September brought three steps forward for utilities using Podero: a first look at the new fleet management Console, optimisation that follows the tariffs utilities offer their customers, and smarter EV charging on more hardware.
Together, these updates help utilities manage a growing fleet from one place, align device steering with their customers’ bills, and include more households in smart-charging products.
A first look at the new fleet-management Console
The new fleet-management Console is now available to selected utility users in controlled access, and we are showing it in partner demos. It is not yet a general customer release.
The current direction includes:
- An organisation-wide fleet overview with per-device drill-down
- Aggregated forecasts, PV production, household consumption and tariff context
- Device-health segmentation that separates healthy devices from missing subscriptions, authentication issues and failing commands
- Onboarding monitoring to identify bottlenecks
- Navigation between users and devices, with analytics on fleet usage and performance
Feedback sessions with utility users will guide the next iteration. If you would like access, drop us a line.
Optimisation that follows your customers’ tariffs
Podero can now optimise devices against the time-of-use tariffs a utility offers its end customers. Steering can follow the incentives in the customer’s bill, not only the spot price. Retail tariffs can be configured and assigned to individual members, and the Console gives operators tariff context alongside forecasts and device data.
We are rolling this out with selected partners. If you would like to see how tariff-aware optimisation could work with your product portfolio, get in touch.
Smarter charging on more hardware
We hardened the wallbox connection service, building on Podero’s OCPP-based direct steering path. OCPP wallboxes and home energy management setups based on EVs and OCPP also gained steering quality improvements.
Wallbox-only Spot optimisation and multi-segment Spot plans were released. With multi-segment plans, charging can be scheduled around lower-priced periods even when it is split across several windows. Wallbox-only optimisation is designed to work without a separate vehicle integration.
The intended benefit for utilities is more dependable charging and a wider pool of households that can be included in a smart-charging proposition. These are design goals for the rollout, and we have not yet measured them across the fleet.
Also in September
We integrated our first battery energy storage system (BESS), with 3.5 MW of power and 6.88 MWh of confirmed usable capacity. Onboarding improvements rolled out for several OEMs, and across inverter, heat-pump, EV and wallbox integrations we kept improving monitoring and observability.
We also made customer notifications for connected vehicles more useful and timely. The intended benefit for utilities is fewer false alarms and fewer unnecessary support contacts.
What this means for partners
September’s updates strengthen three parts of the Podero platform: the operational tooling utilities need to manage a growing fleet, optimisation that reflects real customer tariffs, and smart charging that works with more hardware.
Utilities use Podero to steer EVs, heat pumps and batteries, and to trade their flexibility on energy markets. If you would like to learn more about current features or what’s next in the product pipeline, get in touch.
