Tigo Energy VPP Boosts Storage Economics for Installers to Provide Homeowner Savings

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New VPP program access in California, Texas, and New York gives Tigo GO Battery customers more opportunities to participate in grid services and maximize residential storage investment.

LOS GATOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Tigo Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: TYGO) (“Tigo” or “Company”), a leading provider of intelligent solar and energy software solutions, today announced a significant expansion of virtual power plant (VPP) and battery incentive program access for customers using the Tigo GO Battery. Building on previously announced programs in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and Puerto Rico, eligible Tigo customers can now access additional programs in California, Texas, select PJM territories, and New York. The expansion gives homeowners more ways to use stored energy beyond backup power and self-consumption. Depending on local program requirements, eligible systems can participate in programs that reward flexible energy use, support grid reliability, and create additional opportunities to realize value from residential energy storage.

New opportunities include California’s Demand Side Grid Support (DSGS) and Emergency Load Reduction Program (ELRP), as well as participation in the ERCOT market in Texas. Tigo has also expanded access across select PJM territories in Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Illinois, as well as demand-response programs in New York.

“With the tapering and even discontinuation of many residential solar and storage incentive programs, Virtual Power Plant technology is becoming an increasingly important driver of value for homeowners who want an economic edge for their storage investment,” said Isaac Gamez, Partner at G Power Inc. “While VPP programs are not really new, the combination of companies like Tigo providing VPP compatibility with more programs around the nation is driving VPPs further into the mainstream. For us as installers, being able to sell storage that can actually recapture value over time is a great selling point, because homeowners look for those kinds of opportunities.”

For solar installers, the broader program footprint adds another layer of value to the Tigo GO Battery by making it easier to pair residential storage with utility and grid-services opportunities across more markets. The Tigo platform is designed to support participation without requiring homeowners to add separate hardware or complex system configurations, helping installers offer customers more ways to benefit from their storage investment. Since first announcing VPP qualification for the GO Battery in January 2026, Tigo has expanded its reach to four leading U.S. VPP aggregators, including EnergyHub, Leap, Uplight, and Virtual Peaker. Integrations with EnergyHub, Leap, and Uplight are complete, with the Virtual Peaker integration forthcoming in collaboration with integration partner Flip Energy.

The Tigo GO Optimized Energy Storage System (ESS) integrates Tigo TS4 Flex MLPE optimization products, Tigo hybrid inverters, modular GO Battery storage, and the Tigo Energy Intelligence (EI) software platform into a connected residential solar-plus-storage solution. Designed to simplify installation and system management, the GO Optimized ESS combines module-level optimization, flexible battery storage, and intelligent energy management to help homeowners maximize solar production, manage energy consumption, and maintain backup power during grid outages. Through the EI platform, installers gain system-level visibility and remote diagnostic capabilities to support ongoing system monitoring and maintenance.

“Virtual Power Plant programs are expanding the ways in which homeowners can benefit from residential battery storage,” said Jing Tian, chief growth and revenue officer at Tigo Energy. “As more utilities and energy markets create opportunities for distributed storage to support the grid, expanding program access gives installers another way to differentiate their offering while helping customers unlock additional value from their energy systems.”

Tigo will showcase the GO Battery and its expanding grid-services capabilities at RE+ 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Attendees can meet with the Tigo team at booth C4413 to learn more about available programs and how residential solar-plus-storage systems can participate in utility and energy-market opportunities. To schedule time with the Tigo team at the show, visit here. For more information about Tigo Energy storage solutions and available battery incentive programs and VPP participation, visit here.

About Tigo Energy

Founded in 2007, Tigo Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq: TYGO) is a worldwide leader in the development and provider of smart hardware and software solutions that enhance safety, increase energy yield, and lower operating costs of residential, commercial, and utility-scale solar systems. Tigo combines its Flex MLPE (Module Level Power Electronics) and solar optimizer technology with intelligent, cloud-based software capabilities for advanced energy monitoring and control. Tigo MLPE products maximize performance, enable real-time energy monitoring, and provide code-required rapid shutdown at the module level. The company also develops and manufactures products such as inverters and battery storage systems for the residential solar-plus-storage market. For more information, please visit www.tigoenergy.com.

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Key Terms

virtual power plant technical

A virtual power plant is a software-driven system that links many small energy sources — such as rooftop solar panels, home batteries and flexible electricity use — and operates them together as if they were one larger power station. For investors, it matters because it can turn scattered assets into a reliable revenue stream and reduce costs for energy providers, much like organizing many individual taxis into a single fleet that can be dispatched efficiently to meet demand and earn steady fees.

mlpe technical

Module-level power electronics (MLPE) are small devices—like tiny smart adapters—attached to each solar panel to optimize and monitor its output individually, instead of managing the whole array as one. For investors, MLPE can meaningfully change a solar project’s performance, operating costs and product competitiveness because they boost energy yield, improve fault detection and can alter installation and maintenance economics.

demand-response technical

Demand-response is a program or market practice where electricity users are paid or incentivized to reduce or shift their power use at critical times to help balance the grid. For investors, it changes how utilities and energy companies earn money and manage costs—similar to a business turning down nonessential lights during a busy season to avoid overload—affecting revenue streams, capacity planning, and regulatory incentives.