Minimum requirements
for installation.
Everything you need to know to prepare your hardware before the Energy Butler is installed and goes live.
Minimum requirements.
A pre-installed Raspberry Pi 4 or higher is required to run the Energy Butler. The Pi must be exclusively dedicated to Energy Butler — no other workloads.
RAM minimum
SD card or SSD
Wired ethernet required
External storage
IMPORTANT
The Pi must come with a working operating system (Raspberry Pi OS) pre-installed. The device must be exclusively dedicated to Energy Butler – no other application workloads may run on it. Energy Butler runs as a system service on the OS.
What plugs in seamlessly.
Energy Butler integrates natively with the following hardware. More brands are being added.
P1 Meter
Homewizard P1 meter — for live energy consumption data straight from your smart meter.
✓ SolarEdge
Batteries
Major battery storage brands. Specific brands to be confirmed during installation.
✓ BYD
Solar Inverters
Major solar inverter brands. Specific brands to be confirmed during installation.
✓ SolarEdge
What you don't need.
Save on accessories. The Energy Butler runs headlessly — no input or display required for normal operation.
Mouse
No input device needed. Energy Butler is managed entirely remotely.
Keyboard
No physical keyboard required. The Pi runs headless.
Monitor / Screen
No display attached. Access happens through the web dashboard.
Before we install.
- Raspberry Pi 4 or higher with 4 GB RAM and 64 GB storage
- Raspberry Pi OS pre-installed and working
- Wired LAN connection available
- 16 GB USB drive ready
- Pi exclusively dedicated to Energy Butler — no other workloads
- Homewizard P1 meter installed at your smart meter
- Compatible battery and/or solar inverter on site