Batteries are a great idea. We have panels but the batteries are still too expensive with payback being almost longer than the battery life. A couple of times recently we've had power outages (not very common but still...). I just sat out in the back yard looking up at the panels muttering. 😁
This one is 10K right now and hard to get. The one that bothers me that it is still about 1day worth of power. I love to have 2days.
That's odd that you mention it only provides 1 day of power. Is it only one day of power or can you trickle the power for the times you would need it like during the night?
It’s approximate. It stores 13.4 kWh of power. You can trickle it as long as you want. But just like any battery it will run out if you don’t charge it.
Well, that's really good to know. To me it makes the cost more justifiable. Personally, I think it's important to ration out the electricity during times of need. Get down to basics when the going gets tough. Two, or more, days would be ideal, but you have to work with what you've got for now.
You can always put a second powerwall if you are so inclined. Each cost $10K currently.
Yeah, that makes sense too. Your article gave me something to think about as I'm planning for my final move in about 2-3 years. We've got two kids and are also caring for ailing in-laws. I mean 20 grand isn't cheap, but what wouldn't you pay to keep your family safe.
My current emergency plan involves lightweight equipment and cooking supplies that would last for about 1 week. However, a flaw in my plans would be energy supply for any medical equipment I would need over time.
Tesla makes some very good equipment. In California, the company I work for is using them to develop a battery power station to enhance grid stability.
Price of these things are coming down constantly. You can always add a Natural Gas generator as well. Which is clean and environmentally friendly. Provided you have space in the backyard and a natural gas connection already
I just saw that you live in Australia. You have a lot of sun there... The right place to use solar renewable energy.
Btw, are you familiar with the project Power Ledger and its token POWR? They received a grant from the Australian government back in 2018, if I am not wrong. It used to be a very promising project in 2018 during the end if the previous Bull Market.
I really only dabble around the edges with cypto stuff, so I haven't heard of POWR. I did see some bits and pieces a while back about Elon Musk and another project EWT (Energy Web Token) here in AU.