Have you considered adding a portable power station to your setup for backup/emergency power? I've been really happy with mine as a complement to my fixed solar - there's a good comparison of different models at gearscouts.com if you wanna check out the options that might work with your system.
this post was submitted on 03 May 2024
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I thought about it but my power almost never goes out. And if it does it's barely a day and we try to make it fun with candles and a fire. I have wood burning stove and our power only goes out in the winter.
As for using the power at night my electrical utility provides me with 1 to 1 net metering. That's a better ratio than a battery. I just don't know what problem the battery will solve.