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Amber SmartShift is killer!
I’m also an Amber noob, having had an eye on them for a while as a solar early adopter (had systems for over a decade, since in UK and installed two since owning homes in Oz). What made it finally stack up for me was the SmartShift deal, having recently installed a 19.2 kWh battery to complement my 7.5 kWp array w/ 5 kWp inverter. Love that the (tunable to suit preference of saving money vs. having more usable battery) automation takes care of when to use solar, when to use battery, when to sell, when not to etc.. I can also take control if I want to. Currently, I’m tracking barely paying for elec. so will only have the subscription and standing charges to fix up, which is great. Like the previous poster said, I’m not yet convinced that selling my energy in the evenings, leaving my battery empty by 5am and then having to buy at upwards of 25 c/kW is, in fact, optimised but I hope the SmartShift algorithm knows what it’s doing in that regard. Starting to see the great benefit of being on battery/VPP when wholesale price spikes kick in - bagged about $50 the past two days 👏! Looking forward to Amber offering BMW Wallbox automation, not only this for Tesla owners. Have stuck in my EoI. Unfortunately, since joining and writing this review (first version), the customer support has been sketchy at best. They seem very good at pre sales but not so good at post.