Project Description
Develop online tool to collect residential energy usage and home information using the Green Button API. Then using both historical energy consumption data and weather data, simulate how various solar energy systems would have performed over the last year. Put all of this into a good looking and easy to use web application to advise homeowners how much solar energy equipment they should install/purchase to meet their goals.
Goals
Authorize with utility using GreenButton interface and OAuth to download energy consumption data. Find and download relevant data from government (NWS) weather archives. Simulate solar energy collection using various parameters and compare to current daily consumption.
Group Summary
Create a platform for home owners that uses current energy costs and local data to estimate energy savings should they invest in solar energy equipment.
Identified Pains
It’s difficult to estimate the savings that come from investing in solar/renewable energy equipment.
Accessing energy data created by “Green Button” enabled products and integrating with local weather data.
Proposed Problem Description
Create a simpler way to estimate consumers cost savings by investing in renewable energy.
Proposed Goals
Create a web application that will allow people to access their Green Button data through a user-friendly interface and aid them in estimating their cost savings if they invest in renewable energy.
Possible Solution
https://www.google.com/get/sunroof#p=0
Brainstorming
Our takeaways from brainstorming were possibly marketing towards power companies or neighborhood boards rather than individuals.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Qu2ZhHeuGOCV6srcJPBy0ehYGy29Kdn-VRHO44NMJ9M/edit?usp=sharing
Contributors
Eric Marshall
Jason Corriveau
Ben Matase
Anushikha Sharma
Jingya Wu
BRAINSTORMING BY
Dunni Adenuga
Lucas Nicolois
Matthew Rogge
Sienna Mosher
Jordan Voves