ELECTRIC SERVICE AND PANEL UPGRADE AVOIDANCE UTILIZING BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE AND MICROGRID INTERCONNECT DEVICE

Systems/methods for controlling residential renewable energy systems, such as a home solar and storage power system, resolve or avoid overloading that could arise as a result of new loads/sources in the home or existing loads drawing too much power. The systems/methods provide a power control system (PCS) in the solar and storage power system that is configured to monitor the current in one or more busbars or other conductors in the home. If the current in the busbars or other conductors exceeds a predefined current threshold, then the PCS is configured to control the solar and storage power system to either supplement the current in the busbars or limit the current, and trip a microgrid interconnect device (MID) if other methods have been exhausted. This helps resolve or avoid overloading the power distribution system that could lead to unwanted overheating or tripping of an electrical panel breaker in the home.