Show HN: We built a Plug-in Home Battery for the 99.7% of us without Powerwalls

Re:Show HN: We built a Plug-in Home Battery for the 99.7% of... by coleashman on Tuesday March 11, 2025 @06:22PM (#43337739)

Thanks for bringing more details to the thread - We've just launched, and for folks who like what they see and want to be first to get Pila the (refundable, cancel anytime) $99 deposit will lock in $999. Once we start shipping and fulfilling through other distribution channels, price will increase to $1299

Also, spot on that the average home draws about 30kWh, and with an EV driven average daily ranges that'll jump to about 60kWh.

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Re:Show HN: We built a Plug-in Home Battery for the 99.7% of... by borisk on Tuesday March 11, 2025 @08:34PM (#43338722)

This is an interesting idea and I wish you a good luck building a profitable business around it.

Before starting to apply voltage to a home electric gird, I guess you need to disconnect it from the central grid - how do you do that? Or do you detect when the grid goes down and comes back up?

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Re:Show HN: We built a Plug-in Home Battery for the 99.7% of... by chadconway on Tuesday March 11, 2025 @09:32PM (#43339082)

Pila detects when the grid goes down & when it returns. This is done by all home batteries & Pila is no different.

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