PG&E V2X Pilot · up to $4,500 in incentives
Your truckis apower plant.
Powershare turns Cybertruck into whole-home backup — and now PG&E pays you up to $4,500 to enroll it in California's V2X pilot. Tesla built the truck. Electrum installs it and files every form.
When the grid fails, your lights won't.
A storm takes the neighborhood down at 2 a.m. The Powershare Gateway senses it instantly, isolates your home from the grid, and your Cybertruck picks up the load. The fridge hums. The Wi-Fi stays up. The heat keeps running.
You find out from a notification, not from the dark.
PG&E V2X Pilot · now open to Cybertruck
Get paid to plug in.
In April 2026, PG&E approved Tesla Powershare for its Vehicle-to-Everything pilot — the first AC vehicle-to-grid program in California. Enroll your Cybertruck and PG&E pays up to $4,500 toward your bidirectional hardware and grid interconnection, with more stacking on top as you take part.
A flat infrastructure incentive — $3,000 if your home is in a Disadvantaged Community. Paid by check or ACH within 4–6 weeks of enrollment, whatever your charger size.
Added to your upfront incentive for the first 250 households to enroll in the pilot. Limited, and first come.
$800 to file your Rule 21 grid-interconnection application, plus the $2,500 supplemental-review fee if one is required — so Grid Support costs you nothing to set up.
Stacked over the pilot: up to $450 for staying plugged in, up to $200 for backup-power tests, $250 for finishing the pilot, and a $50 exit survey.
Powershare Home Backup
When the grid drops, your Cybertruck powers the house — up to 11.5 kW for days. PG&E pays you to take part in backup-power testing along the way.
Powershare Grid Support
On Hourly Flex Pricing, your truck sells energy back during grid events and you earn the difference. It's risk-free: PG&E guarantees you never pay more than your current rate plan.
Incentive amounts are set by PG&E's V2X Residential Pilot (Program Rules, Sept 2025) and are conditional: actual payouts depend on Disadvantaged-Community status, enrollment order, rate plan, and which tracks you join. The early-adopter bonus is capped at the first 250 households and grid-interconnection rebates reimburse fees you incur. The pilot is capacity-limited and runs until funds are exhausted. Electrum confirms exactly what you qualify for during your free assessment.
Powershare home backup
Datasheet · PWRSHR-01- Continuous backup output
- 11.5kW
- Energy on board
- 123kWh
- Typical home runtime
- 3+days
- Outage detection
- Auto
- Required hardware
- UWC + GW
Enough for HVAC, well pump, kitchen and lights at once
Cybertruck pack, roughly nine Powerwalls of storage
At 30 kWh per day of household use
Powershare Gateway isolates your home, no switches to throw
Universal Wall Connector and Powershare Gateway, both installed by Electrum
Source: Tesla Powershare specifications. Runtime varies with household load and vehicle state of charge.
System · three parts
One plug. Both directions.
Plug in like any other night
The Universal Wall Connector charges Cybertruck as usual. The difference is invisible: this one is wired to flow both ways.
The Gateway watches the grid
The Powershare Gateway sits at your electrical panel, monitoring utility power. The instant the grid drops, it isolates your home.
The truck carries the house
Cybertruck feeds your panel through the same plug, up to 11.5 kW, until utility power returns. Then it hands back over and recharges.
Eligibility · the program in plain terms
Do you qualify?
The V2X pilot has real rules — a certified electrician, the right rate plan, ELRP enrollment, a grid-interconnection filing. Most Cybertruck households clear them easily, and Electrum handles the paperwork that protects every dollar.
You likely qualify if
You're a PG&E residential customer
Anywhere in PG&E's Northern or Central California electric territory. Community Choice Aggregation customers count too.
You drive a Cybertruck
Cybertruck, the Powershare Gateway, and the Universal Wall Connector are on PG&E's Eligible Products List as of April 2026.
You're on the E-ELEC or EV2-A rate
The pilot's two eligible residential rate plans. Not on one yet? Electrum helps you switch as part of enrollment.
Standard 240-volt service
Most homes already have it. We confirm your panel can carry the install during the remote assessment.
What Electrum handles for you
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Certified, incentive-qualifying install
PG&E requires an EVITP-certified electrician for the incentive. Every Electrum installer is certified, so your $2,500 upfront payment stays intact.
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ELRP + V2X application filed
We enroll you in the Emergency Load Reduction Program through a listed aggregator and submit your application at pge.com/VGIapp with every document attached.
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Rule 21 grid interconnection
For Grid Support, we file your Rule 21 interconnection so you can sell power back — and capture the $800 and $2,500 interconnection incentives.
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You collect, we follow through
Your upfront incentive lands within 4–6 weeks of enrollment. We stay on the paperwork through power-on and the participation incentives that follow.
Certified to install it. Built to make it easy.
Electrum is the home electrification marketplace trusted by leading automakers. We pair your home with a certified installer, file the permits, the PG&E V2X application, and the grid interconnection, and stay on it through power-on — so every incentive you qualify for actually reaches you.
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Tell us about your home
Two minutes. Address, panel photo, where the truck parks.
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Remote assessment
Our engineers design your installation from photos. No site visit needed.
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Fixed quote, permits + V2X application
One transparent price. We file your city permit, your PG&E V2X enrollment, and the Rule 21 interconnection.
- 04
Certified installation
An EVITP-certified, Tesla-certified installer mounts the Universal Wall Connector and Powershare Gateway, typically in one day.
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Power-on, then incentives paid
Backup goes live in the Tesla app, and your PG&E upfront incentive lands within 4–6 weeks of enrollment.
Free assessment · PG&E V2X enrollment
Claim your incentives.
A free assessment from Electrum is the first step — and the fastest way to lock in the early-adopter bonus before the first 250 slots fill. Check these boxes and you are likely a straightforward enrollment:
- You're a PG&E residential customer in California
- You own — or have on order — a Cybertruck
- You own your home with standard 240-volt service
Asked often.
A flat $2,500 upfront just for enrolling — $3,000 if your home is in a Disadvantaged Community — paid by check or ACH within 4–6 weeks. The first 250 households add a $1,500 early-adopter bonus, and PG&E covers up to $4,500 toward your bidirectional hardware and grid interconnection. Backup-power, plug-in, and end-of-pilot incentives stack on top.
Yes. As of April 2026, PG&E added the Tesla Cybertruck, Powershare Gateway, and Universal Wall Connector to its V2X Eligible Products List — the first AC vehicle-to-grid setup approved in California. Electrum confirms your exact vehicle-and-charger pairing during the free assessment.
Powershare Home Backup (vehicle-to-home) powers your house during an outage. Powershare Grid Support (vehicle-to-grid) sends energy back during grid events on PG&E's Hourly Flex Pricing, so your truck earns money when demand is high. You can do one or both.
No. PG&E guarantees you will never pay more on Hourly Flex Pricing than on your current rate plan — after 12 months, if you came out ahead, they credit you the difference. Grid Support needs a Rule 21 interconnection (Electrum files it) and isn't available to homes with existing rooftop solar.
PG&E requires an EVITP-certified electrician for the install to keep your incentive — the one exception is reusing an existing 208/240-volt outlet. Every Electrum installer is certified, so the requirement is already handled.
Not for the standard home pilot. The flat residential rebate is $2,500 ($3,000 in a Disadvantaged Community), and residential grid-export pay is variable rather than a fixed bonus. The widely-quoted $5,000 figure comes from PG&E's separate microgrid and commercial programs, not the residential V2X pilot.
It depends on your panel, where the truck parks, and local permitting — which is exactly what the free remote assessment settles. You get one fixed quote before any work is scheduled, with your PG&E incentives mapped against it.
Yes for the V2X pilot and Powershare Home Backup. The only piece solar homes can't join is Hourly Flex Pricing (Grid Support), which PG&E reserves for homes without existing on-site generation.