Frequently asked questions
Smart energy control (HEMS)
EMS stands for Energy Management System.
HEMS means Home Energy Management System: the same principle, but specifically for homes.
It is a small device in or near your electrical cabinet that measures your energy consumption via software and an app and controls it smartly.
No. Even without a home battery, a HEMS can use your solar energy smarter and control your charging station better.
With a home battery you usually get more benefit, because you can also store energy and use it later.
Yes. The system works automatically based on real-time measurements in your home. You don't need to constantly adjust settings yourself.
Yes. In many cases existing solar panels can be perfectly integrated into a smart energy system. Powerland checks what is possible in your home.
Yes, provided your charging station supports smart control. Then the system can charge with solar energy, during cheaper hours and within the available capacity of your home.
The system:
- continuously measures your production and consumption
- analyzes when energy is available and advantageous
- automatically controls battery and charging station
- helps you use more of your own solar energy
- helps limit peak consumption
You don't need to program anything yourself.
Yes. When your consumption changes - for example due to an extra electric car, heat pump or family expansion - the system can be easily adjusted or refined so that your energy is optimally distributed again. Your installation grows with your life.
No. A HEMS also works without a dynamic contract.
With a dynamic contract, smart control often becomes extra interesting, because the system can then also take into account hourly prices.