A consumer-focused smart-grid demonstration project is being created by Pecan Street in Austin, Texas, built around home applications, and consumer electronics.
SunEdison joins other participating companies including Best Buy, Check-It, Chevrolet, Freescale, Intel, Landis+Gyr, Sony and Whirlpool, in deploying products and dedicating researchers to the project who will collaborate with Pecan Street and University of Texas researchers.
Deployments by member companies include residential installations of EVs, home services systems, smart appliances and charging of cars from home solar panels.
SunEdison president Carlos Domenech said the use of advanced SunEdison Energy and Environmental Data System platform in this project will help gather consumer energy data and will enable the company to support zero-carbon footprint automotive solutions.
SunEdison-led home solar vehicle charging systems will also have in-home batteries, and all systems will integrate into the home services systems provided by other companies in the Pecan Street project including Best Buy/Check-It, Intel, Sony and Whirlpool.
SunEdison said nearly 150 participating residents will have rooftop solar PV, including nearly all of the residents who acquire Volts.
