Solar Energy Management

TL;DR

Nerds Computing designed, engineered, and launched Inowattio end-to-end in-house—delivering a production-grade, compliant energy platform with real-time telemetry, national grid integrations, and aggregation-ready operations, accelerating time-to-market without compromising quality.

About the Client

A spin-off Nerds Computing, Inowattio is a smart solar energy platform that helps prosumers manage and monetize their power through real-time monitoring and peer-to-peer trading. It enables energy communities and grid aggregation so households can optimize usage, sell surplus, and cut costs.

Challenge & Objectives

Define the product form. Clarify the MVP versus the roadmap, the user roles (prosumers, aggregators, grid operators), and the business model so the platform solves real operational needs while aligning with market regulations.

Design and develop the technical solution. Architect a secure, multi-tenant system with real-time data ingestion, time-series analytics, billing, and seamless integrations with smart meters and the national grid—delivered with an API-first approach and rigorous observability.

Technically challenging. Serve many clients with sub-second response times, process high-volume telemetry, and comply with strict national grid requirements for data quality, auditing, cybersecurity, and interoperability—without compromising reliability or privacy.

Technical Solution

We delivered an end-to-end, cloud-native implementation, owning everything from application development and data pipelines to infrastructure (IaC), CI/CD, observability, and security hardening. Through multiple iteration cycles, we refined the core use cases with stakeholders—validating assumptions via prototypes and translating them into stable APIs and production-ready workflows.

• Full development coverage → backend, frontend, data pipelines, IaC, CI/CD, observability, and security-by-design.
• Integrations with major inverter brands & families → unified device abstraction, protocol adapters (Modbus/TCP, SunSpec), resilient telemetry & command paths.
• SCADA integration with the national grid → standards-based interfaces (IEC 60870-5-104/IEC 61850), secure telemetry & control, audit-ready data flows.
• Regulations-compliant solution → alignment with national grid requirements, GDPR, and industry standards; enforced RBAC, encryption in transit/at rest, audit logs, and documented data retention & incident response.

Results & Impact

An end-to-end, production-grade platform is built, hosted, and running at https://inowattio.com, with secure multi-tenant architecture, API-first integrations, and full observability. The system is aggregation-licensing ready and supports orchestrated, multi-unit remote dispatch with accurate setpoint tracking, audit-ready telemetry, and controls aligned to national grid requirements.

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