OVO Vehicle-to-Grid Trial

Registrations closed on 13/03/20. We’ll be reviewing any registrations submitted before this date on a case-by-case basis. Unfortunately, we can’t guarantee an installation for every registration. Our team will be in touch shortly to review eligibility.

If you’ve had a charger installed before this date, your tariff, export credits and charger will continue as normal.

You’ll need to have purchased and registered a 2020 reg Nissan LEAF or Nissan e-NV200 before 01/04/2020, or have registered for our trial before 13/03/2020.

You’ll also need to:

• Be an OVO Energy customer on any of our fixed term plans.
• Have a smart meter installed.
• Have your data sharing preferences set to half-hourly.
• Have a suitable space to install the charger.

Unfortunately, we can’t support Economy 7 tariffs.

To remain eligible once on the trial, smart meter data preferences need to be kept as half-hourly and the V2G charger should be the main way participants charge up. If not, the charger may be removed.

At this stage, the trial is only for people on a single-rate tariff. If you are on a dual-rate tariff and want to be part of the trial, let us know and we can get you switched over.

The LEAF, and the e-NV200 are currently the only vehicles we will be supporting as part of our trial. So you’ll need to drive one to take part.

Our agreement with Nissan currently only guarantees warranty coverage for the following:

• Nissan LEAF - 30kWh, 40kWh, 62kWh
• Nissan e-NV200 - 40kWh

If you have a 24kWh Nissan LEAF and your existing warranty period has expired, you are also eligible to join the trial.

However, if your battery capacity is 24kWh and you are still in your warranty period, we are working on an agreement with Nissan that will allow you to take part in the trial.

We are working closely with Nissan to ensure that no battery degradation is caused by V2G charging beyond what would be expected from normal charging using a standard EV home charge point. We continue to work with Nissan to make sure that during our trial, your existing warranty will remain unaffected.

If you have a 30kWh, 40kWh, or 62kWh Nissan electric vehicle, your existing battery warranty remains unaffected by your participation on the trial.

If you have a 24kWh LEAF that is already out of warranty, you are also eligible to join the trial.

If you have a 24kWh and are still in your warranty period, we are still working with Nissan to confirm that you can take part and hope to have more news soon.

Participants are taking part for 24 months from the date the charger is installed. They’ll need to remain OVO customers throughout the duration of the trial on any OVO plan. During the trial, we’ll ask for regular feedback to help us develop and refine the product for the future.

As it is a trial, the terms may be subject to change. At worst, if we need to change or cancel the trial, we will let participants know 30 days before doing so.

Once you reach the end of the 2-year trial period, the charger is all yours, unless you want us to remove it. If you do, just email us at [email protected] within 2 months after your trial ends and we’ll remove it for free.

To install the V2G charger you’ll need off-street parking and a wall we can attach the charger to. We'll assess your property as part of the installation process, and confirm whether we can install a charger.

We will support any standard installs for free as part of the trial. If it’s a very complex install, we’ll provide you with a no-obligation quote for the work, or advise you that we can’t install at your house during the trial. Either way, we’ll make sure you’re 100% happy with the detail of the install process before we start any work.

You'll see your export credits as a line item on your regular statement. The amount shown will be for the entire calendar month previous.

For example, if you get your statement from us on the 10th of each month, on the 10th July you'll receive your export credits for June 1st - June 30th. You'll see July's credits in August, and so on.

If you have solar panels, we will be paying you for all of your exports, not just those from your vehicle-to-grid charger. As we'll be paying you at a rate of your 26p per kWh, you will be receiving significantly more than your current deemed export payment.