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Do batterie exist that work like the balcony solar? (piefed.social)
submitted 1 day ago by HubertManne@piefed.social to c/solarpunk@slrpnk.net
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So the big thing with the balcony solar to me is it can be plugged into a standard outlet and it would work without sending electricity downstream to the system somehow. So it seemed to be smart like that. Let me know if I have a misunderstanding here. So I always felt like having batteries would be useful enough without solar as you could (at least in my area) take the hourly electric rate and charge it during non peak times and have it be used during peak hours. This in addition to getting through power outages. So im kinda wondering if there are balcony battery options that would allow for this. Plug it into an outlet and setup when not to charge and when to provide power. Anyone know if this is a thing?

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[–] Cort@lemmy.world 1 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

I think ecoflow has options to charge from the grid and discharge later. It's called time of use rates. I know it's on their regular power stations and the smart electrical panel but not 100% certain it's on their balcony solar line called 'stream'. They also have manual and automatic settings to charge up from the grid before large storms, that you might be able to hack to accomplish your goal

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

This looked so close and maybe it will work as it has to have net metering. I will look into it. Looks like if it does not support net metering than it requires something more.

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Just to be clear, you need to live in a place that allows balcony solar or direct plug into wall systems. If you're in Germany or most of Europe, you're probably fine, but only Utah in the USA has approved these systems.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 points 8 hours ago

Thanks. I actually know but its just something I am geeking on. Even if it was allowed in the state the association for most folks would likely be a bigger hurdle unless the law specifically said it had to be allowed. The ecoflow page has scratched my itch though. It was basically what I was looking for.