Smart Electricity

Smart Electricity is a virtual power plant that takes into account your electricity consumption and helps to intelligently manage production and storage. It also monitors the stock market price and helps to save on energy costs.

 

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To join the service, please choose the option that suits you best:

 

I have an electricity contract with Alexela at the stock market price

and I use:

  • Solar panels
  • Batteries
  • Solar panels and batteries

You can start using the service immediately!

For business customer integration, please write to vpp@alexela.ee vpp@alexela.ee

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I do not have an electricity contract with Alexela at the stock market price

but I use:

  • Solar panels
  • Batteries
  • Solar panels and batteries

To use the service, a stock market price electricity package is required!

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What is Smart Electricity?


Smart Electricity is a virtual power plant that manages electricity production by considering your consumption, production forecast, and the stock market price to buy electricity at cheaper times and sell it at higher times.

 

How much does the Smart Electricity service cost?


Alexela offers you convenience, simplicity, and help in saving energy. This is all completely FREE for Alexela contract customers!

 

Who can use the Smart Electricity service?

The "Smart Electricity" service is designed for Alexela's private and business clients who have electricity production and storage solutions at their consumption locations. This service is available for clients who generate electricity using, for example, solar panels or wind turbines and have corresponding storage solutions.

The "Smart Electricity" solution is also available for those who only have solar panels. Smart Electricity stops selling electricity to the grid during negative price hours on the exchange, thus offering maximum benefit and efficiency.

The Smart Electricity service is based on the consumption site, and the service must be activated separately for each consumption site.
 

To join the service, the following conditions must be met:
 

  1. Alexela electricity contract with production at the stock market price package, including production and consumption.
  2. Home production station up to 50 kW power (up to 63 A). 
  3. Smart Electricity allows solar power plant owners without storage capability to limit grid sales during negative hours on the stock market.
     

I want to be an electricity producer and storage provider

Recommended device capacities:

*This is an indicative table. 

 

 

 

Frequently Asked Questions

 

Smart Electricity does not require additional investments but helps shorten the payback period for investments made in production equipment.

The financial gain depends on various factors - consumption, production, and storage. Additionally, the financial gain is influenced by the configuration of the devices and the seasonal specifics of production – low in winter, high in summer. Taking all these variables into account, the financial gain can range from 5% during the winter period to 30% during the summer period.

Alexela Smart Electricity also takes into account the customer's consumption habits.

The service is FREE for solar power plants up to 50 kW.

Alexela's interest lies in ensuring that our customers can receive all energy services from a single source. This way, we can offer better service to our customers, thereby increasing customer satisfaction.

 

Joining the program

 

Yes, joining requires an Alexela stock market package and a production contract.

Because with a fixed electricity package, there is no benefit from managing the solar power plant.

Yes, Smart Electricity learns from your consumption habits. In the short term, the service can be paused if necessary, and it also functions during the so-called learning phase, during which the parameters related to consumption are still becoming more accurate.

The terms and conditions are available when you enter the Smart Electricity platform.

Smart Electricity may need two to three weeks to learn your consumption patterns.

The benefit of Smart Electricity does not appear on the bill – it is visible in the Alexela app.

You can access it with Smart-ID, ID card, and Mobile ID.

Yes, business customers can also join, but please write to vpp@alexela.ee in advance so we can enter your information.

Yes, Smart Electricity helps limit grid sales during negative hours on the stock market.

 

Why choose Smart Electricity?

Technical questions

 

Alexela itself does not sell or install solar panels nor offer battery solutions. For battery solutions, we recommend contacting the partner who established your solar park.

Smart Electricity does not perform more than two charge/discharge cycles per day, which does not reduce the lifespan of the batteries, as this is a standard parameter for most battery types.

The inverter is not reconfigured to use the Smart Electricity service; devices are controlled without changing the inverter's settings.

Additional equipment is needed if the existing set of devices does not allow for device control. For suitability of equipment, please contact vpp@alexela.ee.

It is recommended to choose a two-tariff package to take advantage of cheaper charging at night.

You can find the network package and production capacity limit in the network contract of your electricity network company.

For Elektrilevi, the network package and production capacity limit can be found in Elektrilevi's self-service on the network contracts and packages page. When you activate the address of the consumption site, all contract details will appear, or you can download the PDF of the electricity producer contract, which contains all the necessary information in one document.

For other electricity network companies, please consult their customer service for the relevant information.

 

Terms and Conditions

 

You can find the general terms and conditions of Smart Electricity here

 

 

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