Dynamic tariffs adjust energy prices in real time based on supply and demand. Host Georgia Knapp speaks with Jan Rabe, CEO and co-founder of Rabot Energy, about how these tariffs enable consumers with flexible assets like EVs, heat pumps, and home storage to effortlessly shift consumption and save money.
Despite growing media attention, 98-99 % of German households opt for fixed tariffs due to fear of price spikes. Jan explains how Rabot Energy’s set it and forget it model and user-friendly apps help build trust and support those with flexible assets enable financial benefits from real-time price signals.
Rabot Energy’s platform allows users to set basic preferences, like setting their charging schedule and amount for a certain time and automates tariff-based optimization. Jan shows us how their API connects to intraday markets and coordinates asset control, so users can save money without monitoring hourly prices.
Smart meter rollout in Germany, starting January 1, is a major step forward. But more could be done. Jan argues for better data access, such as quarter-hourly reads from modern meters, and highlights how regulatory frameworks in the Nordics, Netherlands, Spain, and Portugal are more advanced.
Rabot competes with players like Tibber and Octopus by directly integrating smart contracts with existing hardware and using a profit-share model that guarantees alignment with customer savings. They focus on maximizing asset usage while keeping the experience simple.
“We believe [dynamic tariffs are] core to a successful energy transition, because basically the energy transition, like wind, solar, is increasing volatility of the prices…We need to give incentives to customer to use the electricity also in times where you have a lot of solar, a lot of wind, and this is done, of course, by dynamic tariffs.”
“To truly unlock flexibility, regulation has to catch up. Real-time data access and interoperability are key.”
“Dynamic tariffs only work if people can trust the system. That’s why we built something you don’t need to think about, it just saves you money.”
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