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[Energy management](https://support.sensorfact.eu/knowledge/dashboard-insights?hsLang=en#energy-management) # Setting up contracted power for each grid connection ## Add a contracted power for every grid connection on your site, so you can check each connection against the limit agreed with your energy supplier. ### What is contracted power? Contracted power is the maximum power (kW) you agreed with your energy supplier for a grid connection. If your site has two or more grid connections, each one has its own contracted power. In the [**Contracted Power**](https://app.sensorfact.nl/settings/electricity/contracted-power) settings, you link each contracted power to an asset from your [Power Hierarchy](https://app.sensorfact.nl/settings/electricity/power-hierarchy). For each one, you set the contracted power value, the aggregation, and the contract start. ![](https://support.sensorfact.eu/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-29-2026-01-08-55-7148-PM.png?width=1324&height=577&name=image-png-Oct-29-2026-01-08-55-7148-PM.png) ### Why use contracted power? - **One limit per grid connection:** Set a separate contracted power for each grid connection, instead of one value for the whole site. - **Avoid penalties:** See when an asset comes close to its limit, before your energy supplier charges you for exceeding it. - **Keep a contract history:** When your contract changes, add a new contracted power. The old one stays in the history. ### Before you start - Make sure your [Power Hierarchy](https://app.sensorfact.nl/settings/electricity/power-hierarchy) is setup correctly. - Have your energy contract ready. You need the contracted power (kW) and the billing interval. ### How to add a contracted power 1. Click the **Electricity Settings** tab in the Settings menu. 2. Click [**Contracted Power**](https://app.sensorfact.nl/settings/electricity/contracted-power) in the left menu. 3. Click '**+ Add another contracted power**'. 4. Select the asset in the **Asset** field. 5. Enter the contracted power in kW in the **Value (kW)** field. 6. Select the billing interval in the **Aggregation (min)** field. *Note: The aggregation is the interval over which your energy supplier averages the power, for example 15 minutes.* 7. Select the first month of the contract in the **Contract start** field. 8. Do you have more than one grid connection? Repeat steps 3 to 7 for each grid connection. ### Where can I see contracted power? **In the Power Graph** 1. Open the [Power Graph](https://app.sensorfact.nl/electricity/analysis/power). 2. Select the **Hierarchy** view. 3. Select the asset that is linked to the contracted power. ![](https://support.sensorfact.eu/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-29-2026-01-05-10-0638-PM.png?width=1853&height=893&name=image-png-Oct-29-2026-01-05-10-0638-PM.png) **On the KPI Dashboard** Add the **Contracted Power** module to your[KPI Dashboard](https://app.sensorfact.nl/dashboards/). In the module, select the asset to see its power against the contracted power. ![](https://support.sensorfact.eu/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-29-2026-01-06-52-6451-PM.png?width=628&height=471&name=image-png-Oct-29-2026-01-06-52-6451-PM.png) ### What if it doesn't work? - **You cannot save a contracted power** — Check if this asset already has a contracted power for the same period, set directly on the asset or on its node in the power hierarchy. Each asset can only have one contracted power per period. - **The wrong contracted power is active** — Check the **Contract start** of each row for that asset. 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