EmpowerIQ is the on-premise intelligence layer for your solar battery, EV charger, hot water system, and solar PV — solving every second using real price forecasts and a linear optimiser. Cloud systems lag. EmpowerIQ doesn’t.
Battery Discharging
Solar 3.6 kW
24-HR OPERATING Plan
Cloud-based controllers face an unavoidable reality: round-trip latency, server queues, and router internet issues resulting in 3–5 minute control cycles.
EmpowerIQ runs on existing hardware inside your home — forecasting and solving at 1-second granularity, with no cloud dependency, no internet outages, and no lag.
A linear programme runs over a rolling 48-hour horizon, re-solved every 5 minutes — finding the exact charge/discharge schedule that minimises your bill and maximises FiT revenue.
Operation commands reach your battery, EV charger, electric hot water system, and solar PV inverter every second. EV charges when solar surplus peaks. Hot water pre-heats before the tariff spike. Solar PV curtails the moment grid prices turn negative — protecting your bill instantly, not 3 minutes later.
Cloud architectures impose 3–5 minute control cycles due to round-trip latency, server queuing, and API rate limits. EmpowerIQ's edge solver manages your devices every second — catching negative price events, solar surplus spikes, and demand peaks before cloud systems have sent their first command.
The EmpowerIQ app gives you a live view and control over of your battery, solar PV, EV charger, and hot water system — all in one place. See real-time generation, consumption, and savings. Get notified of forecast maximum demand days so you can act before the peak hits your bill.
EmpowerIQ co-optimises your battery, EV charger, electric hot water system, and solar PV inverter together — including curtailing solar when grid prices go negative. Most VPP controllers only touch the battery; the rest of your flexible load is left on the table.
No cloud dependency means no fleet-wide outages, no latency at 6 pm peak, and no optimisation blackout when your internet drops. EmpowerIQ keeps running on the last good forecast — your devices stay responsive regardless of what's happening upstream.
Control command issued, device responds. Price goes negative? Solar curtails. Spike arrives? Battery dispatches. All before the market moves on.
| EmpowerIQ Edge Computing | Cloud Based Systems | |
|---|---|---|
| 1-second control and response time | ✔ | ✖ |
| On-premises (edge) computation | ✔ | ✖ |
| Premise-level load and solar forecast | ✔ | ✖ |
| Linear solver (mathematically optimal) | ✔ | ✖ |
| Solar PV curtailment (negative prices) | ✔ | ✖ |
| EV charging optimisation | ✔ | Limited |
| Hot water system optimisation | ✔ | ✖ |
| Forecast maximum demand day alerts | ✔ | ✖ |
| Works during internet outages | ✔ | ✖ |
| Works with any tariff / retailer / product | ✔ | Limited |
