The APC uninterruptible power supply eats up 10w even when "switched off".
Power budget for farm-wide and indoor WiFi + 4G router is 10w.
Music system with Bluetooth receiver, amplifier, bookshelf speakers and a subwoofer draws 10w at my usual listening volume.
Every hour the UPS is plugged into the solar inverter is an hour less of the WiFi when conserving power during overcast/rainy days such as now.
Hmmm.
#SolarPunk #SolarFunk 😅
10 watts seems like a trivial amount of power when it shows up in a bill at the end of the month, but it begins to matter when all the power you need is coming from batteries within your home, charged with sunlight.
This is not a complaint, just an observation.
I'm glad I'm fully dependent on the sun - it's a crucial step in aligning myself with the resources available to me instead of throwing money and shifting the problem elsewhere.
Used some spare extension boards to allow switching on/off groups of devices that i use together.
Lower friction to reduce power consumption means i can easily go from ~100 watts (workstation, large monitor, peripherals, and more) to ~15 watts for core network services + home automation.
Will look into hooking up the ext. boards with relays to automate low power mode based on sensor data and weather forecast.
@locasinloquero Yes, I have planned for 3 days of battery-only use, but sometimes the batteries do not get charged for an entire week.
And the system I have is what I must use until I upgrade.
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