EcoFlow unveils the STREAM Series for the US residential market as a solar + storage system that is easy to use. This comes in two options: one is the main system, and the other is the main system with a battery included. The battery version is called the STREAM Ultra.
At this point, there are plans to deploy it in Utah initially, and expansion for the rest of the state will follow suit in the later days. Based on the increased electricity tariffs in Utah, favorable insolation, and the increasing share of multifamily residences, the STREAM Series is designed for do-it-yourself solar power with no wiring and no need to get permission from the utility company.
“By launching Stream Series in Utah, we’re taking the first step in making renewable energy simple and accessible for people in the U.S. who have not been able to enjoy the benefits of residential solar.”
“We’ve successfully launched this solution across Europe over the past two years with more than 120,000 units sold. We’re now applying our global experience to bring flexible solar options to Americans beyond just single-family homes. Plug-and-play home solar systems allow people to save on electric bills while avoiding the high costs, permitting, and months-long installation timelines of traditional systems.”
– Brian Essenmacher, head of North American business development at EcoFlow.
The product portfolio of the EcoFlow STREAM is as follows: STREAM Ultra and STREAM Microinverter. The STREAM Ultra is a lithium iron phosphate battery with a capacity of 1.92 kilowatt-hours and an integrated grid-connected microinverter. Directed at the home, the microinverter can take in up to 1.2 kW of the solar input, with the rest charging the battery of 2 kW.
For those homes that do not require energy storage, the optional standalone device called the STREAM Microinverter can power homes directly via a normal power outlet up to 1.2 kW output.
This flexible system enables residents to plant the solar panels on their balconies, patios, back lawns, or any other accessible areas.
The improvement of scaling up the system can increase power capacity from 1.92 kWh to 11.52 kWh and can be installed flexibly. Being powered by a solar network, multiple batteries can operate collectively, irrespective of their location, to improve the runtime, cut down dependence on the grid, and also reduce solar power wastage. Due to its design and people’s ability to provide and add plug-and-play connectors and interconnection of the power flow management, homes have drawn closer to energy self-sufficiency and the elimination of electricity bills.
The LFP battery of the STREAM Ultra loses only 30% of its capacity even after 6000 cycles and can function under very low temperatures of -14 degrees Fahrenheit. The Ultra battery comes with a NEMA 4 rating, while the microinverter comes with a NEMA 6, which simply means that the system is designed for inside and outside use. Integral safeguards control and watch the energy loads in real-time and then regulate energy use to operate in a power range of 1.2 kW to avoid overloading household circuits.
The STREAM Series works with EcoFlow OASIS, an AI system to manage energy in homes using the EcoFlow application for energy storage, planning for power outages caused by extreme weather, and managing bills.
