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Tesla is operating a virtual power plant demonstration in Texas

• sammachin 4y ago
  We’ve had this in the U.K. for nearly 2 years now. https://www.tesla.com/en_gb/tesla-energy-plan https://www.tesla.com/en_gb/tesla-energy-plan As a result my annual electricity bill is pretty close to net zero, previously it was £3k & that’s before the prices got silly
• sushid 4y ago
  They're requesting volunteers and only a $40 gift card to cover what might be an increase in the utility fees? Ignoring the slight minor cost incurred to charge/discharge their Powerwall at Tesla's will, I feel like Tesla should at least be making them whole by covering their bill.
  • cantaloupe 4y ago
    And it’s a Tesla gift card… so probably only ~$20 out of Tesla’s pocket depending the margin of what is bought from their online store. (Or if one buys a $40 T-shirt, then $5 out of pocket)
  • TrapLord_Rhodo 4y ago
    >requesting volunteers "Hey Customer X - we've got a plan that will allow you to make money off your solar setup by selling excess energy back to the grid. Technically it's illegal for us to 'Charge for it', but if we run a demonstration we can get the rules changed."