The goal of integration into energy management

The SG Ready label, which was introduced in 2012 by the Bundesverband für Wärmepumpen (BWP) e.V. (German Heat Pump Association), certifies heat pumps that can communicate with the utility grid due to an interface-compatible system component - the Smart Grid Ready interface.

In combination with a PV system and control via the Sunny Home Manager, heat pumps can make a major contribution to increasing self-consumption, as they are well suited to "shifting" loads.

Heat pumps as so-called load-variable loads can be

• switched on in a targeted manner in order to store solar power, which is not to be fed into the local grid, in the form of thermal energy and use it to cover heating requirements.

• switched off in a targeted manner in order to reduce consumption peaks or avoid them altogether.