Frequently Asked Questions
Why should I make use of this service?
Most solar systems are configured in either a “max protection” or “max savings” way.
Max Protection
With “max protection” typically batteries don’t go below 80% charge since you need to ensure your battery has power when there is load shedding. However the problem is that most people on sunny days have a full battery by 10am or 11am and then the solar generation is lost out. Some people loose up to R2,100 per month on larger systems.
Max Savings
With “max savings” the battery is kept at low level in the morning so the maximum solar generation can take place. The issue here is that if there is load shedding in the morning before solar has kicked in properly or it is a bad weather day then you will be sitting in the dark unless you manually change your settings.
Whilst there are people that manually manage their system for load shedding to perform a similar task to SolrIQ (we do it better because we use historic load patterns and predicted solar generation to know exactly how much battery we need), they will get a better managed system and all those hours every month back.
SolrIQ’s monitoring make sure your system is always working the way it should and ensures proactive detection on any issues.
Am I a good candidate for this service?
People that are near to off grid due to having a very large system are not necessarily good candidates for savings however they will benefit from notifications about what’s happening on their system.
People who like fiddling with their system all the time and like to constantly watch weather and load shedding changes and adapt their system themselves are not good candidates.
Systems which are configured to sell back to the grid but are on flat rates are not good candidates. However, if you are on time of use tariffs our system is great to charge your batteries off low tariffs and discharge when the tariffs are high (whilst still protecting you against load shedding) are very good candidates for our system.
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Why should I make use of this service?
Most solar systems are configured in either a “max protection” or “max savings” way.
Max Protection
With “max protection” typically batteries don’t go below 80% charge since you need to ensure your battery has power when there is load shedding. However the problem is that most people on sunny days have a full battery by 10am or 11am and then the solar generation is lost out. Some people loose up to R2,100 per month on larger systems.
Max Savings
With “max savings” the battery is kept at low level in the morning so the maximum solar generation can take place. The issue here is that if there is load shedding in the morning before solar has kicked in properly or it is a bad weather day then you will be sitting in the dark unless you manually change your settings.
Whilst there are people that manually manage their system for load shedding to perform a similar task to SolrIQ (we do it better because we use historic load patterns and predicted solar generation to know exactly how much battery we need), they will get a better managed system and all those hours every month back.
SolrIQ’s monitoring make sure your system is always working the way it should and ensures proactive detection on any issues.
Am I a good candidate for this service?
People that are near to off grid due to having a very large system are not necessarily good candidates for savings however they will benefit from notifications about what’s happening on their system.
People who like fiddling with their system all the time and like to constantly watch weather and load shedding changes and adapt their system themselves are not good candidates.
Systems which are configured to sell back to the grid but are on flat rates are not good candidates. However, if you are on time of use tariffs our system is great to charge your batteries off low tariffs and discharge when the tariffs are high (whilst still protecting you against load shedding) are very good candidates for our system.