Solar and battery optimisation for smart tariffs
This is the core 1app.energy use case: understanding whether solar, battery reserve and tariff timing are working together or fighting each other.
Private beta rollout
This use case already exists in real homes, even if rollout is still selective.
The product foundation is built around conflicts like this one. Public onboarding is being paced carefully, so the next step is to review your exact device and tariff mix.
Best-fit homes are invited first
Homes where multiple devices already interact are reviewed first — rollout is selective and supported.
Combination creates the value
Whole-home value comes from how devices work together, not from any single device in isolation.
Setup review comes first
Tell us what is installed so we can review the safest and most effective rollout path for your specific configuration.
Best fit
Built for households with solar plus storage that want a reliable answer to when the battery should charge, hold, self-consume or export.
Friction today
- Battery apps and solar apps rarely explain the whole-home consequence of each decision.
- Tariff windows look simple until solar uncertainty and evening demand are added.
- Users often know their battery moved energy, but not whether it moved it profitably.
What improves
- See battery charging, discharge, import and export in the same daily model as the rest of the home.
- Track self-sufficiency, import cost, export value and mix breakdowns without manual analysis.
- Use optimiser modes that align to the household goal: Autopilot, Home First, or Manual Control.
Typical workflow
- 1
Connect the inverter, tariff and any surrounding devices.
- 2
Choose the optimisation strategy that matches the home’s priorities.
- 3
Review daily outcome metrics instead of guessing from isolated device graphs.
Related integrations
These device and tariff pages are the fastest route from the use case into product-specific details.
Solis
Connect Solis hybrid inverters to 1app.energy to see live solar, battery, grid and home demand in one place, then automate battery charge decisions around tariff windows.
Enphase
Connect Enphase systems to bring microinverter solar data into the same decision layer as tariffs, batteries, EV charging and heating demand.
Octopus Energy
Connect Octopus tariffs to turn raw device telemetry into cost-aware actions, daily savings reporting and smarter battery decisions.
Related tariff guides
These tariff pages explain the pricing context that usually drives this use case.
Octopus Agile automation
Octopus Agile changes import price every half hour. The real question for battery, EV and heat-pump homes is whether the house can respond to those price signals without creating new conflicts.
Octopus Flux battery strategy
Octopus Flux only works well when battery charging, reserve and export behaviour are coordinated properly, because export value is only part of the economics.
Octopus Tracker visibility
Octopus Tracker is simpler than Agile, but homes still need to relate daily rate changes to heating, charging and battery behaviour.
Smart controls that usually fit this problem
These mode pages explain what battery strategy tends to work best once this use case shows up in a real home.
Home First
A simpler home-first mode. It prioritises running the home from your own solar and battery first, minimises grid dependence, and avoids optimiser-led battery export.
Autopilot
The best starting mode for most homes. Autopilot decides when to charge, hold, or export by balancing tariff value, home coverage, refill confidence, and your protected minimum battery SoC. Choose Balanced for a calmer default or Aggressive for stronger value seeking.
Priority access
Show us your solar and battery stack
Share your inverter, battery and tariff so we can prioritise the best optimisation flow for your home.
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