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It's for two reasons. 1. Not killing linemen by backfeeding power 2. Your appliances don't like brownouts and voltage dips whenever a cloud passes overhead.
by jandrese 4y ago
It's for two reasons.
1. Not killing linemen by backfeeding power
2. Your appliances don't like brownouts and voltage dips whenever a cloud passes overhead. Try to run a house without a power buffer and you'll burn up power controllers all over your house.
Unfortunately the battery market is extremely tight due to so many car manufacturers trying to switch to BEVs ASAP and stressing the raw materials markets. That and COVID shortages. Prices are very high and availability is usually "8-12 month waitlist".
- trafficante 4y agoI wonder if it’s possible to retrofit a Tesla to work as a bootleg Powerwall in tandem with residential solar - should brownouts become a common thing. My Google-fu isn’t strong enough to find anything on the topic that isn’t on the level of “tremendously sketchy YouTube video” and I’m not about to risk my car and house experimenting off the back of that sort of thing.
- TaylorAlexander 4y agoI don’t know about Tesla specifically but this is a thing that some EVs can do. The new Ford F-150 lightning can do it. This is generally called vehicle to grid, vehicle to load, or bidirectional charging. A quick search shows maybe Tesla hasn’t added it yet. But here’s some details on the Ford lightning setup: https://www.ford.com/support/how-tos/electric-vehicles/home-charging/f-150-lightning-intelligent-backup-power-faqs/ https://www.ford.com/support/how-tos/electric-vehicles/home-...