Winemaker Uses Nissan Leaf’s V2G Feature To Make Some Extra Cash via insideevs.com
Joseph Evans, who owns a vineyard in the Australian Barossa Valley, took his first steps in lowering electricity costs when he installed a rooftop solar system that could power his property during daylight hours. This removed $4,000 from his annual power bill basically overnight.
But this wasn’t enough, as the end goal was to bring electricity invoices to zero – or even better, get some money out of it. So, with South Australia approving the first batch of vehicle-to-grid charger installations, Evans became one of the first people in the land Down Under to inject power back into the national grid using hisWith this clever use of his EV, the winemaker managed to gain a weekly profit of around $50, which amounts to over $2,500 per year.
“What’s even better is the fact that, while fuel and electricity prices are only heading in one direction — and that direction is up — my costs are fixed, and fixed at zero. Instead of paying for my power, I’m getting paid for my power,“ said the owner of the 10-acre vineyard.
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