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Simcore Cortex AI in action

A live, vendor-agnostic energy management platform coordinating solar, battery storage, EV charging, and smart loads through a single AI-driven interface. Built on Simcore's production multi-agent architecture.

Live Overview

Unified Energy Command Center

Real-time visibility across all connected BTM devices. Cloud API integration pulls live telemetry from Enphase solar inverters while local edge computing handles device coordination and dispatch. The platform normalizes data from any manufacturer into a single operational view.

Simcore Cortex AI — Live Overview Dashboard showing unified energy monitoring across solar, battery, EV, and smart loads

Cloud API Layer

Real-time data ingestion from Enphase, EcoFlow, ChargePoint, and Ecobee APIs. Normalized into a common energy data model regardless of manufacturer.

Local Edge Computing

On-site AI processes dispatch decisions locally. No cloud dependency for safety-critical operations. Sub-second response to grid events.

Technology Agnostic

Mix and match any device brand. The platform abstracts hardware differences so consumers aren't locked into a single ecosystem.

Predictive Analytics

24-Hour Energy Forecast & Battery Strategy

The AI engine generates rolling 24-hour forecasts combining solar irradiance predictions, weather scenarios, historical load patterns, and utility rate schedules. It then computes an optimal battery charge/discharge strategy that maximizes savings under each scenario.

Simcore Cortex AI — Predictive Analytics showing 24-hour energy forecast, weather scenarios, battery strategy optimization, and prediction variables

Weather-Aware Optimization

Three-scenario forecasting (clear sky, partly cloudy, overcast) ensures the battery strategy adapts to actual conditions, not just averages.

TOU Rate Arbitrage

Automatically identifies on-peak ($0.142/kWh) vs. off-peak ($0.058/kWh) windows and schedules battery discharge during highest-rate periods.

Prediction Variables

System size, panel count, latitude, day length, grid carbon intensity, current SOC, and peak solar hour all feed the optimization model.

Decision Audit Log

Every AI Decision, Explained

Full transparency into every operational change. Each dispatch decision is logged with timestamp, context, and reasoning — from battery pre-charge cycles ahead of weather changes to EV charge throttling during peak demand. Consumers and facility managers can audit exactly why the system made each choice.

Simcore Cortex AI — Decision Audit Log showing battery dispatch and EV charge throttle decisions with full context and reasoning

Battery Dispatch

Automated charge/discharge decisions based on solar forecast, TOU rate changes, and load predictions. Every action traced to its trigger.

EV Charge Management

Intelligent throttling during peak periods to preserve battery reserves. Ensures EV is ready by departure time while minimizing grid draw.

Real-Time Metrics

Solar production, battery SOC, EV charger status, grid import, self-sufficiency ratio, and CO2 avoided — all tracked continuously.

Platform Specifications

5-Minute Dispatch Cycle

Optimized dispatch commands generated every 5 minutes based on current conditions

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9+ Open Protocols

IEEE 2030.5, OpenADR 2.0b, OCPP 1.6/2.0.1, SunSpec Modbus, MQTT, CTA-2045, Matter, Green Button, plus vendor cloud APIs

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Authenticated Connections

All device integrations use authenticated API connections with encrypted telemetry

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Residential & C&I

Scales from single-family homes to commercial facilities with the same platform

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Vendor Agnostic

Enphase, EcoFlow, Tesla, ChargePoint, Ecobee, Shelly, and growing

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Multi-Agent AI

Built on Simcore's production autonomous agent framework — proven in 12+ months of operation

Built by operators who install what they optimize

Simcore is both a licensed solar EPC and an AI software company. We wire the panels, install the batteries, and build the intelligence layer that makes them work together.

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