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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 @10:35PM (#43339385)
Solar & wind are variable, we need more storage on the grid to charge when these sources are abundant and discharge when they aren’t. Pila offers the same greener future that Powerwall does & makes it so everyone (home owner, renter, condo, or apartment dweller) can be part of this greener future.
Re:Show HN: We built a Plug-in Home Battery for the 99.7% of... by Aurornis on Tuesday March 11, 2025 @10:39PM (#43339410)
> Solar & wind are variable, we need more storage on the grid to charge when these sources are abundant and discharge when they aren’t. Pila offers the same greener future that Powerwall does & makes it so everyone (home owner, renter, condo, or apartment dweller) can be part of this greener future.

This account's first comments started 4 days ago on another Pila thread. It says "This is awesome! The end of power outages for all of us!"

I'm going to guess this is another Pila employee.

Re:Show HN: We built a Plug-in Home Battery for the 99.7% of... by petesergeant on Tuesday March 11, 2025 @11:09PM (#43339592)
Conceptually, sure, but in practice: I can't run my aircon or heating off this; my stove, dishwasher, and washing machine are wired into special circuits so I can't plug them in; if I use this for what you're suggesting on my fridge, I lose all the UPS-functionality you're pushing so hard, because I am regularly discharging it.