A collection of solar cells is installed on the roof of Wolf Hall College, and they are responsible for generating power for the SEAR Lab. To ensure redundancy and address analytical questions such as “Is solar energy viable for long-term production?”, “Are there proper measures in place for sustainability and redundancy?”, and “Is it worth switching to solar energy?”, it is crucial to collect and analyze data. The ultimate goal of this project is to programmatically solar power production, consumption data, lab power consumption data from the smart breakers and then visualize it to answer these important questions. By systematically collecting and interpreting this information, we aim to provide insights into the effectiveness and feasibility of solar energy in this context. We aim to get data from the solar panels and the smart breakers to answer the above questions and calculate how much power the lab consumes in renewable energy and its dependence on grid electricity.
