How Energy Consumers Are Taking the Power Back
Advances in home solar batteries are giving rise to a whole generation of energy independent households that are not only consuming energy, but generating it as well.Energy independent households are in the driving seat when it comes to their energy usage, and they’re less dependent on electricity retailers to provide what they need.
When energy independent households get together
Where lots of energy independent consumers get together, you have the potential for an energy community to form. For example, when you install a sonnenBatterie and sign up to a solar power plan, you join the sonnenCommunity.
This energy community consists of a network of solar power batteries connected to the grid. The network enables community members to share the electricity they generate.
Energy independent communities like the sonnenCommunity creates enormous potential for complete independence from large energy companies. Your solar battery system, for example, could generate a substantial portion of the energy needs of your household. In the same way, you can (virtually) share any excell energy you generate with them.
sonnenConnect offers homeowners with a sonnenBatterie a financial reward when they provide sonnen with access to their battery to stabilise the grid.
Making the electricity grid more stable
With a sonnenBatterie, you also have the option to connect up with other battery owners on sonnen's Virtual Power Plant (VPP) The VPP offers earning potential and helps keep the electricity grid stable.
When electricity is generated through the grid system, the level of energy generated and energy consumed needs to be in balance. When not enough power is being consumed, the grid can become overloaded.
This is where community energy and technologies such as a VPP can help prevent this from happening. By sharing excess energy when it's needed, the grid keeps operating when there’s a high demand for electricity.
The sonnen VPP is designed specifically for the sonnenCommunity. You don’t need any special knowledge or skills to take part - just a sonnenBatterie and join sonnenConnect. Your sonnenBatterie is both smart in that it can receive commands, and intelligently make decisions on when it needs to support the community – and it all happens in seconds without you lifting a finger!
How the VPP becomes a nice little earner
When you participate in sonnen’s VPP through sonnenConnect, you're also able to earn some extra monthly cash.
To make this happen, sonnen will draw on your battery when there’s a surge in demand. You don’t need to worry about running out of stored power as only a small amount of energy from each battery in the network will be drawn upon.
As well as earning some revenue from this, you can keep on participating in any feed-in tariff schemes you are already a part of with energy retailers. In addition, when you join, you will also receive a one-off cash bonus.
To be a part of sonnenConnect you need to have an internet connection and a sonnenBatterie of at least 4kWh in size. Becoming energy independent isn't difficult, and it has a lot of benefits – not only financially, but also by contributing to the generation of clean, green power.
Contact us about starting your renewable energy journey with a sonnenBatterie.
