Strategies for small vs large batteries

Small batteries vs large batteries: different strategies

You use a 3 kWh battery differently than a 30 kWh one. Leafy Energy adapts its suggested strategies to your available capacity.

Small batteries (up to ~5 kWh)

• Ideal for peak shaving and short-term optimisation.
• Focus on one or two clear moments per day (cooking, evening TV, home office).
• Less suited for shifting entire day/night consumption patterns.

Medium batteries (5–15 kWh)

• Mix of peak shaving and price optimisation.
• Capable of covering a large portion of evening usage.

Large batteries (15+ kWh)

• Room for advanced scenarios: multi-day strategies, backup, and EV support.
• Leafy Energy can apply more aggressive algorithms without immediately “running out”.

In demos you can show the same household with three different battery sizes to illustrate how strategy recommendations shift automatically.