OVO installs its first domestic vehicle-to-grid charger

OVO has successfully installed its first vehicle-to-grid charger in a customer’s home, after the charge point was unveiled at the Energy Technology Product Showcase earlier this year.

The 6kW OVO Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) domestic bi-directional charger offers drivers of certain electric vehicles the opportunity to discharge excess electricity from their cars back to the electric grid to help supply energy at times of peak demand.

Available to Nissan Leaf drivers with a 30 or 40kWh battery, the vehicle-to-grid charger could enable Nissan drivers to have free power for their electric vehicles by selling energy back to the grid, says OVO.

It is part of the Innovate UK Vehicle-to-Grid competition, funded by the Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) and the department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), in partnership with Nissan, CENEX, Indra and OVO.

Tom Pakenham, director of electric vehicles at OVO, said: “We’re excited to install a vehicle-to-grid charger in a customer’s home.

“By developing vehicle-to-grid technology we’re enabling drivers to sell energy back to the grid at peak times, allowing our customers to earn rewards from smart charging their electric vehicle.”