I’m curious, do these solar kits also have built in battery storage or not? I know one of the units one of the companies mentioned in the article does.
I think it would be smart if all the kits had a battery built in, then people who had these kits would have an emergency backup for cell phone charging during a blackout or a natural disaster. During normal times, the battery backup could help them ease their power bills from peak consumption.
I can’t speak speak the newer solar kits for the US, but batteries are common for balcony / plug in solar. For instance In Germany, I think just under half of installations have batteries
Especially because of the power limit, which encourages who want a little larger capacity to just get a battery with it
EDIT: I think I did see a video of someone doing a battery plug in solar setup, so presumably these exist
Very happy to hear about this!!! My state frequently takes cues from Maine so we could be next!!
