Massachusetts wants to pay EV drivers for their battery power

Some Massachusetts EV owners will soon be able to earn incentives for sending electricity from their car batteries back to the grid when demand spikes.

Utilities Eversource and National Grid are adding residential vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging to ConnectedSolutions, their existing virtual power plant programs in Massachusetts. Qualifying customers with V2G-capable EVs can earn incentives by sending stored electricity back to the grid during high-demand periods.

EnergyHub, Sunrun, and The Mobility House are providing the smart-charging and grid-integration tech for the test.

There’s a catch, though: The utilities haven’t yet said which EVs and bidirectional chargers will qualify, when enrollment will open, or how much participating drivers will be paid.

Massachusetts utilities Eversource and National Grid are expanding their virtual power plant programs to include residential vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging. EV owners with compatible vehicles can earn incentives by sending electricity back to the grid during high-demand periods. While tech partners like EnergyHub and Sunrun are involved, specific details regarding eligible EVs, enrollment timing, and payment amounts remain undisclosed.

Some Massachusetts EV owners will soon be able to earn incentives for sending electricity from their car batteries back to the grid when demand spikes.

EnergyHub, Sunrun, and The Mobility House are providing the smart-charging and grid-integration tech for the test.

There’s a catch, though: The utilities haven’t yet said which EVs and bidirectional chargers will qualify, when enrollment will open, or how much participating drivers will be paid.