Zerofy

Zerofy is an intelligent, AI-powered Home Energy Management System (HEMS) designed to put your home's energy consumption on autopilot. It serves as a central command center for the modern electrified household, seamlessly integrating disparate energy devices like solar panels, EV chargers, battery storage, heat pumps, and smart appliances into a single, user-friendly mobile app. By leveraging advanced algorithms, Zerofy optimizes your energy usage to maximize solar self-consumption and take advantage of dynamic electricity tariffs. This not only significantly cuts down your electricity costs but also reduces your carbon footprint, all without the need for any additional, costly hardware.

How to use Zerofy

Getting started with Zerofy is designed to be simple and straightforward, eliminating the complexity of traditional hardware-based systems:

1. Download the App: Zerofy is available on the App Store for iOS and Google Play for Android in supported regions.
2. Connect Your Devices: Instead of physical wiring, you connect your devices via the cloud. Simply log in to your existing accounts for your solar inverter, EV, EV charger, smart plugs, and other compatible devices directly within the Zerofy app. The platform supports over 500 devices from more than 40 leading brands like Tesla, Fronius, SMA, Wallbox, Shelly, and more.
3. Monitor and Control: Once connected, you gain a unified view of your entire home energy ecosystem. Monitor real-time solar production, track energy consumption per device, and manually control appliances from one central dashboard.
4. Activate Autopilot: Unleash the full power of Zerofy by enabling its Autopilot feature. The AI will then automatically manage your devices. It can schedule your EV to charge when electricity prices are lowest overnight or run your dishwasher using surplus solar power during the day, making intelligent decisions to save you money and energy effortlessly.

Core Features of Zerofy

• Unified Energy Hub: Consolidates control of all your energy-related devices (solar, batteries, EVs, chargers, HVAC, smart plugs) into one intuitive app, ending the chaos of managing multiple vendor applications.
• AI-Powered Autopilot: Features intelligent automation modes like "Run on Solar" to maximize self-consumption of your solar power and "Run on Price" to shift energy usage to times with the cheapest electricity rates based on spot market prices (e.g., EPEX Spot, Nordpool).
• Smart EV Charging: Optimizes EV charging schedules to meet your needs (e.g., reach a certain charge level by morning) at the lowest possible cost or with the greenest energy available.
• In-Depth Analytics: Provides real-time and historical data on your household's energy consumption, solar production, costs, and CO2 emissions. Breakdowns per device help you identify top consumers and opportunities for savings.
• Cloud-Based and Hardware-Free: As a pure software solution, Zerofy eliminates the need for an expensive energy manager hardware box and the associated installation costs and complexity.
• Broad Device Compatibility: Extensive integration with over 500 devices from more than 40 brands ensures that most modern electrified homes can benefit from the system.
• B2B White-Label Solutions: Offers flexible, cloud-based energy management solutions for solar installers and energy providers to offer to their own customers.

Use Cases for Zerofy

Zerofy is ideal for anyone looking to take control of their home energy usage:

• Solar Panel Owners: Automatically use excess solar energy to power appliances, heat water, or charge an EV, rather than selling it back to the grid for a low price. This can increase solar self-consumption by 10-25%.
• Electric Vehicle Owners: Drastically reduce vehicle running costs by automatically charging during off-peak hours or with free solar power, ensuring your car is ready when you need it without paying premium electricity rates.
• Households on Dynamic/Time-of-Use Tariffs: The Autopilot feature intelligently schedules high-consumption tasks (like running a heat pump or washing machine) for periods when electricity is cheapest, leading to direct savings on utility bills.
• Eco-Conscious Individuals: Gain clear visibility into your home's carbon footprint and actively reduce it by optimizing for renewable energy use and overall efficiency.
• Smart Home Enthusiasts: Integrate energy management into your smart home ecosystem, creating a truly intelligent and efficient living environment.

Advantages of Zerofy

Zerofy stands out from traditional HEMS solutions with several key advantages:

• Significant Cost Reduction: By optimizing consumption patterns and maximizing solar use, users can achieve substantial savings on their monthly electricity bills.
• Simplicity and Convenience: The all-in-one app provides a seamless user experience, while the hardware-free, cloud-based approach makes setup quick and effortless.
• Enhanced Sustainability: Promotes the use of clean energy, helps stabilize the grid by reducing peak load, and provides users with the tools to lower their household's environmental impact.
• Future-Proof Platform: As a software-based system, Zerofy is continuously updated with new features, device integrations, and improved algorithms, ensuring it stays at the forefront of energy technology.
• Increased Energy Independence: By making the most of on-site generation and smart storage, users become less reliant on the utility grid and volatile energy prices.

Pricing and Plans

Zerofy offers a flexible pricing structure to suit different needs:

• Free Plan: €0/Month. This plan is perfect for getting started. It includes unlimited connected devices for monitoring and manual control, but limits the AI Autopilot feature to one device and supports solar systems up to 8 kWp.
• Plus Plan: €6/Month (when billed annually, saving 10%). This premium plan unlocks the full potential of Zerofy. It includes unlimited connected devices, unlimited use of the Autopilot feature for all compatible devices, support for unlimited solar kWp, and early access to new features. A 14-day free trial is available for the Plus plan.