Back in July 2024, The Blue Oval teamed up with Sunrun and Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE) to debut the nation's first vehicle-to-home power plant, which enables the Ford F-150 Lightning to store and supply power to homes via the Intelligent Backup Power feature - and share power back with the grid. Just this past September, that program expanded to become the nation's first residential vehicle-to-grid distributed power plant, too. Now, customers outside of Maryland can participate in the same sort of effort.
Officially dubbed Ford Home Power Management, this new program is now active in select markets. There, Ford F-150 Lightning owners who also purchase the Ford Charging Station Pro, Home Integration System, and Home Power Management software can charge their pickups with lower cost electricity, generally during off-peak hours, and then use that energy to power their home when energy costs are higher. Additionally, this energy can be used to power homes during outages, which is a great added benefit.
On top of that, owners can also opt to return power back to the grid during peak demand, and potentially earn financial incentives from their local utility companies for doing so. This process is seamless, and customers can save as much as $42 per month or $500 a year by using Ford's Home Power Management software, right off the bat. Those figures go even higher in certain markets - such as in Texas via TXU Energy, where Ford F-150 Lightning owners could save as much as $900 annually.
Those interested in taking advantage of the new Ford Home Power Management software will need to first check to see if their local utility provider is a participant in the program, which means that they offer time-of-use rates and partnerships with Ford and Sunrun. They'll also need a Ford F-150 Lightning, of course, as well as the Ford Charge Station Pro Charger and Home Integration System, which can be purchased from Ford and Sunrun, respectively.
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