Overview
- Customers can install up to 60 kWh of sonnen home storage under a virtual power plant agreement with no upfront payment.
- Participation extends to households without rooftop solar, with batteries providing backup power and serving as dispatchable load for ERCOT grid services.
- SOLRITE positions the plan as a fix for Texas “solar orphans” who lost solar buy-back compensation by monetizing stored energy.
- The all-in 12¢ per kWh retail rate compares favorably with recent Texas residential averages reported by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
- The companies report roughly 3,000 existing VPA customers and project up to 10,000 additional sign-ups by the end of 2026 for about 600 MWh of dispatchable capacity.