HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Renewable energy retailer Octopus Energy U.S. today announced a new partnership with Enphase Energy, Inc., the world’s leading supplier of microinverter-based solar and battery systems. Octopus Energy customers now have the opportunity to integrate Enphase home solar and battery solutions in their energy plan to unlock low-cost residential energy rates. As part of the agreement, Octopus Energy will be able to flexibly control the customer’s battery to reduce usage when the grid is the most constrained and help save customers hundreds of dollars each year.
With Kraken Flex, Octopus Energy’s proprietary software platform for managing, controlling, and optimizing Distributed Energy Resources (DERs), Octopus Energy plans to create a Virtual Power Plant with the Enphase home battery systems, and will be bidding these DERs in the Electric…