Solis leverages data from third-party electricity trading platforms, such as Nordpool, to forecast daily prices and provide precise hourly pricing for different regions and countries. Depending on the inverter model, customers can set up to 12 time periods for charging and discharging, automatically extracting energy from their batteries when prices are lower, allowing them to take advantage of savings without lifting a finger.

Homes and businesses across Europe benefit from energy storage systems but face fluctuating electricity prices throughout the day, limiting potential savings. Thanks to the latest advancements in software from Solis and the integration of electricity pricing into SolisCloud, customers can optimize their Solis energy storage systems to charge batteries when electricity prices are low and discharge them back to the grid when prices rise. This intelligent function reduces overall electricity costs and maximizes savings, with or without installed solar photovoltaic energy.

Main Features:

• Electricity prices based on consumption time: SolisCloud retrieves daily prices from platforms such as Nordpool and Octopus, allowing customers to know when electricity prices will be higher or lower.
• Charging and discharging strategies:
  • Charging: Allows charging batteries during periods when prices are lower, reducing costs accordingly.
  • Discharging: Designed to discharge batteries during periods when prices rise, maximizing savings or profits.
• Intelligent “Dynamic Charging” Control: SolisCloud automatically manages charging and discharging behaviors based on real-time data, user demand, and anticipated electricity consumption patterns.

Travis Synder, Product Manager at Solis, commented: “We are excited to expand our partners’ integration space by incorporating major utility providers and software integrators across Europe. Our hybrid inverters are compatible with battery models from international brands, offering installers and system owners complete flexibility when designing a system tailored to their individual needs and energy consumption profile. These recent software developments ensure our end customers get the maximum performance from their Solis system, and we are actively working to extend the coverage of this new capability to more countries in Europe. Don’t miss out! This is just another way Solis is demonstrating its commitment to improving grid stability, promoting sustainable energy-saving and cost-saving solutions, and meeting the ever-changing needs of our customers.”

Countries currently benefiting from intelligent charging/discharging functions:

• United Kingdom
• Norway
• Sweden
• Finland
• Poland
• Estonia
• Latvia
• Denmark
• France
• Lithuania
• Austria
• Belgium
• Germany
• Luxembourg
• Netherlands