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This is the house where the Reinhardt
family lives. Since 2013, they have been
operating their own PV system, because
they are real fans of solar power. It
runs in the family. We first opted for a
PV system back in 2004 that we installed
on a larger roof space, and we saw that
it worked very well there with no
complications.
So, when we were carrying out the
building work in 2013, we decided to
install another PV system, right here for
our home
ur home. With the aid of the Sunny Tripower, we
generate around 10,000 kilowatt-hours
per year – 100% more than we
consume. We consume around 5,000
kilowatt-hours in our household, so
that is a very good result. Overall,
their small PV power plant on the roof
has generated as much as energy as a family
of eight would consume in two years. They
use it to cook their food, wash their
dishes and make coffee – all free of
charge.
“Smart energy management” are the magic
words in the Reinhardt household. The
Sunny Home Manager helps us manage our
loads by showing us when to expect a
good or a high level of solar
irradiation. We can manage the devices in
line with that, either manually or
automatically via the outlets that are
connected directly to the Home Manager.
If there is enough solar power available,
the Sunny Home Manager automatically
activates the relevant household
appliances. It does so free of charge
with climate-neutral solar power. Only
the cleaning up still needs to be done
manually. We opted for a PV system
because it was also possible to see in
the SMA portal how much CO2 is being
saved. We see it quite simply as an
investment in the future for our
children and also as an investment in
the environment.
When we look into the future, we have one
more major goal. Our goal is to be as
self-sufficient as possible. I would
really like to operate a complete SMA
system that we can use to manage all our
energy consumption via a storage medium
and that we could possibly also use to
supply an electric car. That would give
us complete independence from the energy
market and mean we could go it alone
with the aid of the photovoltaics
and the SMA system.
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