Rising battery attach rates create expanded opportunities in residential and community solar segments for distributed energy and grid resilience programs
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc., a global leader in smart energy technology, today announced a major milestone: more than 500 MWh of residential battery storage is now enrolled in Virtual Power Plant (VPP) programs across 16 U.S. states and Puerto Rico. These partnerships with the country’s leading utilities and DERMs providers demonstrate SolarEdge’s accelerating momentum in the distributed energy sector, adding significant capacity to the company’s growing VPP portfolio and its commitment to unlocking new value for customers and partners, including third-party owners (TPOs). The company also continues to expand its grid services portfolio globally, participating in VPP programs across Europe, Australia, and Canada.
Today, over 40 percent of SolarEdge sites with a battery in the U.S. participate in incentive programs, enabling homeowners and TPO partners to earn rewards for supporting grid stability during peak demand. By connecting thousands of batteries into coordinated VPP networks, SolarEdge helps maximize the return on clean energy investments while contributing to a more resilient grid.
Expanding Reach with New Programs Nationwide
“Virtual power plants are fundamentally changing the economics of home energy storage,” said Tamara Sinensky, Senior Manager of Grid Services Product in North America at SolarEdge. “This shift is accelerating adoption and proving that distributed energy can be both personally beneficial and essential infrastructure for our communities.”
SolarEdge is a key innovation partner to technology providers like Uplight, helping to scale the transition to a more resilient, affordable, and lower-carbon grid. “Our partnership with SolarEdge has brought reliable, forecastable MW to our utility clients in New York, Connecticut, Washington, and California,” said Gisela Glandt, VP, Partnerships and Business Development at Uplight. “It also provided thousands of dollars to participating homeowners, rewarding them for helping strengthen grid reliability and demonstrating how customer participation creates tangible value for both households and utilities.”
A partnership between EnergyHub and SolarEdge enables battery owners to participate in utility programs across North America via the EnergyHub Edge DERMS platform. A leading provider of clean energy software and services, EnergyHub helps 120+ utilities manage over 1.8M distributed energy resources (DERs) and more than 2.5 GW of flexible capacity with customer-centric VPP programs and cross-DER optimization.
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