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Single Rate Tariff Entry
Follow the guided steps below to enter your Single Rate Tariff into the Powersensor App.
If you are on a Time of Use or Peak/Off-peak Tariff with your energy provider, please see our instructions for Time of Use Tariff Entry instead.
- In the app, tap on Menu at the bottom right of the screen, then select ‘Tariff’. Or tap on ‘Configure your energy provider costs’ below your Solar or Grid view.
- Tap on ‘Enter new tariff’ and type in the tariff name (for example: your energy retailer)
- Enter the start date for the tariff, then tap the right arrow to continue.
- Enter the daily supply charge, take care to select either dollars or cents per day according to the rate on your energy bill. Tap the right arrow to continue.
- Select your tariff type, in this case it is a ‘Single rate tariff’.
- Tap on the rate type drop down menu. Enter your rate matching the dollars/kWh or cents/kWh shown on your energy bill.
- If your tariff includes solar feed-in rates, tap ‘Yes’. Otherwise tap ‘No’ and skip to step 10.
- Select ‘Single rate feed-in’, or ‘Time-of-export feed-in’ depending on the feed-in tariff you have.
- Enter your solar feed-in rates. Take care to select either dollars or cents per day according to the rate on your energy bill. Tap the right arrow to continue.
- Check your entry to make sure it is all correct, then scroll down and tap ‘Submit’.
All set! You have entered your tariff successfully.
Please be advised if you have adjusted your tariff to cover a period of time in the past, it could take up to an hour to recalibrate the cost of your historical data.
Time of Use Tariff Entry
Follow the guided steps below to enter your Time Of Use or Peak/Off-peak Tariff into the Powersensor App.
If you are on a Single Rate Tariff with your energy provider, please see our instructions for Single Rate Tariff Entry instead.
- In the app, tap on Menu at the bottom right of the screen, then select ‘Tariff’. Or tap on ‘Configure your energy provider costs’ below your Solar or Grid view.
- Tap on ‘Enter new tariff’ and type in the tariff name (for example: your energy retailer)
- Enter the start date for the tariff, then tap the right arrow to continue.
- Enter the daily supply charge, take care to select either dollars or cents per day according to the rate on your energy bill. Tap the right arrow to continue.
- Select your tariff type, in this case it is a Time of Use or ‘Peak / Off-peak tariff’.
- Start entering your rates by tapping the ‘ADD’ button under Monday to Friday
- Tap on the rate type drop down menu, Select Off-peak. Enter the off-peak rate matching the dollars/kWh or cents/kWh shown on your energy bill.
- Scroll down to enter the off peak duration. Enter the start time using the dial (or keyboard*) selecting AM or PM as required. Tap ‘OK’ to proceed.
*tap on the keyboard icon at the bottom left if you prefer to use keyboard entry. - Repeat as above for the ‘End’ time, then scroll down and tap ‘Add tariff’.
- Tap ‘ADD’ underneath the Off-peak rate you have just completed. Tap on the rate type drop down menu, and select Peak.
Repeat steps 7 through 9 to enter the Peak rate. - If your tariff includes Shoulder rates: Tap ‘ADD’ underneath the Peak rate you have just completed. Tap on the rate type drop down menu, and select Shoulder.
Repeat steps 7 through 9 to enter the Shoulder rate. - Under Weekend tap ‘Copy from weekday’ to replicate the weekday tariff to the weekend, or if your rates are different on the weekend enter them manually.
- If your tariff includes solar feed-in rates, tap ‘Yes’. Otherwise tap ‘No’ and skip to step 16.
- Select ‘Single rate feed-in’, or ‘Time-of-export feed-in’ depending on the feed-in tariff you have.
- Repeat steps 6 through 12 to enter your solar feed-in rates.
- Check your entry to make sure it is all correct, then scroll down and tap ‘Submit’.
All set! You have entered your tariff successfully.
Please be advised if you have adjusted your tariff to cover a period of time in the past, it could take up to an hour to recalibrate the cost of your historical data.
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