Money-Saving Tools

VPP Program Finder

Find Virtual Power Plant programs in your state and learn how to earn money with your home battery. Compare compensation, eligibility, and enrollment links.

Find Programs

Select your state above and click "Find Programs" to discover VPP programs that pay you for your battery storage.

V2G Revenue Calculator

Estimate what your EV could earn on a VPP

Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) pays you for exporting your EV battery back to the grid during dispatch events. Pick a program and a V2G-capable vehicle to estimate annual revenue, a seasonal breakdown, and how it compares to plain solar export.

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Estimated Annual V2G Revenue

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Revenue by Season

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Same Energy as Solar-Only Export

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Plain net-billing / avoided-cost credit at ~$0.08/kWh. V2G pays a premium because you export on demand during grid events.

Payback on EV Investment

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Years to recover your EV cost from V2G revenue alone.

Program rates are event-based $/kWh export payments from the CleanEnergy States Alliance (CESA) VPP Programs Summary Table, cross-checked with CPUC and utility program pages. Estimates assume your vehicle is enrolled in a V2G-capable program and dispatched the number of events shown; real earnings vary by battery size, utility territory, and annual dispatch count.

VPP program data is based on publicly available information from utilities, state energy offices, and program administrators. Compensation figures are estimates and may vary by battery size, utility territory, and enrollment timing. Verify details with the program administrator before enrolling.

Written & reviewed by

Jeremy Wolfe — Senior Solar Energy Analyst

Jeremy Wolfe is a solar energy analyst specializing in residential photovoltaic economics, federal and state incentive policy, and return-on-investment modeling for homeowners. He leads EnergyTools' solar research program and methodology.

  • 10+ years analyzing residential solar economics and payback modeling
  • Lead researcher for EnergyTools' 50-state solar cost-per-watt database
  • Author of 100+ solar ROI, payback, and incentive analyses

Methodology & data sources:NREL PVWatts, EPA FuelEconomy.gov, state utility commissions— updated 2026.