Battery
sonnen sonnenBatterie
1 model at 10 kWh usable. Listed as compatible by 0 of the 9 open VPP programs we track.
This page summarises the battery family. Choose a review below for model-specific findings. The figures below come from the manufacturer’s documentation, and the program list comes from each provider’s published compatibility list.
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Models and usable capacity
| Model | Usable capacity |
|---|---|
| sonnenBatterie Evo | 10 kWh |
Manufacturer datasheet media.sonnengroup.com/419fc645-910a-494b-8f6b-2516be4535fc-en
VPP programs that list this battery
No open program on this site lists this family in a published compatibility list. That is not a fault in the hardware — it may still be an excellent battery — but it does mean there is no VPP on this site to join with one.
A battery earns its keep without any VPP: it stores your own solar for the evening instead of exporting it at a feed-in rate. Joining a program is a way to earn more on top of that, not the reason to own one.
You can also run the battery yourself. GloBird VPP (ZEROHERO) records a self-managed plan that works with any battery brand, without handing over remote control — you schedule charging and discharging, and meet the plan’s own usage conditions. It earns no event payments, and the plan’s rates and fees still need comparing.
A battery advertised as “VPP-capable” only has to be technically able to join one — the federal battery rebate requires nothing more.
Whether a particular program actually lists it is a separate question, and it is the one that decides what you can do. The VPP-capable rule.