An economic and policy case for proactive home energy management systems with photovoltaics and batteries

Abstract While Photovoltaics have become more cost-effective for homeowners, utilities still have to manage the uncertainty and variability that comes with it. This paper explores the use of photovoltaic and battery storage for homeowners under different utility rates by adding a proactive energy management system to optimize battery usage. Results show that one of the proposed cases can greatly improve the economics of investing in both photovoltaics and a battery system.

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