Solar Curtailment
More charging capacity and control within the limits of the grid.
Electrification is causing a growing demand for energy, while available network capacity is becoming increasingly scarce. With Load Balancing, Maxem helps organizations use available capacity more efficiently across charging infrastructure. This keeps the energy supply reliable, even during peak times.
What is Solar Curtailment?
Solar Curtailment enables the active control of solar power generation when feed-in to the grid is constrained. Maxem ensures that energy production is aligned with the available grid capacity, local energy consumption, on-site energy demand, and available storage capacity.
This helps maintain a stable energy system while ensuring that locally generated renewable energy is utilized more efficiently.
Why this is becoming increasingly relevant
The growth of solar energy is placing increasing pressure on the electricity grid. In many regions, grid feed-in capacity is becoming constrained. Without active control, this can lead to wasted renewable energy, inefficient energy use, and an increased risk of grid congestion.
With the Maxem platform, the output of your solar PV system is automatically adjusted based on real-time on-site energy demand or market conditions. When demand increases again, the system scales generation back up in real time. This allows you to expand your solar installation without the risk of overloading the grid, even when energy demand fluctuates.
The result: greater control over energy generation and consumption, improved efficiency, and a more resilient energy system.
How does it work?
The Maxem Energy Controller communicates directly with the inverter on site. Via a standardized connection, such as Modbus or SunSpec, the system reads the actual generation in real-time and controls the inverter to increase or decrease the power. This occurs automatically, based on the available grid capacity, local energy consumption, and any storage capacity.
Benefits of Solar Curtailment
Stay operational within feed-in limitations of the grid operator, without wasting generated energy.
Save on energy costs by maximizing local use of your own generation instead of exporting it at low feed-in tariffs.
Continue optimizing solar generation, even during grid congestion or when export capacity is limited.
More stability within the energy system, regardless of varying generation.
Prepared for further growth in solar energy, scale controlled without additional complexity.
More stability within the energy system, regardless of varying generation.
Prepared for further growth in solar energy, scale controlled without additional complexity.
Maxem's approach
No separate systems, but an integrated energy system. Maxem brings together generation, charging, storage, and energy management into a platform. This results in:
- Realtime insight
- Central control
- More efficient energy flows
- Better utilization of locally generated energy
Is your installation encountering feed-in limitations?
See how Solar Curtailment helps to maximize locally generated energy usage.
