This solution combines data from all electrical devices within the home – including heating and cooling systems, PV installations, battery storage or chargers for electric vehicles – on a single platform rather than a combination of incompatible individual apps. Using AI and Internet of Things (IoT), the control platform is constantly learning and able to develop into a personal assistant. E.ON's home controller will be able to predict when its residents are due to come home, for example, and then set the desired room temperature in advance. Homeowners are also able to control energy consumption in such a way that ensures that self-generated electricity is used whenever possible.

It will even allow excess electricity from an EV battery or PV system to be sold back to the grid if prices are high and trading would be beneficial for the homeowner. Moreover, the system is also able to recognize when cheap renewable power is available from the grid, should the electricity produced within the home be insufficient.

 

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