Ned to improve
Need to improve all option monitoring and hardware side status
App not working!
Wish it would. I spent $7k on a new inverter.
App is terrible
Haven’t been able to get it to work for months. All it shows is my instant energy production no past history no data at all. The app for my car charger gives more detail about what my solar panels are producing than this worthless app does.
I love this app
I really love this app. I am rather a technophobe, and would have chosen a numerical readout of production on the inverter itself over "another app". However-- I quickly grew to absolutely love the app. It is so interesting to be able to see how much energy is being used at any given time. I have had moments in the evening when my panels were almost-- but not quite-- powering the house, and I went through turning off unused lights and got back to net generation! It is informative and beyond that-- fun! Very reinforcing.
It is also really great to be able to see the history. Here in hot and humid New Orleans, my panels produce a surplus in the winter that builds up credit (we have net metering) that can then be used in the summer to power air conditioning. The app allows me to see exactly how much of a surplus I have generated so I can predict whether the extra use will be covered by the winter credits.
It is also really great to be able to see the history. Here in hot and humid New Orleans, my panels produce a surplus in the winter that builds up credit (we have net metering) that can then be used in the summer to power air conditioning. The app allows me to see exactly how much of a surplus I have generated so I can predict whether the extra use will be covered by the winter credits.
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Server issues and SMA lacking support
We installed a PV solar system in 2011 and invested in extra equipment for monitoring, including the SMA weather station, the SMA Webbox, and more. Ever since, SMA keeps discontinuing systems and retiring services. The full system monitoring we paid for about 15 years is pretty much useless now while it’s supposed to have a 30 year lifetime.
When you purchase a new PV system, think twice before investing in something that barely lasts 15 years. Sunny Webbox and the SMA monitoring is pretty much useless after 15 years at a time when it really matters.
When you purchase a new PV system, think twice before investing in something that barely lasts 15 years. Sunny Webbox and the SMA monitoring is pretty much useless after 15 years at a time when it really matters.
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