VPP programs in New South Wales (9 open)

Listed battery families

• Tesla Powerwall
• LG Energy Solution RESU
• SolarEdge Home Battery
• AlphaESS SMILE
• Sungrow SBR
• Sigenergy SigenStor

Also supports Sungrow SBH/SBP ranges. Both battery AND inverter must be on ActewAGL's compatibility list; one battery per address; site export limit of at least 5 kW; hardwired ethernet or Wi-Fi internet (mobile/SIM not acceptable as primary); AC-coupled installs need a dual-channel meter.

A family listing does not confirm every model or inverter. Final eligibility rests with the provider.

Before you join

Must hold an ActewAGL Electricity Sale Contract for the supply address, with smart meter, eligible battery/inverter, grid-charge and export capability. Top-Up keeps the customer's existing rates and feed-in tariff; all battery operation energy charges remain payable under that contract. The provider estimates VPP bill impact at no more than $50/year incl. GST, but this estimate does not apply to demand-charge tariffs or battery modes other than self-consumption. Credits are GST inclusive, bill-only and not cash redeemable.

ActewAGL (via the Evergen platform) may charge, discharge or hold the battery at its absolute discretion; events can happen at any time, often during 7–9am and 5–8pm demand peaks. The battery must allow grid charging and export, and the maximum backup level must be at or below 20%. If the product has backup power, the agreement says ActewAGL will not allow a VPP discharge to reduce stored energy below the applicable usable-energy-storage level specified for that product; the exact level is product-specific. No dispatch app and no per-event opt-out. The Top-Up term is 12 months and auto-renews; termination requires at least 14 days' notice before the term end, or 30 days' written notice for convenience during the term. No exit fee applies to Top-Up. On renewal, ActewAGL may vary terms including credits, fees or charges with 30 days' notice. Government-credit rights arising from the services are assigned to ActewAGL.

Opt out per event: No

Listed battery families

• Tesla Powerwall
• LG Energy Solution RESU
• SolarEdge Home Battery
• AlphaESS SMILE
• Sungrow SBR
• Sigenergy SigenStor

LG RESU requires a SolarEdge inverter. One battery per address, site export limit of at least 5 kW, hardwired or Wi-Fi internet (SIM-only not accepted), dual-channel meter for AC-coupled installs.

A family listing does not confirm every model or inverter. Final eligibility rests with the provider.

Before you join

An AGL electricity plan is required and an existing customer may retain their plan. Exact VPP credits come from the Welcome Letter; SA published retention amounts conflict. BYOB has no exit fee. Grid charging remains billed at the retained retail rates, and event-credit/ordinary feed-in treatment needs confirmation. Setup or customer-specific fees must be checked; bundled offers have different terms.

AGL/Evergen may charge, discharge or hold the battery. The contract requires a maximum backup setting at or below 20%; its discharge protection refers to the applicable product-specific usable-energy-storage level, so a universal 20% floor is not assumed. Grid charge/export must be enabled, with fixed export at least 5 kW and an eligible smart meter. No per-event opt-out; leave with 30 days notice and no BYOB exit fee. The term renews every 12 months; government-credit rights from participation are assigned to AGL.

Opt out per event: No

Listed battery families

• AlphaESS SMILE
• Anker SOLIX X1
• BYD Battery-Box Premium
• FoxESS EQ4800 / EP11
• LG Energy Solution RESU
• Neovolt BW-BAT
• Redback Technologies Smart Battery
• Sigenergy SigenStor
• SolarEdge Home Battery
• Sungrow SBR
• Tesla Powerwall

Exact battery/inverter combinations require the official SmartShift Compatibility Checker, including SA enrolment approval. The current official compatibility list (updated 8 April 2026) also covers 1KOMMA5, Neovolt, Enphase (with an IQ 7 or IQ 8 inverter), GivEnergy, Fronius Reserva (with a GEN24 series inverter), Hive and REA Power systems, none flagged as beta on that list. Brand inclusion alone is not installation approval.

A family listing does not confirm every model or inverter. Final eligibility rests with the provider.

Before you join

The standard public subscription is $25/month. The current Detailed Information Sheet controls customer-specific tariffs and fees; technology/API services, payment methods and distributor service work may add charges. The SA RSR reference tariff charges 0.75c/kWh ex GST above an 11 kWh/day allowance pooled across each bill period. Indicative scenarios require confirmation of the matching standard tariff and fees; profiles crossing that allowance need bill dates and action chronology. Amber's Market Electricity Supply Contract states "we will not charge you an exit fee" and "Amber does not charge any additional fee for cancelling this contract, either during the cooling off period or at any other time"; no setup/establishment fee is stated for the retail contract or the SmartShift Contract.

SmartShift automates charge/discharge against wholesale prices and offers app controls where supported. Its published direct-discharge floor is 25%; a higher manufacturer reserve takes priority. Current terms permit temporary overrides during extreme market or weather events, require at least 90% internet accessibility, prohibit competing optimisation, and limit Amber-directed cycling to twice per 24 hours. Cancellation requires at least 14 days written notice and control may continue during unenrolment. Technology/API fees may apply when notified.

Opt out per event: Yes

Listed battery families

• AlphaESS SMILE
• FoxESS EQ4800 / EP11

Approved list also includes PotisEdge ALOE, Growatt APX/ALP (with paired Growatt hybrid inverters) and GREEN ESS models; unlisted batteries can be submitted for approval. Batteries bought through the bundled offer may only work with CovaU's VPP platform.

A family listing does not confirm every model or inverter. Final eligibility rests with the provider.

Before you join

CovaU must be your electricity retailer while participating; credits apply to your CovaU bill and are not redeemable as cash The current public NSW Ausgrid Powerbreak table is partial evidence only: exact plan ID/effective date, full tariff and fees, GST treatment and the relationship between the retail 6–9pm feed-in offer and 5–9pm VPP event credit are unresolved. No complete bill comparison is enabled.

CovaU's platform may charge or discharge automatically at any time around events; events have no fixed schedule and may be notified by email/SMS. Deliberately overriding dispatch during an event breaches the agreement except for emergencies, personal safety or property risk. Full customer control outside events; the BYOB offer is month-to-month and can be ended with 30 days' notice without an early-termination fee.

Opt out per event: No

Listed battery families

• AlphaESS SMILE
• Anker SOLIX X1
• FoxESS EQ4800 / EP11
• FranklinWH aPower X
• GoodWe Lynx Home
• Redback Technologies Smart Battery
• SAJ B2 home battery
• Sigenergy SigenStor
• SolarEdge Home Battery
• SolaX Power Triple Power T-BAT H
• Sungrow SBR
• Tesla Powerwall

Brand-level approvals also include Ambrion, FranklinWH, SAJ, SunPower, GivEnergy, Empower, Eveready and SolaX — the model-level list isn't published. Needs a solid internet connection, market smart meter, in-warranty battery, and EnergyAustralia as your only VPP.

A family listing does not confirm every model or inverter. Final eligibility rests with the provider.

Before you join

Must be on EnergyAustralia's Battery Ease electricity plan — the plan and VPP are one product. July 2026 rates and tariff structure are network-specific and supplied to customers by email/plan Details; do not substitute an older schedule. The current official notice says the VPP credit is unchanged at $15/month and the feed-in structure is 8c/kWh for the first 10 kWh/day exported, then 3c/kWh above that threshold. No fees, no minimum term, no exit fee (30 days' notice). Grid imports used to charge the battery remain billed at the applicable plan rates.

EnergyAustralia's platform accesses the battery remotely — at most 200 kWh a year and one cycle a day, though events can run without prior notification and manufacturer app modes may be disabled during them; at least 10% capacity is always reserved. No per-event opt-out; leave on 30 days' written notice. (The 2024 terms describe an 80-hour annual event expectation; the current page uses the 200 kWh limit.)

Opt out per event: No

Listed battery families

• Tesla Powerwall
• Sungrow SBR
• AlphaESS SMILE
• Sigenergy SigenStor

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.

A family listing does not confirm every model or inverter. Final eligibility rests with the provider.

Before you join

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.

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.

Opt out per event: No

Listed battery families

• AlphaESS SMILE
• Anker SOLIX X1
• FoxESS EQ4800 / EP11
• Neovolt BW-BAT
• Redback Technologies Smart Battery
• SAJ B2 home battery
• Sigenergy SigenStor
• SolaX Power Triple Power T-BAT H
• Sungrow SBR

GloBird lists FoxESS as a supported VPP brand; confirm eligibility of the exact battery and inverter combination with GloBird before joining. The VPP add-on also supports Solis with Dyness and WHES. Sigenergy systems must use the GloBird app. The self-managed ZEROHERO plan (without remote control) works with any battery brand.

A family listing does not confirm every model or inverter. Final eligibility rests with the provider.

Before you join

Must be a GloBird customer on the ZEROHERO battery plan; the VPP itself is an optional add-on with no signup or ongoing fees. For new signups from 1 July 2026, the official scheduling page gives the free daily grid-charge window as 12pm–3pm; plan fact sheets and welcome-pack terms govern the exact retail schedule.

The VPP add-on is optional: while enrolled, GloBird may remotely charge and discharge the battery and its control right prevails, and credit rates and windows can be changed with notice. You can opt in or out at any time via customer service; without the add-on, ZEROHERO is fully self-managed. No lock-in, no exit fees.

Opt out per event: No

Listed battery families

• AlphaESS SMILE
• Anker SOLIX X1
• FoxESS EQ4800 / EP11
• FranklinWH aPower X
• GoodWe Lynx Home
• LG Energy Solution RESU
• Neovolt BW-BAT
• SAJ B2 home battery
• Sigenergy SigenStor
• SolarEdge Home Battery
• SolaX Power Triple Power T-BAT H
• Sungrow SBR
• Tesla Powerwall

Origin publishes a closed list of eligible battery and inverter models for Battery Lite and says a battery absent from it is likely ineligible. The Battery Lite battery list also names 1KOMMA5, Ambrion, Energizer, ESY Sunhome, Eveready, FranklinWH, GivEnergy, Goanna, Hive, Neovolt, SAJ and SolaX, which are not in this catalogue. Eligibility is model-specific and the inverter must be listed too. AlphaESS is listed for Battery Lite in its own right; the separate partner offer is installed by Solar Battery Group. Minimums: 5 kWh battery, 5 kW operational solar, smart meter and reliable Wi-Fi; no life-support at the premises; can't be in another VPP.

A family listing does not confirm every model or inverter. Final eligibility rests with the provider.

Before you join

Any Origin residential plan — no plan change needed. No minimum term (leave on 20 business days' notice per Main Terms clause 10.1(a)); claiming the NSW battery incentive locks in a 3-year minimum, and Origin-installed-battery variants carry 60-month terms with pro-rata exit fees. The Origin Loop VPP Battery Terms and Conditions define an Early Termination Fee only for the Monthly Credit Offer (Schedule 3) and Origin Installed Battery + Upfront Discount Offer (Schedule 4); Schedule 2 (BYO/Battery Lite, this offer) has no termination clause or Early Termination Fee of its own, so termination follows the fee-free Main Terms clause 10.1(a). A current customer offer/Welcome Letter must confirm any other fees, retained tariff and event/feed-in treatment before a numerical comparison.

Origin may remotely charge, discharge or hold the battery at any time and requires it to be controllable at least 90% of each month; it aims to leave about 20% charge (Powerwall 2 is guaranteed 20%) and never discharges during blackouts. No per-event opt-out on Battery Lite. The Origin app shows when and how much was discharged.

Opt out per event: No

Listed battery families

• Sungrow SBR
• AlphaESS SMILE

'Most models' by Sungrow and Alpha ESS. Minimums: 5 kWh usable battery, 5 kW solar, 3 kW inverter, smart meter and broadband with a spare Ethernet port. Growatt, GoodWe, Fronius and LG integrations are register-your-interest. A separate Green.com.au VPP variant ($300/yr + 40c/kWh overnight) exists for Green.com.au-installed systems.

A family listing does not confirm every model or inverter. Final eligibility rests with the provider.

Before you join

Official WATTBANK page says the add-on is supplied with Diamond's readily available market offer in the customer's region; any discounts or other benefits of that market offer continue to apply. SA reference retail schedule (not nationally assumed): Diamond Everyday single-rate no controlled load is $1.8005/day, 41.91c/kWh import and 3.10c/kWh export to a non-ABN household, with GST included in import and supply charges, effective 1 July 2026 (source sapn-current-retail). The $68 establishment fee is waived for new systems financed with Plenti. The official bill description retains ordinary feed-in credits and adds the WATTBANK credits separately. The indicative comparison uses only the verified SA single-rate Block 1 scope, including the conditional 2% supply/usage discount for on-time payment and email bills.

Diamond dispatches via its installed VPP controller (which remains Diamond's property) and may charge from the grid, shift usage times and limit excess solar. The provider does not publish a fixed reserve percentage; capacity is preserved for household use at Diamond's discretion. No dispatch app or per-event opt-out — the add-on can be cancelled at any time with no exit fee.

Opt out per event: No