Offices • SME under 50 employees

Energy smarter for offices

If your office can’t install solar — you can still win. Jousto EMS helps you avoid peak pricing, capture cheap daytime energy, and shift load automatically — even using energy generated at a warehouse (even interstate).

Step 1 (recommended): move to a smart meter + Time-of-Use plan so you can benefit from cheap daytime energy.
Start simple with Energy Locals, then progress to wholesale/P2P options when you’re ready.
Aarno — Jousto EMS for offices

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See how offices use Jousto EMS to automate savings, add portable storage, and trade energy across sites.

Level 1

Smart load control in an office

Offices are ideal for automation: lots of devices, predictable hours, and big penalties when you consume during peak windows. Jousto EMS lets you automate when loads run — and in many cases how much they run — based on tariff windows and price signals.

Office Smart Energy Controls — Jousto EMS
Jousto EMS sits behind the scenes and coordinates loads automatically — no spreadsheets, no manual switching.
Controllable loads in an office — HVAC, printers, device clusters, kitchen
Typical controllable office loads: HVAC schedules, device clusters, meeting room AV, kitchen appliances, and more.

What we automate

HVAC timing, setpoints, non-critical device clusters, discretionary plug loads, battery charging, and “do not run in peak” rules.

Why it works in offices

Offices have daytime usage (often when prices are cheaper) and fewer “must-run” loads like hot water — meaning a larger share of consumption is flexible.

Office add-on

Portable batteries = UPS + price shifting

Offices are a perfect use case for portable storage because you typically have lots of computers, monitors and network gear on powerboards. Portable power stations can act as:

  • UPS backup for critical devices (Wi-Fi, VoIP, POS, key workstations).
  • Time/price shifting: charge when cheaper (solar sponge / off-peak) and run office loads during peak.
Anker SOLIX portable power

Anker SOLIX

High-capacity portable storage. Great for office backup + scheduled charging.

Bluetti portable power station

Bluetti

Excellent for powering device clusters and critical circuits during outages.

EcoFlow portable power + solar

EcoFlow

Strong ecosystem for flexible setups; ideal for teams who like to tinker and optimise.

Pro tip: Combine portable storage with a Time-of-Use plan first. Once the team is comfortable with “cheap vs peak”, you can step up to wholesale and peer-to-peer trading options.
Level 2

Peer-to-peer energy for offices

Offices often can’t host solar — but they can still consume solar. With peer-to-peer energy, you can source energy from your own generation site (warehouse, home, farm) or from other Jousto community generators — even if it’s in another state.

Peer-to-peer energy for offices
Buy or receive solar from your community network — not just from large energy corporations.
Interstate energy transfer — warehouse to office
Own a warehouse with solar? Send the value of that solar to your office — even interstate.

Best use cases

  • Warehouse solar funding office energy.
  • Home solar supporting a CBD office.
  • Multi-site SMEs sharing one strong generation site.

Why SMEs love this

It’s the simplest way to get “solar-like” benefits at a site that can’t install panels — while keeping value in your own network.

Level 3

AI response + dispatch (advanced)

Once you’ve got smart metering + automation + storage, the next step is AI: forecasting price events, pre-charging, reducing exposure to spikes, and responding to unusual market conditions.

AI energy response — Jousto EMS
AI-driven automation targets the “outlier” events — the exact moments that usually blow out bills.

What you get

  • Forecasting + pre-emptive charge/discharge.
  • Spike avoidance rules and demand trimming.
  • Optional export/dispatch strategies (where available).
Note: Not every office needs Level 3. Most SMEs win big with Level 1 + portable storage first.

Want us to map your office savings?

Start with Time-of-Use, add Jousto EMS automation, then layer portable storage and peer-to-peer energy when you’re ready.