Products and Services

Energy Recommerce Inc. (ERI) is the preferred provider of web-based monitoring systems to help commercial solar energy investors maximize their return on investment. With our unique, patent pending, DC Monitoring Combiner, ERI provides detailed data of a Photovoltaic (PV) system's performance so that problems can be detected early and system downtime minimized. Return on Investment, ROI, is depending on energy prices (savings), power generation (yield) and maintenance costs. Since we have no influence over energy prices, it is important to operate and maintain a system in the most economic way so that it returns what it is designed for, throughout its lifetime.

It is difficult to know if a system is performing as expected at any given time, since there are so many parameters that can impede system performance, including component failure, weather, time of year, and normal panel degradation. A loss of as much as 20% power generation capacity can go unnoticed for weeks. Production time you cannot make up for. Other monitoring systems are not designed to help owners/investors maximize their return. They are either rudimentary and mainly suited to show-case the technology, or very expensive laboratory type systems used by researchers. No other solution on the market can viably provide detailed enough data to make sure a PV system performs at its maximum at all times. ERI’s monitoring solutions fills this void.

The string level monitoring in combination with our web based monitoring and management systems capabilities – alarming, event logging, billing, document management and facility management functions let asset managers, operation and maintenance managers gain full control of the investment. The system is not only providing comprehensive data, but it also helps analyze data and bring developing problems to attention so that maintenance can be optimized

System Overview

ENERGY RECOMMERCE provides a lightweight gateway solution for remote data acquisition, which enables solar energy system owners to benefit from advanced energy reports. System performance and energy information are logged into a database where it can be retreived and used for analysis via any standard web-browser enabled device.

Know What Your System Produces

Easy to understand real-time data and statistics are presented using a web interface. Historical data can easily be presented on-line or exported to other applications. Budget and performance alarms can be configured to notify when the system is not producing as expected.

How Much Does a System Failure Cost?

Unforeseen problems may lower or stop the energy production completely. A system failure affects your peak demand and could drastically increase your monthly energy bill. Energy Recommerce’s solution helps quickly localizing the problem and minimizes the downtime. Alarming ensures notice of the failure and allows prompt action. Problems will not go undetected.

Lower Your Maintenance Cost

The ability to remotely monitor the solar energy system over the web in combination with the alarming helps lower the maintenance costs. No unnecessary site visits are needed. The systems performance tracking tells, for example, when the panels need cleaning.

Cost-effective Solutions

The architecture of the monitoring system reduces the number of components needed and use of standard communications interfaces makes the installation simple and practical. Application examples and CAD schematics help reduce engineering cost.

Full Service Company

With focus on the solutions, Energy Recommerce can help with monitoring system design, engineering, installation, commissioning and maintenance.

More Information

To find out how you can benefit from a solar monitoring system, fill out the form at Customer Support or visit our Residential section or Commercial section for more detailed information on system solutions.