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Japan’s First*1 Fixed Home Energy Storage System Rental Service Begins
Since the Great East Japan Earthquake, there has been a great need for stable electricity supplies, distributed power to address electricity output fluctuations, and to secure emergency power supplies. The uptake of battery storage systems is extremely desirable in this context. Regular households also increasingly need to use less electricity as well as to secure access to power in disasters or outages.
To accommodate such social expectations, NEC joined forces with ORIX Corporation and EPCO Incorporated to establish ONE ENERGY CORPORATION, which harnesses the expertise and strengths of all three partners. ONE ENERGY has launched a service employing a fixed lithiumion battery storage system. This setup offers new lifestyle alternatives to households by enabling them to “skillfully store and wisely use electricity.”
At the press conference celebrating thelaunch of the One Energy Corporation
ONE ENERGY offers a new energy service that includes fixed monthly rental charges and simulations of installation benefits.
Users of this service can store cheaper off-peak midnight electricity that can be consumed during the day, curbing their power bills, while securing emergency power supplies.
In addition, the operational status of the battery storage system is constantly monitored remotely through the cloud.
ONE ENERGY offers proper support for each user such as replacing batteries if performance deteriorates. A smart house app lets users visualize home energy usage by enabling them to check power savings through their smartphones and to be supplied with services such as power savings forecasts and power saving options.
In the future, ONE ENERGY may explore the provision of more new energy services such as networking smart houses so it can supply low-cost electricity, and buying and trading surplus electricity.
Through these sorts of activities, NEC will promote the uptake of battery storage systems to contribute to the realization of an energy-efficient society.
