Vehicle to Grid (V2G) Business Solution

Smart charging is an umbrella term that defines all technologies that can control when and how quickly vehicles charge their batteries or discharge their energy back to the private or public network they’re connected to.

Vehicle to grid (V2G) charging technology allows participating customers to save or earn money by allowing their EV batteries to store energy and discharge it back to the national grid, or their own buildings, when it’s most needed – for instance at peak demand during the day when usage and costs across the UK are at their highest. This way V2G also increases the positive impact electric vehicles already have in reducing carbon emissions, by supporting the introduction of renewable energy sources to the grid.

The main idea behind V2G is to take advantage of electric vehicle batteries when they are not used for driving, by charging and/or discharging them at appropriate times. For example, EVs can be charged to store excess renewable energy production and discharged to feed energy back into the grid during consumption peaks. This not only supports the introduction of renewable energies to the grid, but also prevents the use of fossil fuels thanks to an improved management of the grid. Therefore V2G is a ‘win’ for the user (thanks to V2G monthly savings) and the positive environmental impact.

This vehicle to grid offer is currently only available to business customers. We're considering providing vehicle to grid to our residential customers in the future, so please stay in touch. We're currently providing smart chargers to our domestic customers, via Pod Point.

For more information visit https://www.edfenergy.com/electric-cars/home-charger or email us at goelectric@edfenergy.com.

Currently our vehicle to grid offer only works with the Nissan Leaf and the Nissan e-NV200. If you don't have one of these vehicles, we will be happy to help you lease or purchase them.

Our offer is currently for EDF customers only. If you want to switch to EDF please contact us.

You will receive your V2G savings through your EDF energy bill, as our V2G service saves you money on your Non-Energy Costs.

Yes you can combine solar PV and V2G, and we can work with you to configure the charge of your EV when panels are expected to produce energy for your site.

Our main concern is for your mobility needs to be satisfied at all circumstances. EDF and Dreev will therefore ask you for information on your usage in order to ensure that your electric vehicles are charged at the right time.

At any time, you can plan a trip via our mobile application. In the event of an unforeseen event, you can even regain control and overide the V2G system to force the charge of your vehicles.