The Entergy New Orleans VPP program rewards residential and commercial customers for allowing Entergy New Orleans to discharge their battery storage systems during times of high demand.

Entergy New Orleans sends signals to inverters that control batteries to reduce peak energy use, reduce air pollution, and lower electricity costs.

To participate in the Entergy New Orleans VPP program, you must be a Entergy New Orleans electric customer. You must also use a battery storage system controlled by a supported battery or inverter manufacturer, and your battery must perform in accordance to what is in your interconnection service agreement (ISA).

Please see the list of supported inverter manufacturers and battery models below. You can also reach out to your installer to see if they install one of the supported inverters.

You can find the terms and conditions for all battery manufacturers here: Terms and Conditions

 By enrolling and participating in the program, you earn $125 per average kW used throughout the year. On average customers earn $360 per year in this program. 

Your payment will be based on your average power contribution during peak events.

For residential and commercial customers, a typical battery could contribute up to an average of 6 kW per event which would earn $360 each year.

For residential customers, there is a participation incentive cap of $600. For commercial customers there is a participation incentive cap of $1,800.

Note: Battery system performance will vary based on size, configuration, internet connectivity, and other factors. Please contact your battery storage system vendor or installer for more information about your battery's expected contribution and the incentive you can expect to earn.

Incentive payments for performance will be made by end of March of the following year, paid as checks. Please be sure to give your correct address when enrolling so that your incentive goes to the right place.

Entergy New Orleans will not call events if a severe storm is forecast to ensure customers battery storage systems can be utilized for backup power if needed.

In addition, some battery vendors can help you configure your system to limit how much your system will discharge during events. Please note however that this will affect how much your system will earn.

Customers who don’t have a renewable energy system but do have an energy storage system that charges from the electricity grid may participate in the VPP program.

Yes. If we cannot communicate with your energy storage system, or if your energy storage system cannot discharge when needed (due to a maintenance issue), the incentive paid will be affected.