SolarCharge
Harness solar energy to power your EV at home. SolarCharge integrates with your existing solar setup, reducing charging costs and promoting a greener lifestyle.
What is SolarCharge?
SolarCharge is like harnessing the energy of the sun right into your EV – bringing you a more sustainable and cost-effective home-charging experience. You can feel confident that your CO2 impact is even lower than before.
At Monta, we’re constantly setting a new standard in EV charging. With SolarCharge, we’ve created a feature that lets you tailor your home-charging experience to fit your lifestyle – precisely, comfortably, and sustainably.
The problem
Solar panels are an expensive investment for homeowners. On top of that, integrating a solar setup with an EV charger can result in additional expenses and further complications. A homeowner might need to buy a new charger that supports solar charging, lay new cables, and could end up paying for costly apps/software subscriptions to manage their solar charge setup.
What is Monta’s solution?
With SolarCharge, homeowners won’t have to change anything about their existing solar setup. The feature integrates with any solar panel hardware and takes 5 minutes to set up. See which charge point models are supported here.
Why choose Monta’s SolarCharge?
100% solar energy
Zero modifications to existing solar setup
Easy setup guaranteed
Charging at no cost
How SolarCharge works
Surplus SolarCharge
Transform your surplus solar energy into savings and drive your EV with clean, renewable energy. When your solar panels generate more electricity than your home needs, that extra energy can be used to charge your EV. This means you’re making the most of the energy you produce instead of selling it back to the grid for less money.
Get Surplus SolarCharge up and running with hardware-based solutions:
- CT-Clamps: Connect easily to selected charging points.
- Smart meter integration: Get the required data directly from your meter.
Forecast-based SolarCharge
Optimise your energy use by charging your EV when solar energy is available. Forecast-based SolarCharge estimates electricity generation based on factors like weather and historical data. A key benefit is that this solution works with any charge point, requiring no hardware installation. Therefore, it is completely free.
Surplus SolarCharge vs. Forecast-based SolarCharge
Surplus SolarCharge maximises excess solar energy for EV charging, allowing you to fully benefit from your solar panels without selling energy back to the grid at lower rates — reducing electricity costs, and enhancing returns on solar investments.
In contrast, Forecast-based SolarCharge relies on predicted solar production, which may not align with your actual energy use. This can lead to situations where you consume all your solar energy for household needs, resulting in drawing electricity from the grid and potentially increasing your costs.
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