Use caseWhole-home workflow

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.

Controlled rollout

This use case already exists in real homes, and onboarding is now underway.

The product foundation is built around conflicts like this one. Customer onboarding is paced carefully, so the next step is to review your exact device and tariff mix.

Best-fit homes onboard 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 Time-based Control.

Typical workflow

  1. 1

    Connect the inverter, tariff and any surrounding devices.

  2. 2

    Choose the optimisation strategy that matches the home’s priorities.

  3. 3

    Review daily outcome metrics instead of guessing from isolated device graphs.

Related integrations

These device pages are the fastest route from the use case into product-specific details.

Solar and batteryOnboarding now

Solis

Sign in with SolisCloud to connect supported Solis hybrid inverters without chasing API keys first. 1app.energy then puts live solar, battery, grid, home demand and tariff-aware battery behaviour in one place once verified.

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Solar and batteryPlanned

LuxPowerTek

Connect supported LuxPowerTek hybrid inverters so solar, battery, grid and home-demand context can sit beside tariff and EV charging data in 1app.energy.

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Smart tariffOnboarding now

Octopus Energy

Connect Octopus tariffs to turn raw device telemetry into cost-aware actions, daily savings reporting and smarter battery decisions.

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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.

Smart controlHome-first

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.

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Smart controlRecommended

Autopilot

The best starting mode for most homes. Autopilot balances when to charge, hold, or export by weighing tariff value, later home coverage, forecast solar, and your protected minimum battery SoC so profitable export should not create later high-rate import.

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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.

1Choose your inverter first
2Solis continues to account creation
3LuxPowerTek confirms beta access

Start with the signup check.

If your inverter is supported, you can create an account straight away. If it is not listed, the same flow sends you to the compatibility list.

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