en.Wedoany.com Reported - Australian clean energy company Plico has partnered with energy retailer Alinta Energy to launch a new solution integrating batteries, solar, and a virtual power plant (VPP) for eligible households in New South Wales.

This collaboration makes Plico's VPP the first to simultaneously cover both of Australia's major electricity markets: the Wholesale Electricity Market (WEM) in Western Australia and the National Electricity Market (NEM) on the east coast.

Plico currently manages a fleet of home battery systems, discharging electricity from these systems when wholesale spot prices are extremely high. Eligible Sigenergy, Alpha ESS, and Redback battery users in New South Wales can now join the Plico VPP to participate in responses. The VPP plan offers a feed-in tariff reward of up to 50 Australian cents per kilowatt-hour during participation events.

For Plico VPP members, Alinta Energy can provide electricity retail services through its Sunshare plan, offering a feed-in tariff of 10 Australian cents per kilowatt-hour for the first 10 kilowatt-hours of output per day, thereby creating additional value.

Households in New South Wales that have not yet installed batteries can also purchase solar and battery packages (or batteries only) through Plico and receive an additional AUD 1,500 discount when joining the Plico VPP.

This initiative marks Plico's first electricity retail partnership in New South Wales and expands the company's independent VPP network, which previously covered over 5,000 members in the South West Interconnected System (SWIS) of Western Australia.

Plico CEO Robbie Campbell stated that the company has spent years building and refining the "solar + battery + VPP" model, enabling households to take control of their energy use while enhancing grid stability. Practices in Western Australia have shown that VPPs designed around real household needs can achieve high participation rates and deliver tangible value to both customers and the energy system. With Alinta Energy, they are bringing this model to New South Wales, supporting households in participating in the energy transition and gaining more benefits from it.

Plico's VPP technology connects all home batteries into a coordinated energy network, enabling real-time response to grid demand, supporting electricity supply when it is most needed, while reducing reliance on fossil fuel generation. This network is supported by advanced orchestration technology from energy software provider GridAI, used to coordinate distributed batteries to operate as a flexible, grid-supporting energy resource.

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