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ᐅ "Electricity storage" in the cloud

Created on: 14 Dec 2020 14:25
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Alessandro
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I came across a rather interesting concept where the electricity generated by a photovoltaic system is stored in a cloud. In winter, when the photovoltaic system does not produce any power, electricity can then be drawn from this cloud—similar to a bank account. Of course, there are basic fees involved, but according to the website, there don’t seem to be any additional costs. At least, I haven’t found anything negative so far.

Has anyone had any experience with this kind of concept? I looked into the website of Senec.
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halmi14 Dec 2020 15:56
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Somewhere, the provider has to realize their profit, and that can always only be the customer/consumer.

The solutions effectively offer no added value, but they seem to work well for the providers. Not a bad business model for the provider...
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Zaba1214 Dec 2020 16:19
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Will definitely be sold net 😎

EDIT: I’ve read that the suppliers often go bankrupt, but … Psss, don’t tell anyone.
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Alessandro14 Dec 2020 16:21
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It does not seem to be the best option. However, it can be assumed that electricity prices will continue to rise in the future, while the compensation for feeding energy back into the grid will decrease.
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nordanney14 Dec 2020 16:28
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Alessandro schrieb:

getting less and less for feeding in.
Only those who are just installing a photovoltaic system on the roof. However, storage systems are expected to become significantly more affordable in the coming years. Then it will also be possible to do without the cloud.
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netuser14 Dec 2020 16:50
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Alessandro schrieb:

It doesn't seem to be ideal. However, it can be assumed that electricity prices will continue to rise in the future and the feed-in tariff will decrease over time.

Most likely in the future. However, you secure the terms at the "start date" for the next 20 years ...!?
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4lpha0ne21 Mar 2021 12:57
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Putting aside the simplified calculations provided by cloud service providers (I also ran various scenarios with Senec, Sonnen, EON), which are usually somewhat inaccurate on a monthly basis—even Senec—using a cascade switching system has proven to be the most practical, as it allows me to cover a large part of my winter consumption cost-effectively without being tied to a single provider (while maintaining battery charge levels for Hamburg consumption). In the end, the cloud service has to beat a price of about 12 cents per kWh (GG WP meter costs €5, summer surplus yields 8 cents, so I effectively pay 12 cents during winter from 20).

A model with hourly accuracy helped me make this decision.