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When the Ford F-150 Lightning came out I was interested to learn that the battery was powerful enough to power a standard American house for over two days. Thi
by jononomo 4y ago
When the Ford F-150 Lightning came out I was interested to learn that the battery was powerful enough to power a standard American house for over two days.
This made me wonder why new houses don't come with a battery built in, thereby making power outages obsolete. A battery that could withstand a 48-hour power outage without the occupants even realizing anything had happened seems like it would give the power grid a lot more flexibility and could be a real lifesaver in the case of natural disasters and other emergency situations.
Adding a battery would probably add $10k to the cost of a house, but for a home that costs $400,000, that is only 2.5% of the price. A smaller battery that just provided 12 hours of power might only cost $3k.
I'd be interested to hear from knowledgeable people what the downsides to this idea are. I suppose the battery might degrade over time, and it is likely it would go for several years at a time without being called upon.
- ccheney 4y agoI'm curious to see what comes of V2G tech and other home battery systems. I know that Panasonic[1] & Enphase[2] have their own systems rolling out. Adding these systems to new home builds makes a lot of sense to me in the interest of future-proofing. Here's an interesting example where a new housing development in Las Vegas built all the houses with battery storage as well as solar generation for the entire neighborhood[3] [1] https://na.panasonic.com/us/energy-solutions/battery-storage/ https://na.panasonic.com/us/energy-solutions/battery-storage... [2] https://enphase.com/store/storage/iq-battery-10 https://enphase.com/store/storage/iq-battery-10 [3] https://electrek.co/2022/12/08/tesla-neighborhood-launches-powerwalls-las-vegas/ https://electrek.co/2022/12/08/tesla-neighborhood-launches-p...