What is plug-in solar and can it save you money?
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  • wewbull@feddit.ukEnglish
    51·
    12 days ago

    You’re forgetting that those batteries are super useful in case of power outages

    1. The last power outage I had was over 10 years ago.
    2. Batteries only work in that case if the inverter isn’t “grid-following”. Most inverters are, and so when the grid goes down, so do your batteries.
    • fonix232@fedia.io
      4·
      12 days ago

      1. Lucky you. Does nothing to prevent an accident tomorrow down the road, where a worker may cut the mains cable by accident, which will take a few days to restore.

      2. hybrid inverters and transfer switches (even automatic ones) do exist…