SOLAREDGE BATTERY SCHEDULING
Lock in a peak export rate and save at other times by charging your battery when wholesale prices are low.
SolarEdge solar battery scheduling & setup
This guide explains how to set your SolarEdge Home Battery (Energy Bank) to discharge to the grid between 5:30pm and 9:30pm using Time of Use mode in the mySolarEdge app, so you make the most of Flow Power’s Happy Hour.
This setup is required if you’re participating in Flow Power’s Battery Happy Hour Electricity Plan.
Why choose Happy Hour?
- Keep full control of your solar and battery and earn a 30-35c/kWh feed-in rate between 5:30-9:30pm, every day.
- Our dynamic pricing rewards you for using energy when it’s cheaper and more renewable.
- Your home’s energy use is matched with 100% GreenPower from one of our renewable projects in your state.
- Better manage their energy use with the help of smart insights via the Flow Power app.
How to set up your battery
Step 1 –
Confirm your system and app access
You need a SolarEdge inverter with a SolarEdge Home Battery (Energy Bank). Download the mySolarEdge app (iOS or Android) and log in with your homeowner account.
Step 2 –
Set your battery to Time of Use mode
In mySolarEdge, open your battery, tap Schedule, then Edit. SolarEdge has three modes: Backup only, Time of Use, and Maximum Self-Consumption. Choose Time of Use, which lets you set a charge and discharge profile.
Step 3 –
Set the 5:30pm to 9:30pm discharge window
In the Time of Use schedule, set a discharge period from 17:30 to 21:30. This is what pushes the battery to discharge during Happy Hour.
Step 4 –
(Optional) charge when energy is cheaper
If you also want to top the battery up from the grid at cheaper times, set a charge period outside Happy Hour. Keep the charge window clear of 5:30 to 9:30pm.
Step 5-
Check your backup reserve
Make sure your backup reserve isn’t set so high that the battery stops discharging early. A low reserve leaves enough to discharge through the whole window.
Step 6-
Confirm discharge to grid is enabled
This is the important one for SolarEdge. Your system needs “discharge to grid” allowed in its utility and installation settings, and export enabled (not zero-export). Without it, the battery only discharges to power your home and won’t export during Happy Hour. Also, if the app shows “Grid Program, battery is fully controlled by the grid”, your battery is on a VPP and that overrides your own schedule.
Step 7-
Save and verify
Save your settings. Between 5:30 and 9:30pm, open mySolarEdge – you should see the battery discharging and power exporting to the grid.
Do I control my own exports?
Yes. You keep full control of your solar and battery system at all times.
Flow Power doesn’t remotely control your inverter or battery. Instead, we give you price signals and a clear export window, and you decide how to respond.
If you have a battery or smart inverter, you (or your installer) can set it up so you charge when energy is cheaper and export more during Happy Hour, but all those settings remain in your hands.
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