JasperDiving into home batteries and want one I can control locally, preferably with @homeassistant and over UTP.
Plug-in or stationary, what’s your take?
Anyone have experience with specific brands? Drop your recs below!
Electrek [Unofficial]Portable power: new Mitsubishi eK Cross pairs 1500 W plug with sub-$12K price
Home solar in rural America: a storm just took out your power, now what?
smallsolarFor the first time it's 2200 and my little plug in battery is still discharging, it has 20% capacity left. I think it's been a combination of the partially sunny day and our habits. We've needed some grid power as it can only output 800W so needs the grid for the big stuff.
I suspect we'll get through to 0030 where it is set to charge on the cheap tariff. Anyway it's exciting to see it all work!
Enviro CommsThe benefits of electrification compound…
The more a home electrifies the bigger the savings. Adding rooftop solar saves an Australian household $1,000s a year. Adding electric hot water saves $1,000s more. Adding a battery, an induction cooker, reverse cycle heating and removing gas saves $1,000s more. Adding an EV is the icing on the cake. Adding maintenance and servicing savings, total automotive savings can reach over $4,000 annually. If a household does this strategically, replacing old appliances as they wear out, the upfront […]https://envirocomms5.wordpress.com/2026/06/05/the-benefits-of-electrification-compound/
CT keeps home solar incentive alive through 2035, batteries are the big winners
Survey Sunday: How much home battery backup do YOU need?
Khurram Wadee ✅I’m gradually improving my understanding of using #HomeAssistant to monitor domestic #Power input and output. The integration I have comes with a nice #Dashboard for accumulated #Energy but I wanted one which gave as close to an instantaneous record of power consumption and production as possible plus a history as well. This is that custom dashboard and it tells me what I want to know.
#SelfHosting #Monitoring #FreeSoftware #SolarPanels #Electricity #HomeBattery
CHINA RECAP: Beijing, Xiaomi test drive, BYD news, and a fresh home battery pilot
Interview: we talk home batteries with Franklin WH CEO Gary Lam
