Request: Could PVOutput register as a third-party provider with Eversource so customers can share their meter data with PVOutput?
Background:
My PV system uses a SolarEdge inverter. SolarEdge recently changed its API, and it no longer works with PVOutput, so my system has stopped reporting.
My utility, Eversource, has been installing smart meters that upload usage data to the cloud. Eversource offers API access to registered third-party providers, who can then pull a customer’s usage data once the customer consents.
My PV system has its own dedicated meter that measures only solar production. If PVOutput could connect to Eversource, that meter’s data would restore my production reporting without relying on SolarEdge at all. Other Eversource customers with SolarEdge systems (or any inverter) and a separate production meter could do the same.
Data details: Eversource’s smart meters record at 15-minute granularity. Data appears to arrive with roughly a one-day delay (the previous day’s readings become available the next morning), so this would work as a daily backfill rather than live reporting. Access is through Green Button Connect My Data (hosted by UtilityAPI): a third party registers, tests in a sandbox, gets approved, and then customers authorize access via OAuth.
Google “Eversource Massachusetts Green Button” for more details.
I’m happy to help by looking into Eversource’s registration process. But since the registration would be for PVOutput as the data recipient, I suspect it needs to come from the PVOutput team rather than from an individual user.