Development of an Automated Operational and Billing Platform for Distributed Renewable Energy Facilities

The client faces outdated manual invoicing processes without automated bill payments, inadequate power production visualization tools, and lacks operational monitoring capabilities. These issues hinder efficient management of distributed energy generation facilities, reduce operational responsiveness, and impact revenue collection efficiency.

A mid-sized renewable energy company managing distributed energy generation assets, such as community solar farms, seeking digital solutions to optimize operations, billing, and data visualization.

• Implement an automated billing and collections system integrated with multiple payment gateways (credit card, ACH) to improve efficiency and reliability.
• Develop real-time power production visualization dashboards to monitor energy import, generation, and consumption across multiple facilities.
• Create operational monitoring tools to provide early warning alerts and system health updates for maintenance planning.
• Integrate Internet of Things (IoT) devices to collect and populate real-time data on system output and device attributes.
• Enable backend automation and supportive documentation to facilitate training and scalability of client support teams.

• Automated online invoicing and billing system with multiple payment gateway integrations.
• Real-time data visualization dashboards for power production and energy consumption analytics.
• Operational monitoring and alert system for system health, failures, and early warning detection.
• IoT device data collection and display for monitoring output, device attributes, and system status.
• Machine-to-machine (M2M) communication interface over cellular networks for data transmission to cloud analytics infrastructure.
• Training modules and detailed documentation to enable client team onboarding and technical support.

• Payment gateways for billing and collections
• IoT devices monitoring renewable energy outputs
• Cloud storage solutions for data aggregation
• Alerting and notification services

• Scalability to support growing number of distributed assets
• High availability and uptime SLAs
• Data security and compliance with industry standards
• Real-time data processing with minimal latency
• Robust backup and disaster recovery protocols

The implementation of this platform aims to automate billing processes, enhance operational visibility, and facilitate proactive system maintenance. Expected outcomes include increased revenue collection efficiency, improved system uptime through early failure detection, and enhanced competitive positioning by empowering operators with sophisticated data visualization and monitoring tools.