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Energy Plan

Grid Getter needs to know your electricity rates. Without them, automations like DemandGuard and Peak Time don’t know when power is expensive or when it’s cheap, so they can’t decide when to charge or discharge your Powerwall.

Getting there

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There are two places you’ll see a prompt to set up your plan:

  • A banner at the top of the Live Dashboard (shows up when no plan is configured; you can dismiss it permanently)
  • A setup link on the Settings → Integrations tab, once Tesla is connected

Either one takes you to the same setup wizard.

Setup wizard

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  1. Choose your utility and plan, or pick “Custom” to build one from scratch
  2. Configure the rates, seasons, and time-of-use windows (presets come pre-filled)
  3. Review and save

After saving, you’re sent back to Settings → Integrations.

Preset plans

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If you’re on an SRP or APS plan in the Phoenix metro area, Grid Getter already has your rate definitions built in. Pick your plan and all the seasons, TOU windows, and rates get filled in for you.

See the full Preset Plans page for details on each plan.

Custom tariff editor

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You can also build a tariff from scratch, or tweak a preset after selecting it.

Seasons and rates

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Most Arizona utilities split the year into summer and winter seasons with different pricing. In the editor, each season has its own date range, TOU period windows (on-peak, off-peak, and optionally super off-peak), and energy rates in $/kWh for each period.

You can also toggle on two optional rate types:

  • Demand charges apply if your utility bills based on your peak kW draw during a billing period. When enabled, you set a $/kW rate per TOU period per season. Grid Getter stores these locally for DemandGuard’s optimization logic; Tesla’s API doesn’t use them, so they’re stripped before being sent to Tesla.
  • Solar export rates apply if your utility pays you for excess solar sent back to the grid. Each season gets one export rate.

Time-of-use windows

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Each TOU period can have one or more time windows. A window is just a start time, end time, and the days of the week it covers. Most people have two or three periods; the editor handles as many as you need.

What gets saved

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Your tariff goes to two places. Tesla receives the schedule (seasons, TOU windows, energy rates, export rates) so its own algorithms can factor in your plan. Grid Getter also keeps a full copy locally, including demand charges that Tesla ignores. Those demand charges are what powers DemandGuard’s peak demand optimization.

Changing your plan

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Head back to Settings → Integrations any time you need to update your rates. The editor loads your current tariff so you can adjust what’s there instead of starting from nothing.