One of the key drivers for community and residential energy
storage is distributed solar photovoltaics (PV) This is because
distributed PV causes fluctuations on low-voltage networks (the
end of the line of the grid, essentially). In order for the
residential side of the market to take off, customers need an
incentive to prioritize either onsite consumption of renewable
energy or dynamic pricing for residential electricity rates.
Either will work, but both will require customers to have better
information about energy and how they are using it. To that end,
California-based solar PV developer and manufacturer SunPower
has introduced a smartphone application for Android that
delivers information to customers on the energy performance of
their residential solar system, their home’s energy usage, and
environmental savings on an hourly, monthly and annual basis.
The app also gives users access to historical data and the
option to share data. This mirrors the tracking data available
on the firm’s website, but deli