Tesla disclosed paying nearly $10 million to Powerwall owners in 2024 through its Virtual Power Plant programs.
Virtual Power Plants aggregate distributed energy storage systems like Tesla Powerwalls to stabilize the power supply by discharging stored energy during grid stress.
Compensation for Powerwall owners in VPP programs varies, with California's Emergency Load Reduction Program offering around $2.00 per additional kWh contributed during grid events.
Tesla's VPP initiatives, starting in Australia in 2019, have now expanded to multiple U.S. states, offering different compensation structures to homeowners supporting grid stability with clean energy.