• The Optimized Battery program rewards customers for allowing PPL Electric Utilities to discharge their battery storage systems daily during the Summer and Winter seasons.
• PPL Electric Utilities sends signals to inverters that control batteries to reduce peak energy use.
• Each year, the program is divided into two seasons:
  • Winter: January through the end of February. Winter events occur on non-holiday weekdays from 6 a.m. - 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
  • Summer: June through the end of August. Summer events occur on non-holiday weekdays from 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. 

• To participate in the Optimized Battery program, you must be a residential PPL Electric Utilities customer and use a battery storage system controlled by a supported battery or inverter manufacturer. Your battery must perform in accordance with what is in your interconnection service agreement (ISA).
• Please refer to our list of supported inverter manufacturers and battery models. You can also reach out to your installer to see if they install one of the supported inverters.

Terms and conditions can be found here: Terms and Conditions

By enrolling and participating in the program, you earn $150 per kW used throughout each season. Residential customers earn up to $400 per season in this program. Incentives are capped at $400 per season.

• A common home battery backup system might earn $300 each season in rewards.

• As an example: a battery system releases 2 kW per year to offset usage during high usage periods. 2kW x $150/kW results in $300 each season in rewards. Adding up a battery’s performance rewards for the summer and winter season, a customer could earn up to $800 per year.

• 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.

Reward payments will be paid seasonally in the fall and spring of each calendar year by check. Checks will be sent to the mailing address associated with your PPL Electric Utilities account.

• PPL Electric Utilities will not call events when a severe weather is forecast, so customers can use their battery storage systems for backup power if needed.
• In addition, some battery vendors can help you configure your system to limit how much it discharges during events. Please note that this may reduce how much your system earns.

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 Optimized Battery Rewards 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), rewards paid will be reduced.
• If there are continued internet connection issues, customers will be unenrolled from the program.

Please contact your battery vendor or installer or OptimizedEnergy@pplelectricsavings.com to unenroll from the program.