Which home batteries give you the most control?

FoxESS — current FoxCloud 2.0-supported hybrid families

Manual control: 10/10 · Smart automation: 7/10 in Australia

FoxCloud 2.0 documents Mode Scheduler, Forced Charge, Forced Discharge, minimum SOC and peak-shaving controls. FoxESS's 2026 manual says AI Mode is currently Netherlands-only, so BecSpec does not credit that AI function to Australia.

Generation note: do not assume older H1/AC1 stock exposes the same controls as H1(G2)/AC1(G2), H3 Smart or other current families.

Sigenergy — current SigenStor / mySigen

Manual control: 10/10 · Smart automation: 8/10

Current Australian SigenStor documentation explicitly supports Time-based Control with manual charge/discharge periods, overnight grid charging and up to 24 charge, discharge or self-consumption periods.

GoodWe — current hybrids with SEMS+/SolarGo TOU control

Manual control: 9/10 · Smart automation: 7/10

Australian documentation supports explicit TOU charge/discharge windows, cut-off SOC and power. Confirm the exact quoted family and firmware.

Fronius — GEN24 / GEN24 Plus

Manual control: 9/10 · Smart automation: 7/10

Time-dependent battery control supports weekday/time rules and minimum/maximum charge/discharge power plus grid charging. This score does not apply to legacy SnapINverter models.

AlphaESS — current SMILE-G3 families / AlphaCloud

Manual control: 8/10 · Smart automation: 7/10 · evidence confidence: medium

AlphaCloud documents user charge/discharge scheduling, while current Australian resources distinguish multiple SMILE-G3 families. BecSpec therefore requires exact model/app verification rather than applying the score to every older SMILE system.

Tesla — Powerwall with Time-Based Control

Manual control: 6/10 · Smart automation: 10/10

Strong tariff-aware automation, forecasting, reserve control, grid charging and export; less focused on granular user-authored blocks.

SolarEdge — current Home Battery-capable systems

Manual control: 7/10 · Smart automation: 8/10

mySolarEdge supports battery-mode selection and tariff-aware operation. Exact mode availability depends on inverter/battery generation and firmware.

Enphase — IQ Battery 5P / current IQ Energy System

Manual control: 5/10 · Smart automation: 9/10

Current Australian systems emphasise Savings/Self-Consumption/Full Backup profiles, tariff-aware operation and reserve control rather than granular fixed charge/discharge schedules.

Sungrow — supported hybrid generations

Manual control: 8/10 · Smart automation: 7/10

Forced-charge windows, discharge periods and target SOC are documented, but older SH5K and newer SH-RS/RT platforms should be treated separately.