Automation policy
A rule with constraints, such as time, state of charge, or price, and the device actions that follow. Evaluated in priority order.
Default automation policy
A read-only template from Gridkeeper. Copy the logic into your own policy to use it.
Price point
A tariff or time window used by Advanced Mode.
Grid feed
One physical supply from the street. A site can have more than one. The retailer plan sits on the feed.
Discovered device
Hardware found through a platform sync. It is not controlled until you add it to the site.
Platform integration
The connection to a vendor cloud, such as Sungrow, Tuya, or Sensibo, used to discover and control hardware.
OCPP
The protocol an EV charger uses so Gridkeeper can run the session. You add the charge point ID and the WebSocket URL.
Storm Mode
A timed resilience bias in Basic Mode: charge the battery high and pause discretionary loads, then revert.
Self-sufficiency
The share of site consumption met by on-site generation and storage.
Carbon-aware
Prefer cleaner grid hours when the extra cost stays inside the limit you set.
Wholesale retailer
A plan priced from the spot market, such as Amber or Local Volts. It needs API credentials on the grid feed.
VPP
A virtual power plant. An operator runs many sites’ batteries, chargers, and loads for a grid service.
Cohort
A saved set of Watchtower clients or sites that a rule or an event can target.
Global automation
A Watchtower rule with a scope, conditions, and actions, evaluated across the fleet.
Compliance
Whether a Watchtower client can be controlled, based on their agreement and documents.
Billing hold
A temporary block on Watchtower control because an invoice is overdue.
Bands
Device ranges, such as an inverter between 5 and 8 kW, used to target a fleet rule.