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Re:Buy Your Friends Batteries by imbusy111 on Monday August 17, 2026 @02:40PM (#49335684)
The hybrid inverter that allows you to plug the battery into your house circuit (DC -> AC) seamlessly is around $2-3k + installation cost, cause you're touching the main panel. Why isn't that in the calculation?
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Re:Buy Your Friends Batteries by domenkozar on Monday August 17, 2026 @02:41PM (#49335707)
You plug it into a socket.
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Re:Buy Your Friends Batteries by compiler-guy on Monday August 17, 2026 @03:10PM (#49336104)
Plugging a power-supply into a normal outlet like this is legal in many places, and illegal in many others.

Check local code before proceeding!

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