Sunrun and Ford are running a vehicle-to-home energy storage experiment this summer, leveraging the F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck.
Sunrun and Ford are running a potentially game changing, first-of-its-kind vehicle-to-home energy storage experiment, leveraging the powerful battery of the Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck. Image courtesy of Ford
The renewable energy hookup also emerged in 2021. “Last night, the leading solar installer Sunrun let word slip that it is hooking up with Ford to provide two-way EV charging for Lightning F-150 owners, which could put, including the 80-amp Ford Charge Station Pro and Home Integration System, which enables the F-150 Lightning to store and supply power to homes in a variety of ways,” Ford explained.
For those of you new to the topic, a virtual power plant leverages smart grid technology to coordinate and motivate ratepayers to reduce their electricity demand during peak hours, reducing the need to build new gas “peaker” power plants. The virtual concept can also be applied to motivate rooftop solar owners and other
However, as Powell indicates, these three EV owners are already being credited with launching a vehicle-based home energy storage revolution. “Partnering with Sunrun will allow BGE to unlock and learn the potential of how vehicle-to-grid programs will support increasing grid efficiency and reliability with distributed energy resources,” BGE VP of Regulatory Policy Mark Case explains, adding that individual EV owners will also benefit.
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