EMS portrait for Solar Manager AG
- Company
- Solar Manager AG
- Company headquarters
- Muri, Switzerland
- Energy management system (EMS)
- Solar Manager
- Website
- https://www.solarmanager.ch/
The Solar Manager is your intelligent energy management system. It connects your solar system to your heat pump, electric car, and household appliances, monitors the system, and ensures that you make optimal use of your own solar power. Thanks to its connection to dynamic electricity tariffs, you also benefit from low prices. This allows you to increase your self-consumption, reduce your electricity costs, and make your home comfortable and future-proof.
General information
| Main application | HEMS (Home Energy Management System) |
| main target group |
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| secondary target group |
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| Utility service | electricity, heating |
| Do Swiss customers belong to your target group? | Yes, they belong to our main target group |
Functions for real estate
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Measurements
MultitenancyMeasurements for billing -
Visualisation & Monitoring
Monitoring and operational supervision, Incident managementDemonstrating the potential financial savings for end customersMeasurement data processing (Reporting, Data disaggregation, Analysis of energy flows)PV performance evaluationVisualizations (building level or apartment level) -
Control systems
Self-consumption optimization on junction boxSelf-consumption optimization by energy communitiesFlexible prioritization of consumersControl of consumers using dynamic tariffsReceiving ripple control signalsDynamic feed-in regulationRetrieval flexibilitiesE-mobility dynamic load managementE-mobilty Demand-based charging management (Prioritization)E-mobility V2HActive battery managementWeather forecasting -
Services
VEWA conform billingZEV billingDirect marketingCollection -
Certificates
SmartGridreadyMinergie monitoringMETAS certification
Offer for utilities
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Operation
Application in single- & multi-family housesPortfolio overviewMultitenancyIncident managementAuthorization management -
Market needs
Electricity tariffsE-Mobility billing -
Grid needs
Ripple control system replacementPeak shavingLoad shiftingE-mobility V2GReactive current detectionFlexibility aggregation
Specifications
| Interfaces to utility systems |
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| Commercialisation by utilities |
Yes, with white label as standard |
Compatible Components
| Measurable components | Controllable components | |
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| Electricity meter |
Standard offer available |
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| Heat meter |
Standard offer under development |
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| Water meter |
No offer |
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| Gas meter |
No offer |
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| Inverter/PV plant |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer available |
| Battery storage |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer available |
| Heat pump |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer available |
| Combined heat and power plant (CHPP) |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer available |
| Water boiler |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer available |
| Other heating systems (Heating rods, fossil fuel heaters, etc.) |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer available |
| Heat storage |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer available |
| EV-charging station |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer available |
| Average cost to implement new producers (driver development) |
Free of charge |
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Operating modes Components
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Charging station
Solar based chargingAffordable chargingPriority chargingConsideration of load limits
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Heat pump
Dynamic setpoint shiftsForecast-based control
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Heating rods
Stepless control
Technical information
| Operating elements |
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| Components of the product |
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| Interfaces to components |
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| Communication interfaces | LAN |
| Standardized customer interface in accordance with VSE branch directive | No offer |
| Interface for reading measured values from intelligent measuring systems | Via Dongle/Adapter (Smart Meter Reader), Other (please specify) |
| Integration of third-party systems to influence hardware | Standard offer available |
| Control and regulation mechanisms | Algorithms (consideration of several factors), AI (self-learning algorithms, etc.) |
| Control of components | Centrally in a control box (local), Centrally in a control box (cloud) |
Intervals for data measurement and transmission
| Data measurement for control | In real time (up to 5 seconds) |
| Data measurement for electricity billing | In real time (up to 5 seconds) |
| Data measurement for heat billing | Other |
| Data measurement for water billing | Other |
| Data measurement for e-mobility billing | In real time (up to 5 seconds) |
| Data transmission | In real time (up to 5 minutes) |
Installation & Operation
| When purchased via utility | Installation by External installer, Specialist partner, utility |
| When purchased via wholesale | Installation by External installer, Specialist partner, utility |
| Duration of installation at the end customer | Up to 15 minutes |
| Software updates | At least 4 times a year |
| Software updates - Through EMS provider | Automatic process |
| Software updates - Through specialist partner | Manually via remote access, Automatic process |
| Software updates - Through utilities | Manually via remote access, Automatic process |
| Warranty | 2 years |
| Lifetime | 20 years |
Data protection and IT security
| Data storage | Cloud - in Europe, outside of Switzerland |
| Certification of Cloud solution | ISO 27001 under development, SOC II |
Costs
Costs at single-party building level
These are rough estimates. An offer must be requested for exact cost information.
The following use case was assumed for the cost estimate:
1 single-party building with the following existing components (excluding commercial use):
- Metering units: 1 electricity meter
- 1 photovoltaic system (with 1 inverter) with battery storage
- 1 heat pump (SG-Ready)
- 1 hot water boiler (relay control)
- 1 fully equipped charging station (AC charging)
Costs at multi-unit building level
These are rough estimates. An offer must be requested for exact cost information.
The following use case was assumed for the cost estimate:
1 multi-unit building with the following existing components (excluding commercial premises):
- Metering units: 20 electricity meters
- 1 photovoltaic system (with 1 inverter) with battery storage
- 1 heat pump (SG-Ready)
- 1 hot water boiler (relay control)
- 20 parking spaces, 5 of which are fully equipped with charging stations (AC charging)
Functions (fulfilled)
Measure electricity meter
Integration PV system
Battery storage control
Control heat pump
Control water boiler
Dynamic load management
Active battery management
Dynamic feed-in regulation
Self-consumption optimization on junction box
Functions (fulfilled)
Integration PV system
Battery storage control
Control heat pump
Control water boiler
Active battery management
Dynamic feed-in regulation
ZEV billing (pure data delivery, no collection)
Self-consumption optimization by utilities
Dynamic load management
Functions (not fulfilled)
Measure electricity meter
| Single-party building | |
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| Comment | Delivery and installation are never handled directly by us. They are always handled by partners and wholesalers. For ZEV billing, the data is loaded from Solar Manager into a ZEV billing tool for billing (NeoVAC, ZEVVY, smart-me, etc.). The costs of billing are not included here. |
| One-time hardware costs | CHF 700 Solar Manager: 700 CHF (The assumption is that the meters and all other devices (heat pumps, charging stations, etc.) are already installed and available in the network.) |
| One-time software costs | CHF 0 |
| Total of one-time costs | CHF 800 |
| Installation cost | external installation |
| Project management costs | Not stated We do not carry out the project ourselves. It is carried out by installers or white label customers. |
| Annual costs | CHF 44 CHF 44 per year for data storage and updates of basic functionality (heating pump, charging stations, etc.). |
| Multi-unit building | |
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| Comment | |
| One-time hardware costs | CHF 700 |
| One-time software costs | CHF 0 |
| Total of one-time costs | CHF 700 |
| Installation cost | external installation |
| Project management costs | Not stated |
| Annual costs | CHF 240 CHF 40 for data storage and updates of basic functionality (heat pump, charging stations, etc.) Flat rate per apartment: CHF 10 |
| Deviation/discounts for portfolio with 100 buildings (per building) | Discounts possible |
Information about the company
| Establishment in Switzerland | Yes, we are compatible with the Swiss system: currency, tariff system, etc. |
| Do you already work together with utilities? |
Yes
With whom, or how many: >20 |
| Other partners/clients | PV installers / Heating installers / Wholesalers / Planners / ... These are >1000 partner companies |
| Number of installations in Switzerland | >25,000 installations (number of single-family homes or multi-family homes) >200,000 controlled devices |
| Number of installations in Europe (excl. Switzerland) | >35,000 installations (number of single-family homes or multi-family homes) >300,000 controlled devices |
| Founding year | 2018 |
| Number of FTE | 28 |