Energy Saving For Shops

STOP PAYING PEAK PRICES — RUN YOUR SHOP ON SMARTER ENERGY

Retail and food businesses often use the most power when electricity is most expensive. Jousto helps you shift load, store cheap energy, protect your operations from outages, and even trade energy with your community.

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UPS + Backup Protection Battery Arbitrage Peer-to-Peer Trading

Aarno - Jousto mascot in a butcher's apron (shops hero)

WHY SHOPS GET HIT THE HARDEST

Shops, cafés, pizza bars and retail outlets often run their heaviest equipment in the shoulder and peak periods — while solar is fading and prices spike.

RETAIL LOAD IS DIFFERENT

Refrigeration: cool rooms, display fridges, freezers run all day.
HVAC: comfort cooling/heating during trading hours.
Lighting + signage: long operating windows, especially late trade.
Cooking loads: ovens, warmers, fryers, extraction for food outlets.

Jousto turns this “timing problem” into a controllable energy strategy.

THE SIMPLE STRATEGY: BUY CHEAP, USE LATER

When the grid is flooded with solar during the day, prices fall. In the evening, prices rise. Batteries and smart controls let your shop shift energy costs away from peak periods.

Energy price curve showing cheap daytime and expensive evening periods

WHAT JOUSTO DOES FOR SHOPS

Load Shifting: run selected loads when energy is cheapest.
Storage: charge batteries off-peak / solar sponge, discharge during peak.
Resilience: keep POS, comms, fridges protected during outages.
Trading: buy energy from your community, or transfer between sites.

Book a 30 Min Energy Design Step 1: Smart Meter + Better Plan

STEP 1: GET ON A SMARTER TARIFF

Before storage, before automation — make sure the site has a smart meter and a plan that rewards using energy at the right times. We often recommend starting with a straightforward retailer option, then progressing to LocalVolts trading when you’re ready.

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PORTABLE BATTERIES: PERFECT FOR SHOPS

Many shops have multiple power boards full of POS, routers, screens, computers and small appliances. Portable energy storage can act as a UPS during outages — and can also be scheduled to charge cheap / discharge expensive.

Portable UPS under counter in retail environment

TWO BIG WINS

UPS Protection: keep critical devices running during outages (POS, router, EFTPOS, fridge controllers).
Time-Based Savings: charge during off-peak / solar sponge, discharge during shoulder/peak.

Great for leased properties where landlords won’t approve permanent electrical work.

ANKER SOLIX

Portable power + UPS capability for business resilience and smart charging.

Shop Anker

BLUETTI

Great value portable storage for shops—charge cheap, run critical gear at peak.

Shop Bluetti

ECOFLOW

High performance portable systems—ideal for UPS, events, and smart energy shifting.

Shop EcoFlow

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TURN YOUR SHOP INTO A LOCAL ENERGY HUB

Shops have a unique opportunity: customers may have excess solar at home — and your shop can become the place they “spend” that energy through community credit arrangements.

A SIMPLE COMMUNITY PLAY

Patron-to-shop energy credit: customers transfer surplus solar, you track it, and reconcile with store credit.
Peer-to-peer exchange: buy energy from local generators at an agreed price.
Multi-site: warehouse has solar, shop does not — transfer energy between locations.

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READY TO CUT YOUR SHOP’S ENERGY BILL?

Whether you’re installing a commercial battery, using portable storage as UPS + smart shifting, or exploring peer-to-peer energy — we’ll map the best path for your business.

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