The Solar Roofpod features a rooftop-mounted solar trellis that protects the house from heat gain and is easy to upgrade with new photovoltaic technologies. A micro-inverter for each solar panel optimizes system output. A thermal storage system uses paraffin as the phase-change material to reduce the size of the tank by half. The solar thermal system even performs cooling. A Noveda energy consumption/generation monitor combines with Lutron lighting control system for controlling lights and Schneider Electric for part of the HVAC and home-made systems for linking everything together as well as incorporating windows, blinds, irrigation controls.