GMP Delivers First Tesla Powerwall Setup in New England with Autobidder Software

Green Mountain Power has delivered the first of the New England area’s Tesla Powerwalls to a Vermont customer’s home, as shared in a recent update. The installation provides access to stored energy and reductions in both carbon and cost for home energy production through a Frequency Regulation Pilot program, which offers a regulated flow of energy from Powerwall owners’ homes to the overall electrical grid, keeping the latter balanced.

GMP says it is the first utility to leverage Tesla Powerwall batteries and Tesla’s Autobidder software for the wholesale power market, with clean energy stored and distributed from customer’s homes.

“This project would not be possible without the great partnerships we have with our customers in the Powerwall program,” said Mari McClure, president and CEO of GMP, in a statement. “This pilot is unique and important because it builds off our existing innovation and collaboration to deliver meaningful change to essential grid functions by reducing carbon emissions, increasing performance and lowering costs.”

While Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently announced that the Powerwall would only be sold with solar panels, the company has seen a growing backlog of demand in recent months.

Tesla also released its Powerwall+ earlier this year, which includes a completely integrated battery, power inverter, and system controlling interface – ultimately offering a smaller overall product to home Tesla customers.

The news also follows a major Texas power outage, during which Tesla’s Powerwalls saved the day for a handful of Texas residents facing inclement weather-related outages.

Just last year, Tesla expanded its range of solar panel offerings, moving from just three initial configurations in small, medium, and large sizes, to a much larger offering of up to eight separate configurations, starting at $5,396 for its U.S. customers.

The company also began offering its Powerwall solar inverter in January, which converts DC power from Tesla’s Solar Roof to AC power, which can be used to run a U.S. resident’s home with an efficiency of up to 97.5%, according to the company.