Tariff Settings

• Tariff Type: Utility providers offer different pricing options based on your usage patterns.

• • Time of Use (TOU): In some regions, use costs may vary depending on the time of day, with higher rates during peak demand hours and lower rates during off-peak times. This structure can significantly affect your energy bill, especially if you consume much of your electricity during peak times.

  • Tiered: A rate plan in which the utility designates a specific range of electricity usage and prices it accordingly. This type of plan is ideal if you are aware of your typical electricity usage and can reliably stay in the less expensive tiers over the course of your billing cycle.

  • Fixed: Charge homeowners a standard fee for each kWh of electricity they use each billing period. While your bill changes depending on how much electricity you use, the rate stays the same throughout the day, and typically year-round. This is ideal if you want a more consistent and predictable monthly bill.

  • Peak Demand: A peak demand tariff measures the demand you place on the electricity network during the specified peak time. Encouraging to control energy demand during peak periods to reduce costs.

• Seasons: Seasonal time of use tariffs have different rates and periods at different times of the year.

• Weekends & Weekdays: There may be different rates and periods for weekends and weekdays.

• Time Periods: Your utility energy prices may vary depending on the supply and demand of day. Commonly referred to as Super-off-peak (Lowest electricity price), Off-peak (Lower electricity price), Mid-peak (Moderate electricity price), On-peak (Highest electricity price).

• Rate: Your rate will include the cost of importing (buying) or exporting (selling) energy.

• Scheduling modes: Seamlessly connecting solar, aPower batteries and the grid, with intelligent energy management, aGate supports energy scheduling modes and usage in various scenarios, thus maximizing energy efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

1. On your energy home screen, tap Settings > Tariff Settings.

2. If you can't find the utility, tap Customized.

3. Select your tariff type (for example, Time of Use), then tap Next.

4. View the Tariff Setup Guide details, then tap Begin Set Up.

5. Enter your Utility Company name and Tariff name, then tap Next.

6. Tap Edit in the upper right corner to modify the season name and select the designated months, then tap Next.

7. By default, electricity rates vary on weekdays or weekends. An Add time period pop-up will prompt when tapping the time row, tap the prompt window to configure time periods.

8. Scroll down to select start time and end time, then set the peak and off-peak time periods. Tap Confirm to save the configuration after the time period is set.The unselected time periods will be set to Mid-peak by default.

   

   Note: Long press the added time period to activate gesture control. Long-press drag the added time period or drag the dot to change the time boundaries.

9. Repeat the previous steps to configure the peak and off-peak time periods for the weekend.

   Note: In Step 7, unchecking the option for varying rates on weekdays and weekends will keep the rates the same for both, so you don’t need to set them separately.

10. Enter the Buy rate and Sell rate for each period, then tap Next.

11. Tap Advanced, you can choose the scheduling mode for different time periods, and then tap Apply and Save.

12. View the tariff summary. Tap Edit to change or Reset for a new custom tariff.

Net Billing Tariff (NBT)

Net billing tariff (NBT) — also known as NEM 3.0 or the Solar Billing Plan — is a new version of the net energy metering policy that took effect on April 15, 2023. It applies to utility customers in the territories of California’s three major investor-owned utilities (IOUs):