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Originally Posted by Sweetpea
(note, if you do use those panels, you also need an up-to-date electricity meter, one that can measure both ways, in and out. So we're prepared as we do have such an ectricity meter!)
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Another option is to simply store the excess power yourself with a battery bank, for those emergencies when you are not generating power,
and the local grid goes down (more common in some places than others). Many jurisdictions do not yet pay you for power generated by your home system to their grid, or the electric companies apply exorbitant co-generation fees on you that essentially mean they're getting your power for next to nothing, and charging others full cost for it. So I'm actively considering a battery bank to keep my own power, if our local grid ever becomes unreliable, and even if it doesn't. (Fortunately, right now it is very reliable, but in the future, who knows?)
Excess power stored during the day could also be dumped into your vehicle at night, leaving it ready to be used in the morning.