Kora Energy Trading
Energy Prices Spike. You Profit.
With the Kora Founders Edition, your home doesn’t just use power — it earns from it.
Kora’s built-in energy trading turns your battery into a revenue stream. When energy prices spike, Kora automatically sells your excess power back to the grid at the highest possible rates. When you’re part of our upcoming Virtual Power Plant (VPP) you can earn more than selling energy as an individual.
Coming Soon With Your Founders Edition Package
What You Get with the Kora Energy Trading
- Join our Virtual Power Plant (VPP) — sell energy with other Kora homes at utility-level rates.
- Earn more for your excess power — sell at peak prices directly to the wholesale market, far what your utility will give you for energy exports.
- Automated profits — your system trades for you, even while you sleep.
- Best price, every time — we target the highest-paying opportunities.
- Free for life with Founders Edition — future members pay a service fee; you never will.
Why Energy Trading Changes Everything
Increased Profits
Sell at peak demand for up to 10x your cost. Even in high-rate states like California, where power averages 30¢/kWh, peak trades can mean big payouts.
Zero Effort Required
Your Kora system monitors grid demand and automatically decides when to sell. You wake up to notifications that you earned money while you slept.
Support The Grid
When the grid is under stress, utilities will pay extra for backup power. Your stored energy can step in to help keep the lights on — and you’ll earn premium rates every time it does.
FAQs
Please read our FAQs page to find out more.
What is Energy Trading?
Think of Kora Energy Trading as a wholesale marketplace for your home's stored power. When grid prices spike, we automatically sell your extra energy at wholesale rates, sometimes earning $3 to $5 per kWh. And all of those earnings go straight to you. Founders Edition customers get lifetime access to the Energy Trading platform, free forever.
How is this different from net metering?
Net metering gives you bill credits for excess solar at retail rates, usually around $0.12 per kWh. Energy Trading sells your stored battery power at wholesale peak-demand rates, which can be much higher. So instead of a credit, you're earning real cash.
What is a Virtual Power Plant (VPP)?
A Virtual Power Plant is a network of homes with batteries, solar, and smart devices that all work together like one large power plant. Instead of utilities building expensive new infrastructure, they can draw on thousands of smaller home energy sources when demand spikes. Kora's VPP gives our members access to wholesale energy rates that are normally reserved for large-scale generators.
How does my system actually trade energy?
Your system connects securely to the grid, receives real-time price and demand signals, and automatically sells your stored energy when prices peak. It all happens within seconds and requires no action from you.
Why do utilities want my energy?
When energy demand spikes, utilities need quick and clean power. Buying stored energy from thousands of homes is faster and much cleaner than firing up a polluting peaker plant. You earn money, and you help keep the lights on for your whole community.
Where is Energy Trading available?
Energy Trading began rolling out across the U.S. this year. Availability depends on your local utility and market structure. Some areas already support real-time energy pricing and grid participation, while others are still catching up. The good news is that your Kora system is built and ready from day one. As Energy Trading becomes available in your area, your system can automatically start participating. And since Founders Edition customers get lifetime access, you're all set to take advantage as soon as it goes live in your market.
What happens to my stored energy during a blackout?
Your energy stays right where it belongs: in your home. During an outage, the system prioritizes your own backup needs first. Your stored power will only be traded if you have a genuine surplus.
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