How does Duracell Energy use the weather to Maximise Your Solar Savings?

The Duracell Energy Cloud integrates with local weather forecasts to understand how much solar energy you are going to generate. This is important because it allows us to charge your battery to the perfect amount during periods of low energy prices.

For example, if your off-peak energy is 7p per kWh overnight, it is often useful to charge your battery in this period to supplement your solar generation. However, if it is going to be sunny the next day, you don’t want to charge the battery by too much; otherwise, you will end up exporting your free energy back to the grid! Low-cost energy is great, but free energy is better.

Alternatively, if it is forecast to be a particularly dark and gloomy day during the winter, you may not generate that much energy from solar, and it may be best to charge your battery to 100% from off-peak energy to reduce the overall cost of your bill.