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\"charge<\/p>\n

Charge HQ is coming out of beta, and as a consequence is introducing fees for its app.<\/p>\n

The company\u2019s software<\/a> optimises a solar\/battery user\u2019s solar production, energy consumption, and wholesale prices in real time.<\/p>\n

They told SolarQuotes in November that Charge HQ had attracted 1,000 users to its beta, and over the weekend said it had reached 30 countries so far, mainly due to the efforts of its beta testers.<\/p>\n

The introduction of subscription pricing was to be announced today, but users noticed the change in a June 1 update<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhilst updating the app in preparation for this change we let the cat out of the bag\u2026 so tomorrow’s announcement now follows,\u201d Charge HQ told SolarQuotes in an email.<\/p>\n

The company said: \u201cto continue to build the app and expand the features we need a source of revenue. After a lot of thought and consideration of other business models<\/a>, we\u2019re adopting a subscription service for the use of solar charging features for all new users.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, Charge HQ claimed, the $7 per month subscription<\/a> is less than the average user saves, and there will be discounts for annual subscriptions.<\/p>\n

In the email, the company paid tribute to the \u201cpassionate group of beta program members who have embraced and supported what we\u2019ve built.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe development of existing features and formulation of our roadmap has come largely from the constant stream of feedback and ideas we get from users.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The app has let \u201cthousands of users\u201d get more than half their EV charging from solar, ChargeHQ told SolarQuotes.<\/p>\n

Beta program members will continue to get all Charge HQ features for free, at least for now: “if you signed up before the 5th of June (Sydney, Australia time), please continue to enjoy the app free of charge\u201d, Joy and Andrew Rodgers said in the email.<\/p>\n

As well as optimisiing tariffs, Charge HQ makes sure that at night-time or when it\u2019s cloudy, the EV charger<\/a> isn\u2019t drawing down on a user\u2019s battery.<\/p>\n

In our November interview, Andrew Rodgers explained:<\/p>\n

\u201cA common scenario is that during the day the EV will charge from the solar and that\u2019s fine, the home battery will stay out of the way. But then in the evening, the EV battery might need a top-up, and it just looks like any other load to the home battery, so will discharge accordingly. We think it\u2019s possible that the software can talk to the home battery and say, for example, at midnight tell it to stop discharging.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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