Where to Find Solar Settings
Once available, you’ll be able to access Solar Settings directly in the app:
- Open the Sense app
- Tap Settings
- Select Solar
From here, you can manage solar detection and review how your solar energy is reported.
Note that this setting is only available for Sense Monitor users at this time.
What You’ll See in Solar Settings
Solar Settings are dynamic, so you’ll see different options depending on your setup, including:
- Option to set up solar sensors if not already installed
- Options to enable/disable solar detection without sensors or in addition to solar sensors
- Sell-back rate settings if Sense is already tracking your solar production
Some examples of different states of the settings page are below.
New Sell-Back Rate Controls
Another highly requested improvement: more control over sell-back rates.
By default:
- Net metering is turned on, meaning your sell-back rate matches your electricity cost per kilowatt-hour, including time-of-use periods
If you turn net metering off:
- You can enter a custom sell-back rate. If you have already entered a custom sell-back rate, you’ll see it here.
- That rate will apply to the “to grid” stat, and will be part of the calculation on your net cost.
This helps your Sense data better reflect how your utility credits excess solar.
Note: an earlier version of this post referred to “coming soon” updates; it has been updated to reflect the changes that have been released in the 2026.2 version of the Sense app. We’ve also removed references to ‘Sidecar,’ which is the internal name for the detection service that powers solar detection.