Sad news, Quasar 1 production suspended. Quasar 2 first release projected to be end of year. No confirmed Australian approval for V2H/V2G other than SA. News V2G Wallbox Quasar news release from Jet  ... View more

Anybody receive a call from AGL asking to update their VPP contract?? ... View more

I am a member of the AGL VPP in Melbourne and was just wondering how it works. I have received a text today asking me to take part in a peak event between 4:00pm to 5:00pm to receive a $5 credit for exporting 0.38kWh more to the grid. I replied yes. We then did all the things needed to reduce our consumption as well.  My question is does AGL Vic take over my Powerwall remotely for the hour?  If not is there a way that I can force the Powerwall to send power to the grid? If I select "Go Off Grid" does that still send excess power to the grid? If anyone has any info on this, please let me know   ... View more

I have a battery and joined the VPP. In the evenings AGL draws power from my battery, sometimes up to 20% of its capacity. OK, that's what a VPP is for. However, AGL pays me 12c per kWh and then I have to draw power from the grid during the night (because the battery is exhausted) at 22c per kWh. So AGL is effectively charging me 10c a kWh to help provide power at peak times, and on top of that they are no doubt selling that power to other consumers for more than the 12c they paid me, so they profit twice. AGL should offset any power drawn from the grid against power taken from a battery, i.e. they should cancel each other out, at least over the next 24 hours. It is easy to tell what power comes from my battery versus solar -- the battery power is after the sun goes down. In any case, the AGL network has to send a command to the battery to start/stop exporting power. ... View more