Home battery VPPs in South Australia

Electricity in South Australia

South Australia is part of the NEM and a world leader in rooftop solar and wind, regularly running on very high renewable shares. SA Power Networks is the single distributor, and the state pioneered 'flexible (dynamic) exports' for batteries. The Home Battery Scheme has closed, leaving the federal discount.

VPPs available in South Australia

AS

Amber SmartShiftWholesale

VPP reward: paid the live wholesale spot price for energy your battery exports during peaks (can hit several $/kWh on spikes; no fixed credit).

AV

AGL VPP (BYOB)Fixed credit

Sign-up: $200 welcome credit.

OL

Origin LoopFixed credit

Sign-up: $200 bill credit.

EV

ENGIE VPP AdvantageFixed credit

Sign-up: $200 (NSW/QLD/SA) or $100 (VIC).

CV

CovaU VPPEvent credit

VPP event: bill credits for energy your battery contributes during events (rate set by CovaU; published in your plan).

GZ

GloBird ZEROHEROEvent credit

Free charging: 3 hours of grid charging free each day.

DE

Diamond Energy WATTBANKAnnual credit

Annual credit: up to $450/yr (scales with system size).

DE

Discover Energy / GEEProfit share

VPP event: bill credits during events.

L

LocalvoltsP2P wholesale

Model: you buy and sell at real-time wholesale prices and set your own buy/sell offers in 5-minute intervals — fully market-exposed, no fixed credit or feed-in.

1H

1KOMMA5° HeartbeatWholesale

Model: Heartbeat AI auto-trades your battery on the wholesale spot market to cut your bill (claimed up to ~$1,500/yr).

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