Con Edison Can Connect Customers With Solar Energy And Savings
Smart ConnectDER Avoids Expensive Upgrades And Supports Health & Safety
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NEW YORK, Jan. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Con Edison is offering, free of charge, a device that can save upwards of $1,000 for a residential customer installing a new solar array.
The Smart ConnectDER, built by ConnectDER, Con Edison s partner on the project, allows the customer to avoid the cost of upgrading the circuit breaker panel. It also eliminates the need for excessive electrical boxes on the side of the home.
The Smart ConnectDER is an adapter that uses the electric meter socket as a point of interconnection for solar power. It fits on most electric meters and works for solar arrays up to 15 kilowatts – meaning nearly all residential solar projects.
Posted Jan 19, 2021
Falls Church, VA - ConnectDER, the innovative company that enables utilities and homeowners to expand access to distributed energy resources, has received a patent for innovations to their ‘plug and play’ solutions for distributed energy resources (DER’s). The patent is for a reinvention of the standard utility power meter; one that combines the ubiquitous metering and communications of a “smart meter” with a plug and socket interface for solar power, electric vehicles, and energy storage systems. The new meter will benefit homeowners and utilities alike by cutting installation costs, providing seamless communication between the DER and the grid operator, and ensuring DERs are metered and compensated accurately for their contribution to grid stability – allowing for significantly more clean energy on the grid. The collar received U.S. Pat. No. 10,830,802 on November 10, 2020 from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
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FALLS CHURCH, Va., Jan. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ ConnectDER, the innovative company that enables utilities and homeowners to expand access to distributed energy resources, has received a patent for innovations to their plug and play solutions for distributed energy resources (DER s). The patent is for a reinvention of the standard utility power meter; one that combines the ubiquitous metering and communications of a smart meter with a plug and socket interface for solar power, electric vehicles, and energy storage systems. The new meter will benefit homeowners and utilities alike by cutting installation costs, providing seamless communication between the DER and the grid operator, and ensuring DERs are metered and compensated accurately for their contribution to grid stability – allowing for significantly more clean energy on the grid. The collar received U.S. Pat. No. 10,830,802 on November 10, 2020 from the U.S. Patent and Tradem