If you are interested in adding solar to your home or just want the capabilities to monitor and control the usage of specific circuits, you will need to add some sort of smart panel component to your existing electrical system, or just replace it with a fully integrated panel system.

If you want to cut the labor expense of replacing the entire panel, then the ABB ReliaHome Smart Panel may be a solution to consider. With less labor expense you will be able to take control of up to 12 circuits. Use this device to turn off circuits that are not needed when energy costs are high, or when solar production is low. This will be a critical component as we adopt battery storage solutions to our home in order to make that stored energy last as long as possible without wasting it.

The ReliaHome Smart Panel will be released soon, however, ABB says that a smaller single circuit solution will be coming out in the next year or so.

This Smart Panel is Ethernet and mesh network WiFi capable in order to simplify communication throughout the home. #IBS2024