Renewable energy retailer Octopus Energy US is partnering with Enphase Energy, Inc., a supplier of microinverter-based solar and battery systems, to create a virtual power plant (VPP) in Texas. With the partnership, Octopus Energy customers in the US will be able to integrate Enphase home solar and battery solutions in their energy plan in the hopes of accessing low-cost residential energy rates.
Octopus Energy will be bidding these DERs in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) ancillary markets, considered a first of its kind for these assets.
Comment: I have Enphase microinverters but no batteries. Since my system is over 10 years old I would have to replace all 28 of my microinverters and my Envoy communication gateway, add their IQ Combiner plus X number of Enphase batteries so this really only a option for newer Enphase systems. Still, it's nice to see someone besides Tesla making a move into Texas.
