Deye rolled out its AI-powered virtual assistant, Deye Copilot, for the Australian solar & storage market
It combines an AI algorithm-based ‘Energy Saver’ and a cloud-based network of VPP operators on a single platform
This creates a revenue model of ‘“base income + value-added income’ for Australian prosumers
With the Australian solar-plus-storage prosumers’ energy independence and revenue generation in focus, Ningbo Deye Technology Co., Ltd., a provider of PV inverters and storage solutions, has launched Deye Copilot, a virtual assistant powered by generative AI.
According to the company, this virtual assistant has been launched in the country to provide a ‘multi-layered revenue structure’ for energy storage assets in Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM) to address the fluctuating revenues in 2025. Research from Modo Energy, a UK-based company that provides data and analytics for the energy market, reveals the need to create a revenue stream based on multiple routes compared to standard ‘single-market arbitrage’ for the profitability of the storage projects. The latter exploits price differences in a single electricity market throughout the day.
Regarding the Copilot’s key features, Deye emphasizes that it combines AI-driven ‘Energy Saver’ and a cloud-based network of virtual power plant (VPP) operators on a single platform.
Energy Saver uses an AI-based ‘core’ algorithm to integrate electricity prices, weather forecasts, load predictions, and the status of battery health, among others, in real-time. By capturing windows of electricity prices, it enables automated ‘peak valley arbitrage’ or charging at low prices and discharging at high prices to secure a stable revenue source for the prosumers.
In addition, Copilot automatically synchronizes electricity price signals, instructions for power dispatch, and the status of devices between distributed energy resources (DER) and VPPs. Meanwhile, Deye’s cloud-based platform connects with Australia’s multiple VPP operators, such as Evergen, Greensync, Termina, and Amber. This virtual assistant, on the other hand, helps users choose an operator based on ratios of revenue-sharing, efficiency of task response, and coverage of ancillary services being provided in real-time. Deye shares a few samples of ancillary services like trading of green certificates and frequency control ancillary services (FCAS), among others.
The company states that these features create a revenue model for prosumers that is based on a 2-tier strategy, ‘base income + value-added income’.
Deye cites the example of a Melbourne-based prosumer, whose system features a 10 kW PV array combined with a storage capacity of up to 20 kWh. It earns a monthly income of approximately AUD 160 and AUD 2,320 from personal dispatch and VPP services, respectively, with a 50:50 revenue sharing model. The income from VPP consists of AUD 40 from FCAS and the rest from the trade of green certificates.