{"id":820606,"date":"2025-04-11T15:01:40","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T13:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=820606"},"modified":"2025-04-12T15:12:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T13:12:48","slug":"solar-is-no-longer-just-about-powering-homes-its-about-empowering-homeowners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/820606\/solar-is-no-longer-just-about-powering-homes-its-about-empowering-homeowners\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar is no longer just about powering homes \u2013 it\u2019s about empowering homeowners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Leading residential subscription-based solar energy provider, GoSolr, is poised to re-shape the industry with the launch of its innovative artificial intelligence solution &#8211; the GoSolr Brain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This AI-fueled hardware is GoSolr&#8217;s response to increased customer demands for solutions that streamline their solar power needs, providing remote management and ease of living through trusted technological solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gosolr.co.za\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=April+2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Click here for more information on GoSolr and the Brain<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Brain is specifically developed for remote monitoring, managing batteries dynamically as new information is made available, integrating load management to maintain system health, and peace of mind and maximise financial savings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Brain is set to dramatically reshape the industry with its ability to ensure that power is available when and where it\u2019s needed, maximising savings while minimising reliance on the power grid,\u201d says Dr Patrick Narbel, Chief Technology Officer at GoSolr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We are taking the concept of managed services to another level by adjusting consumption and battery settings to respond to changing weather, consumption patterns, tariffs and risk for planned and unplanned outages via the GoSolr Brain.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When GoSolr initially launched, a team of support agents would manually adjust customers&#8217; 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