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ENGIE VPP

Operated by ENGIE

ENGIE pays a state-dependent sign-up credit (up to $500 in NSW including a gas component) plus a flat monthly credit (~$20, $15 in VIC) while it dispatches your battery for wholesale and FCAS markets — with a current advertised 400 kWh yearly limit that differs from the linked older contract. Requires the VPP Advantage plan and a battery of at least 10 kWh; QLD is no longer offered to new customers.

Open to new customers
  • NSW
  • VIC
  • SA
Last checked 6 Sep 2026

At a glance

Signup
$200 · Up to $500 in NSW · Up to $300 in VICone-offIn NSW: $300 electricity credit plus a $200 gas credit that requires an ENGIE gas account · In VIC: $100 electricity credit plus a $200 gas credit that requires an ENGIE gas account
Ongoing
$20/mo · $15/mo in VIC
Events
Not offered
Costs
None
Min reserve
Unknown
Retailer
Provider electricity account required

Compensation

Each component listed separately. One-off, per-period and per-kWh amounts are never added together.

Signup credit$200 · Up to $500 in NSW · Up to $300 in VICone-offIn NSW: $300 electricity credit plus a $200 gas credit that requires an ENGIE gas account · In VIC: $100 electricity credit plus a $200 gas credit that requires an ENGIE gas account

Paid once as a bill credit after your battery is connected and commissioned.

Ongoing credit$20/mo · $15/mo in VIC

Applied as a bill credit for every period you stay in the program, whether or not events are called.

Event paymentsNot offered

No per-kWh dispatch payment is made — value is delivered through the credits above.

Solar feed-inNot offered

The program adds no feed-in premium; exports are paid at the underlying plan's standard rate.

Other valueNot a cash amount
  • The underlying VPP Advantage plan carries its own feed-in tariff (for example, the July 2025 SA fact sheet: 10c/kWh on the first 8 kWh/day of solar exports, then 4c/kWh)

Costs & fees

Anything payable by you, shown in the cost treatment beside the credits above. Where nothing is charged we say so explicitly.

Membership feeNone

Not charged by this program.

Setup feeNone

Not charged by this program.

Exit feeNone

Not charged by this program.

Required plan

Requires ENGIE's VPP Advantage electricity plan; the gas portion of the NSW/VIC sign-up credit also requires an ENGIE gas account. No membership, setup or exit fees — an ongoing contract with no fixed term. The linked July 2025 special terms differ from the current page on inverter size and annual charge/discharge limits. Current customer Details and the exact VPP Advantage tariff are required before calculating; an older mirrored plan is insufficient.

The underlying plan’s rates are not part of this comparison — compare them separately.

Requirements & lock-ins

What you agree to, and the limit on how much energy the operator may take.

Contract length
No minimum term
Electricity account & required plan
Provider electricity account requiredRequires ENGIE's VPP Advantage electricity plan; the gas portion of the NSW/VIC sign-up credit also requires an ENGIE gas account. No membership, setup or exit fees — an ongoing contract with no fixed term. The linked July 2025 special terms differ from the current page on inverter size and annual charge/discharge limits. Current customer Details and the exact VPP Advantage tariff are required before calculating; an older mirrored plan is insufficient.
Minimum battery reserve
Unknown
Dispatch cap
Unknown
Government incentives
  • NSW VPP Incentive

Listed because this program can be combined with the scheme — eligibility for the scheme itself is decided by the scheme, not the provider.

Compatible systems

Battery products the provider lists as supported. Some require a specific inverter pairing.

Also supports Empower Elektrobank 14 with matching inverters. Minimum battery capacity 10 kWh, solar inverter 5–15 kW, owner-occupiers only, battery installed and online before joining; NSW incentive applicants need a battery no bigger than 28 kWh.

Compatibility is an initial screen from the provider's published lists — final eligibility sits with the provider.

How control works

Who decides when your battery discharges, and what you keep a say over.

Who dispatches
ENGIE dispatches the battery for wholesale-market and FCAS support and retains that revenue; the customer receives the applicable fixed monthly credit. The current page advertises 400 kWh per rolling 12 months for signups after 24 April 2026. Its linked July 2025 contract instead distinguishes customer groups with separate 400/800 kWh charge and discharge limits and battery-specific reserves. The current customer Details must resolve the applicable limit, reserve and eligibility; no universal numeric cap is used in comparison.
Mobile app
App control: Yes
Opting out
Opt out per event: No

Sources

Every figure above comes from these pages, each dated the day we last read it.

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