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Preview0 on

Preview: your switches are saved, but no devices are connected yet. Each one will control the real device once its hardware is linked.

Sell Energy

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Preview: figures below are sample data until your inverter is connected.

Exported today

0.0kWh

$0.00 earned so far

Exporting 0.0 kW

Earnings

$0.00earned this week

Sample figures at a demo rate of 8 c/kWh. Your retailer sets your real feed-in rate.

Battery sell-back

Your battery can sell stored solar to the grid when prices are highest, usually in the evening, instead of giving it away cheaply at midday. This normally needs a battery-friendly plan or a virtual power plant (VPP) with your retailer.

Sell battery at peak pricesOff. Stored energy stays for your own use.

How selling works in Australia

Surplus solar is exported to the grid automatically and your retailer credits you through its feed-in tariff. Nothing to switch on.
Feed-in rates are set by each retailer, so they differ a lot. Many pay less in the middle of the day and more in the evening.
Solar Pilot will track what you export and what you earn, and will optimise when to export or hold battery charge once your inverter is linked.

Virtual power plant

Coming soon

Coming soon: Solar Pilot does not run a virtual power plant yet.

VPP status

Off

No VPP plan connected

Homes pool their batteries into one grid program. This screen lights up once an Australian VPP partner connection is ready and tested - Solar Pilot stays read-only.

Plan & enrolmentNo plan connected

EarningsNo figures yet

Export eventsNone scheduled

Battery reserveDisplay only

Connect your VPPComing soon

Read-only alwaysNo control, no enrolment

Connect a VPP partnerNot connected

Origin LoopOrigin Energy's virtual power plant for compatible home batteries

We've asked Origin for partner access. If approved, you would authorise Solar Pilot to show your VPP plan, export events and earnings here. Solar Pilot stays read-only - Origin runs the battery, enrolment and all payments.

How it will work

1

Partner connectedWe link with an Australian VPP operator

2

You enrol with your retailerAnd authorise battery access with them

3

Operator runs exportsThey manage dispatch and your payments

4

Solar Pilot shows it hereStatus and earnings, once data flows

Possible paymentsCredits, cheaper power or discounts - plan-dependent

Backup variesCheck blackout reserve and warranty with your plan

Not guaranteedEarnings depend on the operator's plan

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