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Welcome to the Layr User Guide. This is your source for accurate, up-to-date documentation on the Layr platform, maintained directly by the terralayr team. Whether you’re onboarding for the first time or diving into advanced workflows, everything you need is here. New to BESS or the Layr platform? The BESS Academy and LAYR Academy cover the foundational concepts — from how batteries and energy markets work, to how the Layr platform addresses the barriers that make flexibility infrastructure hard to access.

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Getting started

New to Layr? These guides walk you through the onboarding process for each role on the platform.

Offtaker onboarding

Designated Optimiser onboarding

Virtual Battery Auction onboarding

Asset owner onboarding

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Features

Learn how the core platform features work, and how to use them effectively.

Ancillary services (virtual asset level)

Ancillary services (block level)

Unavailabilities

Scheduling errors

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Deep dives

Ready to go further? These articles cover advanced topics and the mechanics behind the platform.

Ramp rates

Soft re-validation

Cycling calculations

The information in this guide is provided for general guidance only and may be updated at any time without notice. It does not create any legal rights or obligations. Use of terralayr’s products and APIs is governed exclusively by the applicable contracts and agreed terms.
Last modified on June 5, 2026