The latest in-home display from GEO is slightly different to the companys usual energy monitoring devices; rather than energy usage, the Solo PV display shows consumers in real time how much energy their solar panels are generating. Launched today and available for pre-order the display has been designed to provide a simple solution for installers who want to provide added-value services to their customers.
The Solo PV is designed to be self-installed; utilising an LED reader that attaches directly onto the outside of the generation meter. The LED reader then plugs into a transmitter which is pre-paired to communicate wirelessly with the display which can be located wherever required within the home.
As the Solo PV works independently of the invertor, it will work with the majority of OFGEM approved generation meters providing flexibility of choice for installers. Designed specifically for use in the solar PV market the Solo comes with a colour, backlit screen and utilises GEOs standard display layout (designed to simulate a car dashboard).
These similarities make the display very intuitive and easy for users to understand. It provides live generation information to the user giving a clear picture of how well their PV array is performing.
This information can be shown as money earned via feed in tariffs (FITs), kilowatts generated or the amount of CO2 saved. To help consumers use the energy their solar array is generating efficiently the Solo PV has a simple tick symbol. This feature ensures that at a glance consumers can see the optimum times to use heavy load appliances (dishwashers or tumble dryers for example).
The Solo PV also shows the generation levels over the course of the day, as well as previous days (up to a week) and comes with an SD card which can store several years worth of data that can be uploaded to GEOs web portal MyEnergy. The online service allows the consumer to compare historical data and trends, in a similar way to the display but with greater analytical detail.
