Get paid by the grid
for the energy you store.
A virtual power plant connects your battery to the grid. When demand peaks, you earn a payment for every kilowatt-hour dispatched.
Your battery. Your energy.
Your earnings.
Xcel Energy is paying
Colorado customers today.
Colorado law now requires Xcel Energy to operate a virtual power plant program and pay customers for participation. Nearly 1,000 Colorado customers are already enrolled.
Xcel Energy's Renewable Battery Connect program pays Colorado battery owners an upfront incentive of $250 per kilowatt of battery capacity, plus $100/year for five years for allowing the utility to dispatch stored energy during peak demand events.
The program is separate from the solar savings Sol Country calculates — VPP payments stack on top of net metering credits and federal tax incentives.
This program's 2025 budget was exhausted and closed February 20, 2026. Xcel has indicated it may reopen with new funding mid-2026. Check xcelenergy.com for current availability before installing.
What a Colorado battery owner
earns over 5 years.
Tesla Powerwall 3 — 13.5 kWh — Denver, CO
Battery purchase not included. Battery cost estimate: $8,000–12,000 before incentives.
Calculate your battery upgrade payback →VPP and demand response
programs available now.
| State | Program | Payment | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | Xcel Battery Connect | $250/kW + $100/yr | Closed Feb 2026 |
| Massachusetts | Eversource ConnectedSolutions | Up to $4,300/yr | Active ✓ |
| California | SGIP (storage incentive) | $200–400/kWh | Active ✓ |
| TX · CA · NY | OhmConnect (demand response — no battery) Enroll → | $100–300+/yr | Active ✓ |
| New York | Con Edison DRP | Variable | Active ✓ |
Sol Country tracks demand response and VPP programs in all 50 states. Join the waitlist to be notified when a program launches in your utility territory.
Be first when Sol Country's
VPP network launches in your state.
Sol Country is building a consumer VPP network — a smarter way to enroll, monitor, and get paid for your stored energy. Join the waitlist and we'll notify you when it's available in your utility territory.
Sol Grid waitlist members will also get first access to peer-to-peer energy trading when it becomes available in their state.
Peer-to-peer energy trading —
the next frontier.
Virtual power plants let you sell energy back to the utility. The next step is selling directly to your neighbors — cutting out the utility entirely and setting your own price.
Peer-to-peer energy trading is already operating in Brooklyn, NY and several European markets. The technology works. The barrier is US utility regulation — which is moving, state by state, in the same direction as balcony solar legislation.
Own your energy.
Get paid for it too.
Sol Country notifies you the moment a VPP program opens in your utility territory.