Tesla Cybertrucks can now participate in PG&E’s residential vehicle-to-everything (V2X) program, a bidirectional electric vehicle integration effort in California.
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PG&E customers who own a Cybertruck can utilize PG&E’s V2X program to install Powershare Home Backup and activate Powershare Grid Support. With these, customers can use their vehicle to power their home in an outage and earn money by selling power back to the electric grid during grid events.
This marks the first AC vehicle-to-grid application approved for customers in California, enabling vehicles to connect using much simpler equipment rather than specialized DC infrastructure.
“Electric vehicles can do more than move people — they can help power homes and support the grid,” said Jason Glickman, Executive Vice President of Strategy and Growth, PG&E. “By welcoming Tesla into our residential V2X program, we’re expanding customer choice while making California’s grid more flexible, resilient, and affordable.”
“Powershare Grid Support enables Tesla vehicles to strengthen our electricity system, while earning money for EV owners,” said Colby Hastings, Senior Director of Tesla’s Residential Energy business. “Our unique integrated architecture makes vehicle-to-grid dramatically cheaper than alternatives, and PG&E’s V2X program will accelerate customer adoption.”
Customers enrolled in PG&E’s residential V2X pilot may be eligible for up to $4,500 in incentives that can be applied toward bidirectional equipment and utility interconnection costs. Tesla’s Grid Support functionality and its Powershare platform coordinates energy export through software enabled grid programs, including PG&E’s Emergency Load Reduction Program (ELRP).
Participation is opt‑in, event‑based and designed to work around customers’ daily mobility, so customers maintain full control over driving needs and backup preferences.
