currently receive a $1/kWh VPP credit for energy discharged during these events. (Please note that this amount varies for legacy battery models).
It’s automatic, so there’s nothing you need to switch on or manage when an event occurs.
ShineHub customers also receive additional benefits for joining the VPP, including:
Some VPPs require you to use a particular electricity retailer or energy plan. In fact some of the biggest VPPs are owned and operated by power companies.
The ShineHub VPP is retailer-independent, giving you greater freedom to compare electricity plans and change retailers rather than being locked in simply because you’ve joined their VPP.
You don’t necessarily need a completely new solar system to benefit from battery storage and the ShineHub VPP.
If you already have rooftop solar, we can assess your existing system and recommend a compatible battery retrofit.
We’ll check your solar, inverter and energy requirements to determine the right battery solution and whether it can participate in the ShineHub VPP.
Up to $300 in passive income from your battery with $1/kWh paid for energy we discharge
Be with any electricity retailer you want
Help prevent blackouts in your community while getting paid like a hero
No. Eligible Hinen customers currently receive $1/kWh for energy discharged during qualifying ShineHub VPP events, but the number of events and amount of energy discharged will vary.
Earnings quoted are indicative only and are not guaranteed.
No. The ShineHub VPP is retailer-independent meaning you can join with any retailer or plan.
Very unlikely. VPP activity depends on the electricity market and grid conditions. Your battery continues operating normally between events.
No. Once your compatible battery is connected, VPP events are managed remotely and automatically by clever software.
^Must sign up to the ShineHub VPP. $1/kWh VPP credit applies to Hinen products only. Shinehub VPP terms and conditions apply.
* Savings vary according to individual circumstances. Terms and Conditions apply.
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