Plug-in batteries could help millions more households access the bill-saving benefits of home energy storage. With plug-in solar now on the way, Regen argues that the government should make plug-in batteries next.
  • Robin@lemmy.worldEnglish
    0·
    1 day ago

    Yeah that’s the downside of plug-in batteries. Most have a few sockets on the device itself that work as backup power. But they intentionally don’t provide backup power for the whole house

    • TIEPilot@lemmy.world
      0·
      1 day ago

      Or even more insane is if the house was to draw power from a 15amp line. Never tested a breaker in reverse, I assume it will pop but drawing 100 amps+ on a 15 amp line would be a recipe for disaster…

      I had one house that had a 600 amp mains. Guy who owned it prior was a welder, fucking insane breaker cabinet!

      • Robin@lemmy.worldEnglish
        0·
        1 day ago

        Yeah you need to check your house’s wiring diagram to know where a good spot is to plug it in. But in Belgium there’s a legal limit of 2.5kw draw on these things, so you have to fuck up pretty bad to do serious damage