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Antarctic Energy, the test energy supplier, runs three VPP programs in test mode. They behave like live programs: devices enroll through Connect, get telemetry duties, receive VPP events and accrue rewards. Use a sk_test_ secret key. The programs are offered only at the Antarctic Way address, and only to devices with a battery capability block. They ignore the VPP switch in your Console.

Programs

Enroll from Connect

For Antarctic VPP and Antarctic Export:
  1. Connect an Antarctic Energy tariff at the location.
  2. Create a Connect session for a battery device and start it with flow=VPP. The VPP Programs page lists both programs.
  3. Complete the steps. The enrollment stays PENDING through AWAITING_TELEMETRY, TESTING_DISPATCH (Antarctic VPP only) and AWAITING_APPROVAL, then goes ACTIVE. AWAITING_TELEMETRY ends when your backend submits the first device state and meter records.
To unenroll, start another flow=VPP session, where the VPP summary lets the user leave.

Enroll in Antarctic Smart

The user signs up for a managed tariff with the VPP operator, who hands them to your app by universal link. Flatpeak hosts a stand-in for the Antarctic Energy app.
  1. Set universal_link_url in the Console and handle the link in your app. Test-mode links carry test-mode sessions.
  2. Open https://test.antarctic.flatpeak.com and sign in as smart@test.antarctic with password valid. The portal lists your eligible test devices by hardware_id.
  3. Accept the offer for a device. Antarctic Energy creates a Connect session and redirects to your universal_link_url with the connect_session parameter.
  4. Your app retrieves the session and starts it. Connect returns the consent page with all four scopes, then the enrollment steps.
On completion, the Antarctic Smart tariff replaces the location’s import tariff and the enrollment is created. Your backend receives connect_session.complete and vpp_enrollment.update. The user leaves Antarctic Smart through the VPP summary, and the previous import tariff is restored.

Trigger a VPP event

In the Console, in test mode, open VPP events and create an event for a program with a start time, duration and power. Flatpeak runs the full loop for every enrolled device:
  1. vpp_event.update fires on creation and on each status change. At LOCKED, allocation lists each device’s share, and retrieve device instructions returns it.
  2. You confirm what each device will deliver.
  3. If your feeds fall behind the program’s intervals, the telemetry delay flags on the device turn true and device.update fires.
  4. A reward appears once your meter records prove delivery.
A turndown event carries a positive power_kw cap, and an export event carries a negative target. An event can ask for more than your devices can deliver, which tests declines and shortfall. Test events appear in list all VPP events and the device’s deliveries, so you can test the allocation of shares and opt-out.

Test behavior

  • Rewards are approved 1 hour after the event completes and marked paid 1 day later. No money moves.
  • Telemetry flags (state_data_delayed, device_meters_data_delayed) follow the program’s intervals. Feeds stalled for 48 hours suspend the enrollment.
  • Enrollment and unenrollment complete in minutes, though the user still sees the stated join_days and notice_days.
  • The programs never appear to live-mode devices.