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About virtual battery
What is a virtual battery in self-consumption?
Virtual Battery: Storing Solar Energy
in the Grid
A virtual battery is a financial agreement between the client who owns the photovoltaic installation and an electrical energy supplier, in this case the Ecowatts, which allows the energy generated by the solar system to be "stored" in the electrical grid, instead of using batteries physical.
Harnessing Solar Power: The Grid as a Virtual Battery
The energy generated is injected into the grid and an economic value is attributed, which is used to offset energy consumption at times when not enough solar energy is being generated. In short, the virtual battery is an alternative to storing solar energy in physical batteries, which uses the electricalgrid as if it were a giant battery.
Comparison with physical solar batteries
They store euros (€)
Most of them are indexed to the electricity market.
The price of the surplus is paid at a lower price (0.10 €/kWh).
Everything is stored in €, preventing the discharge of surplus to the electricity grid.
No guarantee of electricity back-up.
Linked to a marketer.
You can offset the money accumulated over the months or in the bill of a second home.
Energy storage (kWh)
You can choose when to store or consume your
energy to maximize your savings.
You save the full price of the kWh at which you are
you are paying on your bill (0,20 €/kWh).
You can obtain an extra benefit by injecting
your energy to the grid (0,14 €/kWh).
They guarantee an electrical backup in case of possible
adverse phenomena.
Independent and adapted to your consumption.
You cannot use the stored energy for a second home.
Why use Virtual Battery from EcoWatts?
We pay your surpluses and put them in your Virtual Battery wallet without an expiration date.
Bring your bill closer to €0. We compensate the total of your bill (including power) so that it can reach €0.
Leftover surpluses accumulate in your Virtual Battery wallet at no cost. That easy!
How does the virtual battery work?
Solar panels produce electricity during daylight hours. A part of it will be used for the self-consumption of the building; but another part will be left over. This is known as surplus or surplus energy, and can be used for different purposes.
Surplus energy from a photovoltaic system can be fed back into the grid through a surplus compensation tariff. In this way, the user transfers energy to the power grid, for which he subsequently receives a reward in his electricity bill.
The remaining surplus, which could not be compensated, can be accumulated in a virtual battery. It is important to bear in mind that what is stored in the cloud is the kilowatt of surplus already sold. That is why virtual batteries are also called piggy banks, because what they store is money.
This money becomes a kind of balance, which is stored digitally to be used whenever the user wishes. To the point that he can choose the months where he wants to apply the economic reduction. And it can even be transferred to other properties, as long as they all belong to the same owner.
In this way, homes or companies that opt for solar panels, along with the use of virtual batteries will see in their electricity bills both the compensation of surpluses that corresponds to them, as well as a final economic discount for the use of these virtual wallets. As a result, the electricity bill of these users can reach 0 €.
FAQ
Virtual battery is a practical and sustainable solution
solar panels in your home.
