Thermal energy storage systems and methods for use with solar power generation systems

A method for using a thermal energy coordination server system, the method comprising:

• identifying, by the thermal energy coordination server system, a power overgeneration event that includes power overgeneration due at least in part to power generated by a plurality of solar panels;
• predicting, by the thermal energy coordination server system, a peak demand event expected to occur later on a same day as the power overgeneration event;
• activating, before or during the power overgeneration event, a thermal energy storage event in response to the power overgeneration event and prediction of the peak demand event expected to occur on the same day;
• and
• transmitting, by the thermal energy coordination server system, to at least a subset of a plurality of network-enabled smart thermostats, an indication of the thermal energy storage event in response to activating the thermal energy storage event, wherein:
• the thermal energy storage event comprises an indication of a first time period of the power overgeneration event and an indication a second time period of the peak demand event, and
• the first time period is used to store thermal energy until during the second time period.

A non-transitory processor-readable medium comprising processor-readable instructions configured to cause one or more processors to:

• identify a power overgeneration event expected to occur that includes power overgeneration due at least in part to power generated by a plurality of solar panels;
• identify a peak demand event expected to occur later on a same day as the power overgeneration event;
• activate a thermal energy storage event in response to the identified power overgeneration event and the identified peak demand event expected to occur on the same day;
• and
• transmit to a subset of a plurality of network-enabled smart thermostats, an indication of the thermal energy storage event in response to activating the thermal energy storage event, wherein:
• the thermal energy storage event comprises an indication of a first time period of the power overgeneration event and an indication a second time period of the peak demand event, and
• the first time period is used to store thermal energy until during the second time period.