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How does battery and PV optimization work with NeoGrid AI?

Written by Rahel Kunkel

NeoGrid AI helps you use your electricity at home more intelligently. To do this, the system considers both your expected household consumption and the anticipated electricity production from your solar system.

How NeoGrid® AI optimizes

NeoGrid® AI continuously analyzes how much electricity your household is likely to need and how much solar power your PV system will generate. Based on this, NeoGrid® AI controls your battery charging automatically.

The basic principles:

  • Charging with solar power is always preferred

  • If PV generation isn't enough to cover household consumption, the battery can also be charged from the grid

  • Charging happens at sensible, grid-friendly times

  • You earn daily NeoGrid Credits for grid-friendly charging and benefit from especially low effective charging costs — no matter your plan

What data does NeoGrid® AI use?

For optimization, NeoGrid® AI relies on two key forecasts, among other things:

  1. Household forecast
    NeoGrid® AI estimates how much electricity your home will need in the coming hours.

  2. PV forecast
    It also calculates how much solar power your PV system is likely to generate.

By combining both values, NeoGrid® AI can recognize early on when additional electricity from the grid will be needed and when your battery should be charged on top of PV generation.

When does the battery charge from the grid?

The battery charges from the grid automatically whenever NeoGrid® AI considers it sensible.

This can be the case, for example, when:

  • higher household electricity consumption is expected,

  • little PV generation is forecast for the next few hours,

  • or a favorable, grid-friendly charging time is identified.

So you don't have to decide yourself when your battery should charge from the grid — NeoGrid® AI takes care of it for you.

What's the benefit for me?

NeoGrid® AI optimizes your battery so your home is supplied with energy as efficiently as possible.

Your benefits at a glance:

  • more use of your own solar power

  • automatic support through grid charging when it makes sense

  • smart control with no manual effort

  • rewards for grid-friendly charging through NeoGrid® Credits

Does NeoGrid® AI always charge at the cheapest times?

NeoGrid® AI optimizes charging based on your household consumption, your PV forecast, and suitable charging times on the grid. Even though NeoGrid charging times can sometimes differ from the cheapest prices in the Ostrom App, we always guarantee the lowest effective charging costs through the payout of NeoGrid® Credits.

How does NeoGrid AI work with battery, PV, and EV charging?

In summary

NeoGrid® AI optimizes your battery automatically based on:

  • your expected household consumption,

  • your expected PV production,

  • and sensible charging times from the grid.

This way, you use your electricity at home more intelligently — with as much solar power as possible, automatic optimization, and cashback for grid-friendly charging.

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