| kW | Power: how fast energy is used or produced at a moment. |
| kWh | Energy: power over time. One kW for one hour is one kWh. |
| SoC | State of charge: how full the battery is, as a percentage. |
| Peak demand | The highest power drawn from the grid in a billing period. Many tariffs charge for it. |
| Peak shaving | Using the battery to keep peak demand lower. |
| Load shifting | Charging the battery when energy is cheap and using it when energy is expensive. |
| Time-of-use tariff | A tariff whose price changes by time of day, such as peak, standard and off-peak. |
| Trigger | A rule that raises an event when a reading crosses a limit, for example a cell voltage below a threshold. |
| EMS | Energy management system: the part of AWARE that decides when the battery charges and discharges. |