OAKLAND,
Calif., March 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/
-- General Motors has joined Pacific Gas & Electric
Company's (PG&E) residential Vehicle-to-Everything pilot
program, providing eligible customers in Northern and Central California with incentivized pricing
for qualifying GM Energy home energy products.
GM Energy is working with utilities like PG&E to leverage
GM's bidirectional EV charging technology, which allows compatible
GM EVs to supply power back to homes during outages and, in the
future, can support the grid by helping balance energy demand, with
the goal of ultimately helping improve overall grid resiliency.
Customers enrolled in PG&E's residential
Vehicle-to-Everything pilot program can receive up to
$4,500 in incentives off the price of
qualifying GM Energy home products that enable bidirectional
charging, such as the GM Energy V2H Bundle or Home System.
Customers may also be eligible for additional incentives by
participating in planned backup power events and by maintaining
enrollment through the end of the pilot program.
"For Northern California
customers looking to take more control of their home energy, this
program with PG&E represents a great opportunity," said GM
Energy Vice President Wade Sheffer.
"For utilities, legislators, customers and others, this pilot is an
opportunity to see the full value of our V2H technology beyond just
providing power to a home during power outages. This can be a tool
that helps overall grid resiliency and showcases the unique
advantages of EVs while, in the future, may even reduce the overall
total cost of EV ownership."
Charging data from the program will help PG&E and GM Energy
evaluate the potential for bidirectional technology to provide
value to customers and supporting grid resiliency, and to help
scale bidirectional technology programs in California.
"PG&E is leading the way to enable vehicle-grid-integration
technology creating a path for EVs to power customer homes,
ultimately benefiting all Californians," said Mike Delaney, Vice President, Utility
Partnerships and Innovation, PG&E. "We are proud to continue
leading this electric renaissance as we collaborate with automakers
and some of the world's top innovators to pioneer bidirectional
charging technology where EVs have the potential to offer greater
reliability, resiliency and cost savings."
GM EVs eligible for the program at the time of launch include
the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV, 2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV, 2024
Chevrolet Blazer EV, 2024 Cadillac Lyriq EV, 2024 GMC Sierra, and
2025 Cadillac Lyriq EV. GM anticipates adding all model year 2025
EVs to the pilot program soon.
To learn more about the pilot program or how to enroll, please
visit GM Energy Enrollment Portal.
About GM
General Motors (NYSE:GM) is driving the
future of transportation, leveraging advanced technology to build
safer, smarter, and lower emission cars, trucks, and SUVs. GM's
Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC brands offer a broad portfolio
of innovative gasoline-powered vehicles and the industry's widest
range of EVs, as we move to an all-electric future. Learn more at
GM.com.
About PG&E
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a
subsidiary of PG&E Corporation (NYSE: PCG), is a combined
natural gas and electric utility serving more than sixteen million
people across 70,000 square miles in Northern and Central California. For more information,
visit pge.com and pge.com/news
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