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Provider Localvolts
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Choose this provider during initial setup, or open Settings > Devices & Services > PowerSync > Configure > Electricity pricing & provider to change its settings. Use the written plan for your site and account; examples are not a substitute for your contract.
Real-time wholesale pricing with native 5-minute resolution. Localvolts provides marginal import and export prices with up to 24 hours of forward forecast data.
Setup:
- Obtain your API Key and Partner ID from Localvolts
- Select Localvolts during PowerSync setup
- Enter your API Key, Partner ID, and NMI (National Meter Identifier)
- Configure export boost and chip mode settings (optional)
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| API Key | Your Localvolts API key (keep this secret) |
| Partner ID | Your Localvolts Partner ID |
| NMI | Your 10-digit National Meter Identifier. Use * for all authorized NMIs. |
- Prices are fetched every 5 minutes from the Localvolts API
- All features work seamlessly: Smart Optimization, TOU schedule sync (where supported by your battery system), curtailment at negative prices, export boost, and chip mode
- Forward forecast is limited to ~24 hours (the optimizer pads beyond this with the last known price)
- AEMO spike detection can be configured independently for price spike exports
- Localvolts does not include Amber's spike status field. To get automatic battery discharge during NEM price spikes, enable AEMO Spike Detection separately.
- If no import or export activity occurred in a forecast period, the price is treated as 0.0 c/kWh.
- Localvolts is a NEM provider, so PowerSync can still use AEMO dispatch events as the settlement trigger for schedule refreshes.
Check the current import/export price and tariff schedule for the selected site and local time. On a menu-entered edit, saving provider settings can finish the flow directly; specialist settings remain under Advanced settings. Token/account success, an imported schedule and a hardware command are different outcomes. If rates or the site are wrong, reopen pricing rather than changing battery connection settings.
The tables use the current form labels and help text. They list the conditional field union: a field can be hidden for a different battery, provider, route or available integration. The instructions above explain those conditions. Existing saved/discovered values take precedence over fresh fallbacks. Rate units follow the provider; check the displayed currency/energy unit.
| Field | Meaning / input | Fallback / limits |
|---|---|---|
| API key | Contact Localvolts support to request your API key. Keep it secret -- treat it like a password. | Saved/detected value or the form’s shown fallback |
| Partner ID | Your Localvolts Partner ID, provided alongside the API key. | Saved/detected value or the form’s shown fallback |
| NMI | Your 10-digit National Meter Identifier (on your electricity bill). Enter * to authorize all NMIs on the account. | Saved/detected value or the form’s shown fallback |
| Field | Meaning / input | Fallback / limits |
|---|---|---|
| API key | Contact Localvolts support to request your API key. Keep it secret -- treat it like a password. | Saved/detected value or the form’s shown fallback |
| Partner ID | Your Localvolts Partner ID, provided alongside the API key. | Saved/detected value or the form’s shown fallback |
| NMI | Your 10-digit National Meter Identifier (on your electricity bill). Enter * to authorize all NMIs on the account. | Saved/detected value or the form’s shown fallback |
| Enable automatic TOU sync | Automatically upload TOU tariff schedules to your battery based on current prices. | Saved/detected value or the form’s shown fallback |
| Stop export below threshold | Stop battery from exporting when export earnings drop below the configured threshold. | Saved/detected value or the form’s shown fallback |