Electric combi boilers / solar panels / eco heating solutions

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Soul in reply to @JonD

Very few systems actually truly solve blackouts. Most just have a single socket.

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JonD in reply to @Soul

Yeah thanks, I’m aware that lots don’t do full backup. My dad’s got a Powerwall which does and the new Givenergy AIO 13.5kWh battery also does full backup. Can’t see the point without that personally. We might not have frequent power cuts, but the 1 or 2 a year we do have, with a battery that we couldn’t use would drive me crazy.

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Soul in reply to @JonD

The point of a battery is to balance usable solar generation throughout the day to reduce return to grid.

Ideally lower cost batteries will someday have the output to deliver blackout backup but there’s very little point paying all that extra money today if you’re more interested in payback.

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