A plug-in balcony solar system for uncertain times.

Title reads like at ad, but this is a new way to reach energy independence. I actually have a small EcoFlow device and it’s pretty good for the price.

I hope this tech can be made available in the US soon.

  • ArbiterXero@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    6 months ago

    I’d be super disappointed by owning a solar cell and not being able to use it during a power outage.

    • Bizarroland@kbin.social
      2·
      6 months ago

      That’s a pretty standard issue with grid tied solar systems. You save a lot of money by not having batteries, but when the neighborhood goes down you go down with it.

      Plus you don’t want to be pumping electricity into a downed power system, you could actually end up hurting a line man who is working on the system.

      However, and both of these issues can be resolved by adding in a generator and a whole house cut off system.

      In a power outage scenario, all you would have to do is throw the crossover switch and crank the generator. The generator would produce enough energy to reactivate the solar system.

      • Pretzilla@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        6 months ago

        Yea with solar and a transfer switch you only need a small battery powered inverter to kick on the solar juice

        No need to run a generator when the sun is out