New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: What can I do with extra electricity?
Ask HN: What can I do with extra electricity?
3 by traverseda | 7 comments on Hacker News.
I'm looking at solar power systems, with the intention of eventually not being connected to the electrical grid at all and only having intermittent internet access. In order to do that I need to over-provision my solar panels. Solar panels remain a lot cheaper than batteries, so for me at least it makes sense to get a lot of solar panels and only a few "hours" worth of batteries. Let's assume that some sunny days I have an extra KW of power generation for ~8 hours. On overcast days I probably don't have any extra power, unless I'm not at home and can shut everything down. What can I use the waste electricity for?
3 by traverseda | 7 comments on Hacker News.
I'm looking at solar power systems, with the intention of eventually not being connected to the electrical grid at all and only having intermittent internet access. In order to do that I need to over-provision my solar panels. Solar panels remain a lot cheaper than batteries, so for me at least it makes sense to get a lot of solar panels and only a few "hours" worth of batteries. Let's assume that some sunny days I have an extra KW of power generation for ~8 hours. On overcast days I probably don't have any extra power, unless I'm not at home and can shut everything down. What can I use the waste electricity for?
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