Daytime
Solar generation may be strongest
Roof and carpark generation can coincide with lower guest-room occupancy, while some kitchens, laundry, hot water and plant loads continue.
Jousto industry solutions
Accommodation solutions
Daytime solar can miss your busiest guest hours.
Hotels and motels can generate strongly during the day, then see guest demand rise later in the day and overnight. Jousto helps assess whether solar, battery storage, energy management and other infrastructure could better fit the property’s load profile.
✓ No obligation initial assessment✓ Existing solar can be assessed✓ New and existing sites
Why Jousto is relevant
Start with the way your property actually operates
- Daytime solar generation may not line up with afternoon, evening and overnight guest demand
- Existing solar, batteries and energy management can be assessed together
- Guest comfort, refrigeration, laundry, hot water and back-of-house loads all matter
Choose a starting point
What would you like to improve?
Choose the closest operator problem. You can refine the brief with Jousto before any equipment, system size or rollout is assumed.
Use more of your solarSolar + battery + energy management for a changing hospitality load.Explore Reduce peak grid demandExplore battery and energy management around tariffs, peaks and operating patterns.Explore Add guest EV chargingConsider chargers, solar generation and future site capacity together.Explore Improve pool or plant efficiencyLook at pumps, controls and the equipment that keeps the property running.Explore Improve securityExplore CCTV and monitoring for access points, boundaries and assets.Explore Monitor the property remotelyBring energy, communications and connected operations into a clearer brief.Explore
The accommodation energy pattern
When generation and guest demand do not line up
A hotel or motel may have useful solar generation while many rooms are empty, followed by higher guest-facing demand later. The right response depends on interval data, tariffs, existing solar and how the property operates.
Shift or manage
Storage and controls may help
Battery storage and energy management can be assessed as options for using more onsite generation or managing selected loads.
Evening / night
Guest demand may rise
Lighting, HVAC, hot water, refrigeration and guest-room activity can change the load profile after solar output falls.
This is a pattern worth testing—not a guaranteed profile for every hotel or motel.
The operating context
Why hotels & motels infrastructure is different
Accommodation combines a guest-facing experience with behind-the-scenes infrastructure. The useful question is not only what equipment to buy—it is what the property needs to keep doing, where, and when.
Demand follows the guest experience
Guest rooms, air conditioning, heating, hot water, lighting, kitchens, laundries, pools and common areas can create a changing load profile.
The bill is only the starting point
Interval data, tariff structure, existing solar, peak demand and operating patterns help test whether batteries or energy management make sense.
An outage is more than an inconvenience
Reception, access control, pumps, refrigeration, communications and other critical services may need a clear resilience conversation.
Relevant options
Build the brief around the property—not a generic package
Commercial solar and batteries remain part of the conversation, alongside the remote, communications, security, water, lighting, EV and monitoring pathways relevant to this property.
Commercial solar
Explore onsite generation for suitable roofs, buildings and operating loads.
Explore pathwayBattery & energy strategy
Discuss storage, resilience, load shifting and what energy management could look like.
Explore pathwayEnergy audit & EMS
Start with the site context, tariffs, load behaviour and the systems that matter most.
Explore pathwaySolar carparks & EV charging
Consider vehicle areas as part of a broader generation and mobility plan.
Explore pathwaySecurity & site monitoring
Use solar CCTV and connected infrastructure where extending power is difficult.
Explore pathwayOutdoor lighting
Explore practical lighting pathways for access, perimeter and shared outdoor areas.
Explore pathwayPower + Comms + Compute
The foundation behind a connected accommodation site
A hospitality property is an operating system. Jousto helps you consider the power behind the guest-facing experience, the communications that keep the site visible, and the local compute or control needed for smarter operations.
Power
Solar, batteries, backup priorities and electrical infrastructure matched to the site and the loads that cannot simply stop.
Comms
Connectivity for monitoring, security, access, sensors and remote visibility across buildings and outdoor areas.
Compute
A place to discuss local control, automation, cameras and future connected services without assuming a particular system.
Practical starting points
Where these conversations can lead
01
Make more of existing solar
Ask whether a battery, energy management or load-shifting strategy could better match daytime generation with later guest demand.
02
Protect the guest experience
Identify the services that matter during peak occupancy and an interruption, from hot water and HVAC to refrigeration, pumps and communications.
03
One property, several systems
Coordinate rooftops, carparks, plant rooms, pools, laundries, EV charging and security as one project brief while recognising their different constraints.
How Jousto works
A clear next step, without pretending the property is generic
Tell us what you are trying to improve. Jousto helps turn that context into an appropriate quote, assessment or specialist project pathway.
01
Tell us about the property
Share the site, operating context and the problem you most want to improve.
02
Get an initial assessment
Start with the existing Jousto quote or project conversation that best matches the brief.
03
Explore suitable options
Separate the immediate priority from possible future stages across the property.
04
Verify the requirements
Review the available data, site constraints and services that need to keep operating.
05
Determine the right pathway
Let the project requirements guide the technology, scale and delivery approach.
06
Receive the next step
Move to a proposal or specialist connection where appropriate, without an assumed outcome.
Prefer to preserve capital?
Finance or a PPA may be worth discussing for some commercial projects, but it is not assumed or pre-approved. Suitability depends on the project, provider, site, contract and approval process; Jousto can help frame the conversation after the requirements are understood.
Discuss finance optionsReady to brief Jousto?
Not sure which option fits?
Tell Jousto what you are trying to improve. A few practical answers help route the enquiry to the right existing pathway.
Talk to JoustoQuestions to consider
Frequently asked questions
Does a battery make sense if guests use more power at night?+
It may, depending on the property’s interval data, tariff structure, existing solar, peak demand and operating pattern. The night-time demand pattern is a reason to assess the question—not a guarantee of a particular outcome.
Can you assess our existing solar?+
Yes. Existing solar can form part of the project brief alongside batteries, energy management, load priorities, tariffs and any future expansion.
Can battery storage help with demand charges?+
It may be relevant where the tariff and load profile support it. Demand charges, control strategy, battery suitability and the operating priorities need to be reviewed together.
Can EV chargers use our solar?+
EV charging can be considered alongside solar, batteries, carpark capacity and the property’s electrical constraints. The right approach depends on the site and intended use.
What information do you need from us?+
Start with the property type, site layout, existing solar, approximate energy use, operating hours and the services you most want to improve. Interval data and equipment details can follow when available.
Your next step
Tell us what you want to improve.
No obligation, no invented system size and no need to have every answer ready.