The Vitalic intelligent energy ecosystem.
The diagram above shows five layers exchanging signals: generation, storage, flexible load, EV charging, and the control layer at the centre. Site load, network tariff and wholesale price all feed in. The control layer reads those three signals and decides which asset acts, every 0.1 seconds. Remove it and the diagram becomes four independent products sharing a switchboard.
What each asset earns alone, and what coordinating them adds
The diagram sets what solar PV, battery storage and flexible loads each return on their own against what coordinating them adds on top. Illustrative, not to scale.
Common questions about intelligent energy ecosystems
What is an intelligent energy ecosystem?
An intelligent energy ecosystem is five coordinated layers under one contract: solar generation, battery storage, flexible load control, EV charging and an intelligent control layer that decides which asset acts. The control layer re-decides every 0.1 seconds against price, network and site signals. Without it the other four are disconnected hardware.
Does Vitalic install the system, or only design it?
Vitalic delivers the complete system under a single EPC contract: engineering, procurement and construction, covering solar, battery storage, demand response, EV charging and intelligent control as one coordinated system. The on-site electrical work is carried out by licensed electrical contractors, to Vitalic’s design and within Vitalic’s scope. One party is accountable for the outcome, rather than four contractors each accountable for their own part.
What is a demand charge on a Queensland business electricity bill?
A demand charge bills the highest interval of grid draw recorded inside the network tariff's nominated demand window, measured in kW or kVA, and it is charged every month regardless of how much energy the site used. On Energex business demand tariffs the window sits in the late afternoon and evening, after solar output has fallen away.
How does a commercial battery earn revenue rather than only save money?
A battery saves money by shifting cheap or self-generated energy into expensive intervals and by cutting the billed demand peak. It earns money by discharging into high wholesale prices and by responding to dispatch signals. Most sites capture only the first stream, because capturing the others requires a control layer that acts within seconds.
What data does Vitalic need to model a site?
Twelve months of NMI interval data and the current retail tariff. That is enough to model dispatch against the site's real load, interval by interval, and to show the assumptions behind every figure. A site plan and single-line diagram sharpen the engineering, but the model starts with interval data.
Does Vitalic Energy work outside South East Queensland?
Yes. Vitalic delivers commercial and industrial energy systems Australia-wide. Every assessment uses the site’s own electricity data, network tariff and connection requirements. Explore our service areas or contact us about a location not yet listed.
Request a model of your own site’s day
Twelve months of NMI interval data and your current tariff is enough to model dispatch against your real load. You get your own day modelled interval by interval, the way it is drawn on How it works, with the working behind every number.
Annual electricity use, usage rate, solar yield and target share. No contact details needed to see the estimate.