FERC Opens market for new technologies including battery storage

[Ampster]

This is on a national level. I don't know what it is going to take for my system to take advantage of it locally. I think some aggregator like my CCA or Tesla for those with Powerwalls.

FERC Opens Wholesale Markets to Distributed Resources: Landmark Action Breaks Down Barriers to Emerging Technologies, Boosts Competition

News Release: September 17, 2020 Docket No. RM18-9-000 Item No. E-1

www.ferc.gov

 

[svetz]

Seems to pave the way for VPPs in the U.S. I can see EV and powerwall owners being thrilled about this as:

• A Storm Guard/watch like features ensures there's power if they need it
• Even without solar they can buy cheap power at night for resale at high TOU rates.
• Tesla Powerwalls are ready now for VPPs, EV owners will be ready to join a DER aggregator soon with V2G
• Generic Powerwalls would have a "pay-back" period, not just for emergency backup
• You can hypermile the pack by cycling at lower DoD (e.g., 70 to 30%)
• Cheaper storage technologies with higher self-discharges become more viable as the energy is only stored for hours.

Tesla's obviously well poised with this since they've a working technology in place already. Honda might be ready too. Not so sure about Enphase.

 

[Ampster]

soon with V2G

I think VPP will be here much sooner than V2G. The Powerwall has hardware now that with software or firmware could do VPP. Tesla vehicles don't even have hardware for V2G despite rumors that were incorrect.