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Re:The Carrington Event of 1859 and the Potential for a “Miy... by verve_rat on Monday September 11, 2023 @08:32AM (#37466260)
Batteries and inverters would be common in most installations, surly?
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Re:The Carrington Event of 1859 and the Potential for a “Miy... by bee_rider on Monday September 11, 2023 @08:48AM (#37466438)
Batteries can cost more than the solar cells themselves. Plus, the older lead-acid batteries required some maintenance. The easy path is to just stay grid tied and not bother with a battery.

If all the power lines on earth went down, I bet communities would connect people with panels to people with batteries, though, somehow or another.

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