Is your battery set up the way you actually want?
Many home batteries are left on whatever setting the installer chose on day one. The right setting depends on whether you care more about saving money or riding out outages.
The problem
Battery apps offer modes like Self-use, Time-of-use and Backup, plus a reserve percentage. The names differ by brand and nobody explains which one fits your rate plan. The wrong choice can mean a battery that's empty when the power goes out, or one that sits full and saves you nothing.
What the tool does
You answer a few short questions: what matters most to you, how your utility charges you, how often the power goes out. The coach suggests a mode and a reserve level, using the setting names from your battery's own app, and explains why.
It's information only. SolarTriage never changes your battery's settings. You decide, and you make the change in your battery's app if you want to.
Sample recommendation
Example answers
Example- Goal: save money
- Rate plan: time-of-use, higher price 4 to 9 p.m.
- Outages: rare
Suggested: Time-of-use mode, 20% reserve
Your battery fills from solar during the day and powers your home during the expensive evening hours, while keeping 20% back in case of an outage.
Made-up numbers for illustration. Not a real member or a real bill.
Free tip
Never run your reserve below 10%
Most batteries let you set a backup reserve. Keep it at 10% or higher. A battery that drains to empty leaves you with nothing if the power goes out, and running near zero regularly isn't good for it.
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