EnergyBroker | Puerto Rico
Make your Fortress Power system work for you. Get paid for letting your battery provide energy when the grid needs it most.
A Solution for a Brighter Energy Future
Turn your investment in solar and energy storage into a revenue generating asset by joining the EnergyBroker Virtual Power Plant (VPP). EnergyBroker dispatches your Fortress Power system when the grid needs it most. During these events, you’ll earn $1 for every kWh discharged by your battery system. Many participants earn thousands of dollars by participating. You can adjust your Backup Reserve and enable Fortress to sell the rest.
Most events occur in the evenings, and your Fortress battery system will recharge when the sun rises the next morning. Plus, events will not be called prior to of during a severe weather events like hurricanes or tropical storms.
The program is designed to preserve your resiliency against power outages, while improving the reliability of Puerto Rico’s grid for everyone.
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How to Participate
Find an approved Fortress Power installer to install your Fortress Power system.
All Fortress batteries must be paired with an Envy inverter and Guardian Gateway. The system must have a constant internet connection.
After the installation is complete, enroll via the Fortress Power website. You can select the amount of energy Fortress can use per event. Decrease the amount if you are concerned about overnight power outages or increase it to collect more revenue.
Once your system is operational and all eligibility requirements have been verified, LUMA and Fortress Power will monitor your performance. Fortress Power pays enrollees quarterly for all exports during the prior three-month season.
Program Benefits
Earn $1.00 per kWh discharged from the batteries – even if the energy is used by the home and not exported to the grid. In addition, all exports will earn net metering credits.
Fortress Power pays enrollees quarterly for all exports during the prior three-month season.
Recent reports indicates Puerto Rico will not have enough power supply to meet peak demand this year due to aging infrastructure. Puerto Ricans experienced 34 days with power outages over a 6-month period in 2024. LUMA is now predicting 93 days over the same period this year.
Acquiring solar and a Fortress Power energy storage system can help protect your family against these outages. Not only will the battery system provide you with backup power, but participating in the EnergyBroker program helps reduce the chance of power outages for your community.
Unlike generators that run on fossil fuels, batteries are a cleaner, quieter option for powering your home during an outage.
How the Program Works Once Your System is Installed
Eligibilty
- LUMA Energy customer
- Be registered in LUMA’s Net Energy Metering Program
- Have a reliable internet connection
- Own the following hardware:
Fortress Power Envy Inverters
Fortress Power eForce Batteries*
* When paired with an Envy inverter and Guardian Monitor
Also eligible:
- eFlex Max*
- eVault*
- Avalon
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