> has me looking at adding a powerwall to our PV system
I'm not trying to raise FUD here and am genuinely curious -- would a powerwall-like system have its own set of issues or dangers in the event of nearby fires/evacuations?
I'm not trying to raise FUD here and am genuinely curious -- would a powerwall-like system have its own set of issues or dangers in the event of nearby fires/evacuations?
So I imagine scenario 1 is your house doesn't catch fire, in which case it's fine, and you have power even if the grid is down, or scenario 2 where your house does catch fire, and maybe the battery contributes to that, but it would burn down either way.
But keep in mind that the 'red flag days' I'm describing where PG&E would cut power are not days where fires are actually burning in the area - just days where fires are more likely to start. They're shutting down their power lines so that if the wind knocks one down it won't start a fire. This is a response to last years devastating fires in Sonoma county, which were believed to have started by downed power lines in high wind and dry conditions.
They're unsecured as far as i have noticed, so i imagine the troublemakers will be pulling them sooner or later.
Ahh, that makes more sense. I was thinking about situations where there would be fires burning in the immediate vicinity, so perhaps dangers from overheating (explosion?) or firefighters/emergency responders having to clear areas quickly, etc.