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I agree that this doesn't seem useful for time of use arbitrage. I think it depends on what your electric outages look like. Short outages, a desktop ups proba
by toast0 2y ago
I agree that this doesn't seem useful for time of use arbitrage.
I think it depends on what your electric outages look like. Short outages, a desktop ups probably makes sense. But if you regularly get 12-36 hour outages, this might be a reasonable product for you. Personally, I expect two nines of utility power, so something like this could possibly work (but I already have a 35kW propane fired standby generator)
- danila22 2y agoYeah I get that, this will last longer than a UPS. I’ve thrown away a few in the last couple years that broke. That’s the lead acid UPS vs. LFP chemistry at work.
- Izkata 2y agoYeah, this sounds perfect for the suburb I grew up in - a couple outages a year, but they only lasted about half a day. "Don't open the fridge so everything stays cold" is a lot more difficult with three teenagers.
- chadconway 2y agoPila has temp sensors that can monitor fridge & freezer temp to give you piece of mind. So hard to keep the fridge closed & how do you know whether the food is still safe?