BATTERY COMPATIBILITY

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YOUR BATTERY BOOST

Powerwall 2

Cloud / local connectivity. Results use records checked 16/10/2026; provider eligibility remains final.

YOUR SYSTEM SUPPORTSGrid flexibility / VPPNot yet verifiedSmart tariffsAvailable routeAdvanced optimisationAvailable routeHome AssistantAvailable routeBattery expansionNot yet verified
VPP & grid flexibility
Smart battery tariffs
ACTIVE

Charge Pack

Eligibility needs checking

Battery control
Octopus controls supported battery
Off-peak / import
Uses your import tariff · Optimised automatically
Export
Outgoing Octopus required

Minimum £12 monthly account credit. Octopus controls grid sessions and returns the battery to its usual schedule afterwards. Cannot be combined with third-party battery optimisation such as Axle; Cosy support is advertised as coming soon.

ACTIVE

Octopus Flux

No device-specific integration required

Battery control
Customer retains schedule control
Off-peak / import
Check regional rate · 02:00–05:00 cheap import · 16:00–19:00 peak
Export
Three export periods

Variable three-band import and export tariff with no exit fees. Solar, a battery, half-hourly readings and an export MPAN are required. You set the battery schedule; rates vary by region and windows use UK local time.

PAUSED

Intelligent Octopus Flux

Eligibility needs checking

Battery control
Octopus controls compatible battery
Off-peak / import
Temporarily unavailable · restricted eligibility · Supplier optimised
Export
Supplier optimised

Octopus's live page again states that Intelligent Octopus Flux is temporarily unavailable. The same page remains internally inconsistent: its eligibility section says compatible solar and battery equipment need not have been installed by Octopus, while a separate notice says the tariff is currently exclusive to customers who bought both from Octopus. Battery Boost therefore treats the tariff as paused and restricted until Octopus publishes a consistent reopening route.

BETA

Tenant Power

Eligibility needs checking

Battery control
Octopus controls approved battery
Off-peak / import
Landlord-agreed discount vs Flexible Octopus · Continuous discounted unit rate
Export
Not publicly stated

Octopus's published terms confirm a restricted landlord-linked proposition rather than a generally quoted retail tariff. The electricity discount is agreed with the landlord and varies with the Ofgem price cap; the regional Flexible Octopus standing charge remains. No public unit rate, export payment or open sign-up route is stated, so eligibility and price must be confirmed directly.

ACTIVE

Outgoing Octopus

No device-specific integration required

Battery control
No battery control
Off-peak / import
Not applicable · Flat export
Export
12p/kWh (variable)

Requires Octopus import supply and an eligible pairing. Half-hourly export data and an export MPAN are needed; switching from FIT export can involve restrictions.

BETA

Next Optimise

Officially listed

Battery control
E.ON Next SmartShift automation or manual mode
Off-peak / import
Wholesale-linked · first-1,000 booster discounts 3p/kWh from 00:00–06:00 · Dynamic; 00:00–06:00 booster window
Export
Wholesale-linked · first-1,000 booster adds 3p/kWh from 16:00–19:00

Wholesale-linked beta with no exit fees. Automation supports GivEnergy, Fox H1-G2/KH/H3 Smart, Alpha AL-series, Sigenergy with gateway/sensor, Tesla Powerwall 2/3 and Sunsynk ECCO, Accure, Elite and 8–50kW three-phase inverters; Sunsynk Lifelynk is excluded. Other batteries can join in self-optimise mode, subject to eligibility. The first-1,000 booster discounts overnight imports and boosts peak exports by 3p/kWh for 12 months; it is not a 3p unit price. Availability of the booster must be confirmed.

BETA

Next Solar Storage Steady

Eligibility needs checking

Battery control
E.ON Next Home app automatically steers the battery
Off-peak / import
Personalised fixed import quote · 23:30–05:30 overnight · 05:30–16:00 and 19:00–23:30 off-peak
Export
Personalised fixed export quote · 16:00–19:00 peak window

12-month public beta with fixed quoted import/export bands and no exit fee. Terms confirm the displayed windows; public unit prices are not supplied. The app steers the battery with no manual override and replaces separate SEG payments. No EV smart scheduling at launch. The product landing page could not be retrieved during this review; confirm the previously listed inverter brands and exact firmware directly before joining.

ACTIVE

Next Store & Save

Eligibility needs checking

Battery control
Customer schedules battery
Off-peak / import
Quote-only off-peak price · 02:00–05:00
Export
Separate export tariff

Current terms describe a 12-month fixed tariff with one lower-priced 02:00–05:00 window, a standard rate at other times and no exit fee. E.ON does not publish general unit rates on the cited page, so the personalised quote is decisive. The terms do not promise supplier battery control; customers should confirm equipment, export pairing and scheduling separately.

ACTIVE

Next Export tariffs

No device-specific integration required

Battery control
No battery control
Off-peak / import
Not applicable · Flat export
Export
17.5p Premium v3 · 13p Exclusive v3 · 6p Flex v1 · 8.5p Business v1

17.5p Premium v3 needs a qualifying E.ON installation from 10 November 2025 and a residential system up to 15kW. 13p Exclusive v3 requires E.ON import supply and excludes time-of-use tariffs such as Next Drive. The 6p Flex v1 rate is variable and supports systems up to 5MW; 8.5p Business v1 is a fixed 12-month SME/commercial tier. Metering, certification, installation and system-size rules remain decisive.

ACTIVE

Empower Fixed

Eligibility needs checking

Battery control
Product dependent
Off-peak / import
10p/kWh overnight discount · Overnight discount · check exact quote bands
Export
Up to 13p/kWh for existing panels

For existing solar and/or battery owners. Fixed import prices with an overnight discount; a communicating half-hourly smart meter and EDF supply are required. Check all time bands in your quote.

Your optional postcode, supplier and smart-meter answers have not been used to hide results without a verified rule.

Battery optimisation
Not yet verified
Support
Unverified
Connection
Remote optimisation; exact connection requirements to be confirmed
UK availability
Manufacturer support not published

The Sentinel homepage does not list this manufacturer. Support has not been verified; absence from the list is not proof of incompatibility.

Compatible with conditions
Support
Community
Connection
Cloud / local
UK availability
UK route listed; final eligibility applies

Exact model, firmware and control path must be checked.

Coming soon / announced

Octopus Charge Pack

Support
Supplier-listed
Connection
Manufacturer cloud
UK availability
Announced / coming soon

Provider checks, account region, firmware and programme terms may still apply.

Compatible

E.ON Next Optimise

Support
Supplier-listed
Connection
Supplier cloud / app
UK availability
UK route listed; final eligibility applies

Provider checks, account region, firmware and programme terms may still apply.

Compatible with conditions
Support
Third-party
Connection
Cloud / local
UK availability
UK route listed; final eligibility applies

Exact model, firmware and control path must be checked.

Smart home & API integrations
Third-party integration
Support
Third-party
Connection
Cloud / local
UK availability
UK route listed; final eligibility applies

Provider checks, account region, firmware and programme terms may still apply.

Upgrade & expansion

Not yet verified

We do not have sufficiently specific expansion data for this exact record, so no maximum capacity or compatible battery is being inferred.

Backup / EPS

Not yet verified

No whole-home or partial-backup claim is shown without reliable model-specific evidence.

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