I believe we have discussed this and that you do have some kinda justification for "going off grid", but for others, it makes no economic sense to me.If I generate all my power, I am still perfectly happy to pay $8 a month for keeping the grid accouint. Kinda like insurance..
The last thing I want to do in life is maintain batteries for the rest of my life. Out of the blue I took a life changing hit in my health and cannot possibly maintain all the special "features" I have built into the house for "fun" but now, impossible to maintain by my wife. I am an ardent DIY guy, but now am a CDIMA (Cant do it myself Anymore). - Bob On Sun, Oct 3, 2021 at 12:58 PM Peter VanDerWal via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > > > I said that. Lost power for three days back in the 90's when a tornado blew > > through. Not worth > > investing a lot of money for 3 days every 25 years. > > I agree it's not worth buying an EV JUST to use it as a backup power source. > However, most people buy EVs to drive. When deciding which EV to buy, one > that has the capability of powering your house in an emergency situation > might just be a deciding factor for many people. > > FWIW I moved my critical loads (Fridge/Freezer, HVAC, etc.) to a new subpanel > with a transfer switch so that I could power my critical loads from my EVs > during a power outage. > Once we go off-grid this setup will allow me to get by with a smaller house > battery. Even if we get an extended period of low sunshine, either of my EVs > could power my critical loads for a week or two, which is more than long > enough wait out the stormy weather. > _______________________________________________ > Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ > LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org _______________________________________________ Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC fields UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org
