Title reads like at ad, but this is a new way to reach energy independence. I actually have a small EcoFlow device and it’s pretty good for the price.

I hope this tech can be made available in the US soon.

  • CrowAirbrush@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    I would, but i’m not allowed by the HOA the hang shit on my balcony.

    Fuck’n HOA assholes.

    My balcony is also on the right side of the building too, it would be perfect.

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      7 months ago

      Vote.

      I ran my small HOA for 1 term and people came at me, bitched about stuff and I got them to come to a meeting where the other homeowners could express their concerns about the proposal and we’d come to an agreement and write up a change. It was no big deal. We even negotiated group rates for shared services and made it so that the costs of the HOA were offset by the savings from the services.

      On the other side of the coin, when I left my position to give somebody else a turn at the process I largely automated, they ran it into the ground and bankrupted it while chasing a personal grievance against the city.

      Somehow, the HOA attracts power hungry nobodies but they can be voted out if you’re willing to work at it. Also, talk to your neighbors. My guess is that there are others who would back your proposal.

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    7 months ago

    Plug-in systems are built around a microinverter that feeds solar energy back into the home via a standard wall jack.

    What the actual fuck?

    The PowerStream has three proprietary ports: one that connects to your MC4 solar panels

    Disqualified.

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    7 months ago

    Yeah, non-USA for this atm, as much fun as it would be to plug such a system into an apartment.

    I believe that the US requires that a direct-feed system has to plug into a physical kill switch setup to prevent back-feed of power during an outage.

    Still pretty neat, though!