Transparent home energy decisions, from assumptions to automation.
SoCrates is an Australian-focused home battery automation platform and educational resource. We build practical tools, explain the market forces behind energy prices, and give households explicit control over the rules that operate their systems.
What we do
The SoCrates product helps supported home energy systems respond to electricity prices, forecasts, battery state, tariffs and user-defined priorities. The public site complements that product with calculators, market insights and articles designed to be useful before anyone signs in.
Our focus is not a single headline savings number. It is helping people understand the inputs, trade-offs and uncertainty behind a battery decision: what energy costs at the meter, what export is worth, how efficiency changes delivered value, when reserve needs matter and how estimated wear changes a proposed cycle.
SoCrates is not AEMO, the AER, the AEMC, an electricity retailer, an inverter manufacturer or a financial adviser. Product information and editorial guidance on this site should be assessed against your own tariff, hardware, warranty and household needs.
Editorial and calculation principles
- Start with the decision. We explain what must be true for an action to create value before introducing the SoCrates product.
- Show the assumptions. Worked examples are labelled illustrative. Calculator inputs remain visible and adjustable rather than being hidden behind a single score.
- Prefer primary Australian sources. For market roles and rules we prefer AEMO, AER, AEMC and government guidance. For hardware limits, warranties and specifications, the relevant manufacturer remains authoritative.
- Separate estimates from measurements. Wear cost is an economic proxy. Forecasts are uncertain. Modelled value is not a customer result or a guarantee of savings.
- Connect education to action carefully. Tool and product links should help readers test a decision, not interrupt the explanation.
- Keep material claims reviewable. Articles show publication or update dates and link to supporting sources where a factual claim needs them.
How public tools are produced
Each calculator exposes its key inputs, formula framing and limitations in the page. Default values are starting points for exploration, not a recommendation. When an article uses a calculator output, the example is generated from the same calculation logic and linked back to a prefilled scenario where practical.
Corrections and updates
Energy markets, tariffs, software features and provider capabilities change. We update public content when a material assumption or product statement changes. If you find an error, email socrates.team.comms@gmail.com with the page and supporting source.