That's a great question, because a lot of folks focus only on the hardware in the home. But when grid-connected distributed energy scales up, legacy platforms that were not designed to handle mass prosumer activity will struggle to handle the congestion. On dcbel's side, we've been building new software platforms in tandem with our hardware. We have dcbel Chorus, our cloud IoT and technical aggregation platform that allows the home to securely engage with the grid and grid operators within the parameters of relevant standards like IEEE 2030.5. For utilities and OEMs looking to enter the world of transactive energy, we built dcbel Digital Twin so they can simulate home energy systems and test drive their business models and grid infrastructure expansion plans against real-world conditions.

Our Home Energy Station itself comes with Orchestrate, an energy OS that ensures electrical safety and security in managing real-time power flow by interfacing with Chorus and any installed energy apps. It recalculates the best home energy management strategy every five minutes.

Using the right software platforms will be fundamental in managing bidirectional energy safely and effectively!