SOLRITE and sonnen plan to digitally integrate VPP smart breakers into what the companies are calling the SOLRITE sonnen VPP. The expanded VPP Node combines sonnenHub with ADAPT Energy’s VPP smart breaker technology to manage major household loads. The VPP smart breaker, controlled by ADAPT Energy, can also participate in on-grid VPP events, enabling the same electrical infrastructure to be used for both backup and grid participation.
“Our work with ADAPT Energy is a meaningful step forward in how we think about residential battery storage and VPP participation,” said Regan George, CEO and founder of SOLRITE Energy. “We have already demonstrated the tremendous value of connecting sonnen batteries together as a pooled grid asset. Now, we’re going inside the home and unlocking another layer of flexibility that has been sitting there all along. By combining the battery with additional load management made possible by the VPP smart breaker technology, we’re creating a more valuable node for the grid while also giving homeowners a clever backup solution.”
The system can shed large loads without requiring those circuits to be relocated. ADAPT Energy keeps the smart breakers synchronized with the sonnen battery during backup mode and automatically restores the breakers when grid power returns.
This integration is designed to manage whole-home electrical loads in the background, not requiring homeowners to reset circuits during an outage.
“This is about making whole-home backup work the way homeowners expect it to,” said Troy Morgan, president of PanTech Design, the developer of ADAPT Energy. “Instead of putting the pressure on homeowners to change the way their home is wired, and to manually manipulate loads during an outage, we’re putting intelligence into their energy system, which provides a seamless and automatic backup power experience for their home. Our technology empowers home loads to supply optimal backup power during an outage or provide valuable flexibility to the grid.”
When a VPP event happens, the sonnen battery can discharge or charge with direct load shedding via ADAPT. ADAPT Energy will strictly shed pre-approved household loads. A customer who has opted to include a pool pump, for example, can have that load temporarily turned off while the sonnen battery is discharging to the grid.
“With the addition of ADAPT Energy’s VPP smart-breaker technology to the SOLRITE–sonnen ecosystem, we are expanding the virtual power plant from a battery-centered resource into a fully orchestrated home-energy platform,” said Blake Richetta, chairman and CEO of sonnen. “By synchronizing energy that has been harnessed in our battery with intelligent, real-time control of household electrical loads, we can deliver more flexible, responsive capacity to the grid precisely when it is needed most. This integration materially strengthens the value of SOLRITE’s virtual power plant—supporting grid reliability, creating greater customer value, and enabling SOLRITE to continue delivering industry-leading solar-plus-storage VPA solutions to homeowners.”
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