Export Agreement: What You Need to Know Before Selling Power

To sell electricity generated by your solar panel system, you must have an active agreement with an energy company that buys your power. This is typically called an export agreement, feed-in tariff, or power purchase agreement.

What does the agreement cover? The agreement sets the terms for how you are paid for the electricity you feed back into the grid. This can include surplus power from your solar panels or energy discharged from your battery, provided your agreement and system setup allow it.

This is separate from your standard electricity supply contract. You should therefore confirm with your electricity supplier or export provider that you have an active export agreement in place, and verify when it takes effect.

What does this mean for IntelliCharge? IntelliCharge manages your system, but it does not replace an agreement with an electricity buyer.

If you do not have an export agreement yet, you need to adjust your settings so the system does not optimize for selling power. You do not necessarily need to turn off AI control completely—simply disable the setting below, which you can find under Plants -> Settings.

Once your agreement is active, make sure to enable the setting below: