Liu: Our dynamic tariff response detects that prices will be elevated for 48 hours straight due to low renewable generation.
Smart peak shaving prioritises battery dispatch to cover the 5-8 pm peak window each evening, and pre-charges from the grid during the 2-4 am early morning lull when wind picks up and prices dip.
VPP readiness enables the aggregator to call on the home’s battery for a 15-minute frequency stabilisation event, earning the homeowner a capacity payment that offsets the higher cost of grid imports.
The software is constantly solving a multi-objective optimisation problem: minimise cost, maintain comfort, preserve battery longevity, and participate in grid services where profitable
In the European market, PowerNexus transforms a home from a passive consumer paying the average price into an active energy trader that buys low, sells high, avoids peak network charges, and can monetise its flexibility through VPP programmes. The result isn’t energy independence in the off-grid sense — it’s economic independence from the worst of the market’s swings, combined with the flexibility to participate in the best of them.
