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IQ Energy Management

Self-Consumption

In Self-Consumption mode, IQ Energy Management prioritises solar and IQ Battery energy over grid energy. By choosing clean, self-produced electricity, you can reduce your reliance on the grid and become more energy independent.

A renewable power plant

With its Self-Consumption capability, IQ Energy Management can help turn your home into an efficient renewable power plant. In the daytime, when solar energy is being generated by the panels, IQ Energy Management uses it to power your home’s systems and appliances.

And instead of selling excess solar to the grid, IQ Energy Management charges the IQ Battery so you can use that solar power when the sun goes down. If there isn’t enough solar available to meet immediate needs, IQ Energy Management uses all the solar it can and then draws only the minimum amount required from the grid, reducing your reliance on external sources of electricity.

AI-controlled load management

Our AI-driven optimisation manages your home to run energy-intensive EV chargers with surplus solar production. It also adjusts your home energy use by shifting consumption to more favourable times.

Sunlight first, even at night

In the evenings, energy needs usually go up as the sun goes down, and higher consumption often continues into the night. To maximise energy independence when the sun isn’t shining, Self-Consumption mode uses stored solar power from your IQ Battery.

Charge your electric vehicle with 100% solar energy!

When it comes to charging your electric vehicle sustainably, our surplus solar charging comes into play. Surplus solar charging uses only solar power from the PV system and stored solar power from the IQ Battery and no electricity from the grid to charge the electric vehicle. This gives you sustainable and particularly favourable mobility.

It might seem simple to run your home from the sun, but calibrating a home’s energy needs is a complicated challenge.

IQ Energy Management offers responsive, intelligent assistance that’s always monitoring how much solar is available—and helping you to use it as efficiently as you can.

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