- you need a lot of batteries to get through a couple of weeks of cloudy weather. or generator
- in california it might be kinda illegal to disconnect from grid (violation of building codes and such: https://www.cailaw.org/media/files/IEL/Publications/2016/gri...
Wouldn’t the result be a legal off-grid system that’s a small reconnection fee away from being attached to the grid (connection to utilities is generally required in order to get a mortgage, so having the right to reconnect is important).
>>you need a lot of batteries to get through a couple of weeks of cloudy weather. or generator
Yes a generator would definitely help, and even with cloudy weather you get a portion of power generated. Mostly for off-grid, you'd just have to size bigger for x% generation on cloudy days.
>>in california it might be kinda illegal to disconnect from grid (violation of building codes and such: https://www.cailaw.org/media/files/IEL/Publications/2016/gri...
That is a real kick in the guts: "requirement of interconnection in residential installations". Especially considering the quote at the beginning: "Some authors have found that a subset of customers in Hawaii may already be better off disconnecting from the grid and relying on solar-plus-battery systems; moreover, California is not far behind".
Sounds like another gift to the utilities.
I'd bet there will be lawsuits to introduce a reasonable exception soon. Especially if the $8/month/kw capacity withstands the comment period.
This is utter bulls*t if California actually claims to have increasing solar capacity as a goal. Just disgusting.
They should certainly ban 2-cycle engines to drive to batteries, but I think most stationary rigs for houses are 4-cycle, so you don't need oil mix.