Solar PV customers to earn cash and power home using electric car batteries

EDF is trialling a new offer that enables customers with solar panels to use spare capacity in their electric vehicle batteries.

Using bi-directional charging technology from Indra Renewables, customers with existing solar panels will be able to harness their EVs as home batteries – charging when prices are low or when they have excess solar electricity and selling power back to the grid at the best times.

Customers will also be able to harness cheaper electricity stored in their electric...

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