Arizona Public Service rolls out new technology to better manage solar grid
Arizona Public Service (APS) recently announced the rollout of a new technology to better manage the flow of energy on the grid and to provide better safety and energy management for homes with solar panels.
APS installed its advanced inverters earlier this month in an effort to better manage the flow of energy on the electric grid, while solar panels were installed on resident homes throughout the state last year, creating a two-way flow of energy on the grid. The advanced inverters were created to ensure safety on the grid while allowing families to benefit from solar power.
The advanced inverter is an innovative technology and is the first of its kind. The device allows APS to better manage the energy use of its customers by managing solar installations as it would a traditional power plant. As a result, APS can better oversee potential outages or safety concerns and increase or decrease the flow of energy on-demand, in real-time.
”The small power plants found on customer rooftops across the state present interesting challenges to service quality and reliability, and advanced inverters are a technology APS believes can help ensure service disruptions and power quality issues are avoided,” APS Director of Technology Innovation Scott Bordenkircher said. “APS is taking an industry lead with this program – and others like it – that will ultimately provide data essential to helping utilities achieve a more reliable and sustainable grid, while providing for greater customer technology choice.”
The initiative is part of APS’s Solar Partner Program that installed solar panels on 1,500 residential rooftops.
