The Japanese electronics group started offering remote energy-management services in May and launched a battery-storage monitoring businessin June. It will combine these businesses with the new PV-monitoring servicesit plans to launch in February. 

The PV-monitoring business, which will be run from its offices inOsaka, will be able to assess electricity generation levels in real time. Itwill also be able to identify potential problems with PV panel arrays andautomatically alert maintenance staff.

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