GridPoint Unveils First Intelligent Energy Management Appliance for Renewable Energy Customers

GridPoint, Inc, has made its GridPoint Connect system available, enabling customers to integrate renewable energy and leverage instant, automatic, silent backup power. GridPoint products are the first energy management and backup power appliances to combine battery storage with power electronics into a single “plug-and-play” cabinet, designed for use inside a home, business or government building. During a power outage, GridPoint Connect customers continue to live and operate without interruption; businesses can keep point-of-purchase terminals running and perishables from spoiling; and government entities can protect critical assets.

Made especially for renewable energy customers, GridPoint Connect is a grid-tied battery backup product that integrates and converts energy from solar panels into electricity that can be used immediately by the customer or stored within the product for future use. The product can also determine the amount of energy used from solar panels versus the utility company as well as peak usage throughout the day. In addition to providing backup power during outages, GridPoint Connect also enables users to sell excess energy back to the utility.

Unlike any other residential or light commercial energy technology, GridPoint products incorporate advanced software coupled with communication technologies and network controls. This allows the appliance to automatically execute intelligent decisions to improve power reliability and management as well as actively communicate with the company’s performance monitoring and customer care center, GridPoint Central, to ensure maximum efficiency and early detection of maintenance needs.

GridPoint Connect’s features are the type of advanced metering and communications technology the new federal energy law encourages. Home and business owners who purchase GridPoint Connect can take advantage of tax credits allowed for commercial and private solar-related equipment. The product will also help government agencies comply with mandates for the implementation of technologies that support renewable energy, as well as energy efficiency, reduction and net metering goals the new law also requires.

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