How It Works
AI-optimized charging schedules built around your tariff and your routes
The Decade Energy optimizer reads live electricity prices, your fleet departure times, and available charger capacity, then generates a schedule that keeps every vehicle ready while avoiding demand charge spikes.
Architecture
How the optimizer works
Three data streams feed a constraint-based solver that outputs a minute-level charging plan, automatically pushed to your charger hardware before the overnight window opens.
Capabilities
What the scheduler does for your depot
Every feature is designed around one goal: your fleet leaves the depot fully charged, and your electricity bill reflects off-peak rates.
Dynamic tariff optimization
The scheduler ingests your electricity contract's time-of-use pricing every 15 minutes and continuously updates charging windows to lock in the lowest available rate. When spot prices spike unexpectedly, the system adjusts immediately without operator input.
Departure readiness guarantee
Every vehicle's charging slot is sized to its next morning's route distance, so the van with the longest journey starts charging first. The system flags any slot where state-of-charge will fall short before the shift briefing, giving dispatchers time to reassign vehicles.
Fleet telematics integration
Decade Energy connects to your existing telematics platform to pull real-time state of charge and odometer readings. No manual data entry, no CSV uploads. Supported via REST API or direct integration with compatible telematics providers.
Real-time load alerts
If a charger goes offline mid-session or a vehicle's battery management system reports a fault, the scheduler redistributes load to remaining chargers within seconds and sends an alert to your operations team via Slack or email before the gap affects the morning schedule.
Battery storage dispatch
For depots with on-site battery storage, the optimizer charges the buffer during cheap overnight periods and dispatches stored energy during morning peak demand windows. This can eliminate demand charge events even when vehicle count exceeds grid connection capacity.
Integrations
Connects to your existing charger hardware and fleet software
Decade Energy speaks OCPP to your charger network and REST to your telematics and route planning tools. No forklift replacement of existing infrastructure required.
See the scheduler work on your fleet data
We run a free 30-minute architecture review using your actual tariff structure and fleet size. No obligation.