Ogre AI Energy Hub Optimizer

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BESS Only

Battery storage connected to the grid. No local generation or demand.

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BESS + Generation

Battery with co-located renewable generation. No local demand.

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BESS + Demand

Battery serving local demand. No on-site generation.

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BESS + Generation + Demand

Full site — battery, renewables, and local consumption.

Step 3 — Grid connectionⓘ

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Full Grid Access

Import and export allowed.

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Import Only

Can buy from grid, cannot sell back.

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Export Only

Can sell to grid, cannot buy.

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Off-Grid

No grid connection. Must balance locally.

Step 4 — What are you optimizing for?ⓘ

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Maximize Profit

Maximize total revenue minus total cost — arbitrage, exports, DR savings, avoided imports.

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Peak Shaving

Minimize peak grid import to reduce demand charges.

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Self-Sufficiency

Minimize grid dependence — prioritize own generation and storage.

Step 5 — Optimization Parameters

📅 Schedule

Time Resolutionⓘ Auto-detected from file

Display Timezoneⓘ

Horizonsⓘ

Intraday Day-Ahead Week-Ahead

⚙️ Solver Settings

Stochastic Modeⓘ 3 price/gen/demand scenarios

Ancillary Servicesⓘ

Auto-detected

FCR + FFR revenue from your data

Solver Timeoutⓘ

Ramp rate, min dwell time, grid fees, and TOU tariffs are read from your BESS_Parameters sheet.

Step 6 — Optimization Method

Select one or more methods to run. Selecting multiple lets you compare different optimization approaches on the same data.

MILP (HiGHS)

Exact

Industry-standard deterministic dispatch. Binary charge/discharge exclusion, guaranteed optimal.

⚡ Speed: 3/5 🎯 Quality: 4/5

Dynamic Programming

Exact

SOC-discretized global search. Better nonlinear degradation modeling, optimal within discretization.

⚡ Speed: 2/5 🎯 Quality: 5/5

Model Predictive Control

Real-Time

Rolling MILP re-solve every 2h. Mimics real-time dispatch controller, robust to forecast drift.

⚡ Speed: 4/5 🎯 Quality: 5/5

Robust Optimization

Conservative

Worst-case MILP within ±15% uncertainty. Guarantees revenue floor under price/generation volatility.

⚡ Speed: 3/5 🎯 Quality: 4/5

Rule-Based (Benchmark)

Benchmark

Naive buy-low / sell-high thresholds. Shows how much value optimization adds vs a simple strategy.

⚡ Speed: 1/5 🎯 Quality: 1/5

Welcome to the Energy Hub Optimizer!